Austin Weather and Climate
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Everyone wants to reside in an area that’s considered the best place to live in. Now, the best place to live in is not just some place suggested by friends or relatives. The best place to live in had been suggested by Money Magazine in 2006, and in this case, Austin is one of them. MSN has also labeled Austin as the “Greenest City in America.”
Austin’s climate is classified as humid tropical, which means that you can expect mostly hot weather during summer and a moderately cold climate during winter. Summer in Austin is not only hot, but also humid, with an average temperature of about 90 degrees F or 32 degrees C.
The summer months of Austin are June to September. Temperature usually falls to 100 degrees F or 38 degrees C on a daily basis. On September 5, 2000, Austin experienced the hottest day in history at 112 degrees F or 44 degrees C. There are about 198 days where Austin experiences a temperature of 80 degrees F or 27 degrees C. Another temperature of over 90 degrees F or 32 degrees C is experienced for another 111 days.
Austin has a dry and mild weather for winter. For 88 days, the temperature in Austin falls at 5 degrees F or 7 degrees C. Minimum temperature is of course, below freezing point, and is experienced for another 24 days.
Meanwhile, Austin’s lowest temperature was recorded on January 31, 1949 at -19 degrees C or -2 degrees F. Snowfall rarely occurs in Austin, though residents experience it at least once a year. It is deeply feared, then, than an ice storm may hit Austin anytime. If ever an ice storm hits the city, Austin may be shut down for a whole day and the roads will definitely get frozen.
Climate changes are very evident in Austin because of the extreme weather conditions. Then again, it is indeed better to tolerate the weather changes than experiences more frightening catastrophes in other cities. Tornadoes and thunderstorms, which are very common in the whole of Texas, is very rare in Austin. The point is, Austin’s weather or climate does not define the living condition in the city at all.
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