Weather in the US
Discussion
Where in the US has the most benign and agreeable weather? I appreciate that has different meaning for each person - for me it would mean little or no snow/frost, pretty much zero chance of hurricanes/earthquakes (I guess an earthquake isn't actually weather though), not too hot (rarely over 80F would suit me), and with just enough rain to keep the garden looking nice. Thanks.
Mosman said:
San Diego is usually touted as the location you describe.
The USGS database shows that there is a 63.607% chance of a major earthquake within 50 miles of San Diego, California within the next 50 years. The largest earthquake within 50 miles of San Diego, California was a 5.3 Magnitude in 1986.Famous Graham said:
Erm, quite easily. Not everywhere has seasons. As mentioned, San Diego has a pretty stable year round temp of 70-75.
He's right. Lovely place climate wise. Outdoor unheated pools....Though a few European friends who live there said they do miss the seasons to some extent, but not enough to move away...
South Carolina is pretty good re climate, Northern Georgia avoids hurricanes most years and Virginia / Maryland are lovely, a little snow but nothing serious. Here in Florida (west coast) it is stunning and the hurricanes blow right past us into the panhandle and New Orleans! Only bad months are August and Sept with humidity. Orlando is grim!!
belleair302 said:
Climate....too much rain in the summer months and the humidity is shocking between mid July and the end of September. Nothing wrong with the surrounding areas.
So Orlando has it's own micro-climate then?I laughed at your comment re hurricanes simply blowing past the Tampa/St Pete area - that was a joke, I'm sure.
High rainfall and accompanying humidity is certainly an aspect of inland sub-tropical regions - and being in the middle of a penninsula means lots of convection and warm/cool air collisions, so lots of summer rain and lightning - something I have got used to over the years. I really like the Tampa Bay area (my brother lives in Ybor City, so I visit frequently), but hurricane storm-surge is one concern that anyone living in that area should have.
Hurricane apathy is understandable, given the media scaremongering that we have to endure every f
king spring, but I became a victim of it in 2004 - prior to that, Central FL hadn't had a hit since 1960 - as a result everyone considered the warnings to be bullst - me included. August 13th 2004 - we got nuked - ripped the roof off my house. No fun. It was not a joke at all. Tampa Bay has not had any major storm damage since the mid 80's. Elena was cat 3 hurricane and since then all the major storms have either come ashore south towards sarasota Naples or north. Ever wondered why Tampa bay is the lightening capital of the world....it does have a different climate than the rest of Florida. I have ben on the beach here since 1982 and have had no major damage through storms. the climate in Orlando I struggle with, especially the daily rain storms in July, August and September.
belleair302 said:
It was not a joke at all. Tampa Bay has not had any major storm damage since the mid 80's. Elena was cat 3 hurricane and since then all the major storms have either come ashore south towards sarasota Naples or north. Ever wondered why Tampa bay is the lightening capital of the world....it does have a different climate than the rest of Florida. I have ben on the beach here since 1982 and have had no major damage through storms. the climate in Orlando I struggle with, especially the daily rain storms in July, August and September.
Fair enough - but the very fact that Elena hit the bay area does kind of suggest that it does happen, no?I never did wonder why Tampa Bay is the lightning capital of the world, mainly because it isn't. I think Rwanda gets twice as much as we do.
I must admit to struggling with your daily summer rainfall gripe too. Tampa/St. Pete gets more rain in Jul/Aug/Sept (20.9") than Orlando does (20.46") according to NOAA.
Seattle, could be ok, basically because it's not in California.
I notice your no frost comment.
In NJ we have four seasons, athough Spring is sometimes shorter than we would like.
We do get snow in the Winter...
This Winter we are due a lot according to my neighbour, as the squirrels have bushy tails
But due to extreemly low humidity in the Winter we do not have to scrape our screens on cars left outside. They are dry Maybe twice a year at most. In UK it was almost a daily ritual in the winter.
There a lot of other criteria apart from weather to consider, including having neighbours who use almanacs
I may be moving out of NJ, that might also be considered a plus for the Garden State.
PS I spent ten years without a winter, it isn't all it's cracked up to be. You do miss it.
I notice your no frost comment.
In NJ we have four seasons, athough Spring is sometimes shorter than we would like.
We do get snow in the Winter...
This Winter we are due a lot according to my neighbour, as the squirrels have bushy tails
But due to extreemly low humidity in the Winter we do not have to scrape our screens on cars left outside. They are dry
Maybe twice a year at most. In UK it was almost a daily ritual in the winter.There a lot of other criteria apart from weather to consider, including having neighbours who use almanacs
I may be moving out of NJ, that might also be considered a plus for the Garden State.
PS I spent ten years without a winter, it isn't all it's cracked up to be. You do miss it.
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