That's about the same weather I'm looking forward to in Vancouver in 2 weeks! It will only be a 10 day stay though.
It's great. It has the combination of big city metropolis and outdoor nature things to do in the same area. I think it was voted best city to live in the world a few years ago. I hope to go to Sweden one day. One unique reason is I'd like to visit the table tennis clubs out there.
Weather.com says the record high for Houston is 103° Also says June is on average the month with the most precipitation.
I wonder if this month will also be the month with the LEAST precipitation ever... it's the 24th and still no water.
As a Vancouver-born Houston transplant, yes for 3 months out of the Summer, the weather is great. BUT for the other 9 months, there is constant overcast, drizzle, and snow/sleet. They have one of the largest mental hospitals in the world and theres lof of crazy/depressed people out there. The standard of living is high and very expensive. Outdoors is great but only during the summer. Other than that, you gotta love skiing. Its a nice place to visit but our family moved outta there for good reason.
I've been there many times, during every time of the year (last year from Jan to Mar) so I'm very familiar. Most 'nice' cities are expensive, and I wouldn't consider the snow there frequent. There's certainly a trade off though, as is every other area.
Why does today at 103 not feel as hot as two weekends ago when it only hit 97? Maybe I'm just getting used to it. I love the summer, but I also enjoy an OCCASIONAL thunder storm.
So... uh... it's really freaking hot. http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/weather/06/25/heat.wave/index.html Houston hits record high with 104 degrees (CNN) -- Houston, Texas, had a record high temperature Wednesday as a heat wave continues to grip the nation's midsection, the National Weather Service said Thursday. The city sweltered with a high temperature of 104 degrees Wednesday, a record high for June 24, forecasters said. The previous record high for the date was 99 degrees, set in 1980. The previous record high measured for the month of June in Houston was 103 degrees, set on June 30, 1980, and June 18, 1934. Heat indices, a combination of temperature and humidity, are breaking the 110-degree mark in many cities. Forecasters predicted a high near 100 for Houston on Thursday, but the temperature could rise into the triple digits in outlying areas, said CNN meteorologist Reynolds Wolf. The weather service posted heat advisories for Houston; Dallas, Texas; and New Orleans, Louisiana, indicating that temperatures in those cities will feel like 100 to 105 degrees because of high humidity. In the Houston community of Bayland Park, the elderly were taking advantage of the air-conditioned Community Center. "I don't like hot weather. I never have and never will," Teet Charloton told CNN affiliate KPRC-TV in Houston. "But we have to have it. I go from the car to the house or come in here and go back the same way. I don't do much shopping, that's for sure." Betty Dante added, "It is very hot outside. ... I think as you get older, you feel the heat more." In southwest Houston, Leticia Alvarado is profiting from the heat. The unemployed Houstonian has been running along the median on Hillcroft Street at Bellaire Boulevard for seven weeks. She is selling water for $1 a bottle. "It's hot, too hot," she told the station. Other cities also were sweltering. New Iberia, Louisiana, had a temperature Wednesday of 102, which broke the record of 97 in 2005. An excessive heat warning was issued for St. Louis, Missouri, on Thursday through 7 p.m. CT Saturday. Forecasters predicted a high near 96. Cloud cover was expected to make temperatures there a little cooler Thursday, but the weather service warned, "A hot and humid air mass remains over the area which will continue to control weather over the region through Saturday." Afternoon and early evening heat index readings of 100 to 110 were expected in the Missouri city every day through Saturday. Young children, the elderly and people with chronic sicknesses were advised to stay inside if possible. The heat wave that began last week was being fed by a high pressure system north of Texas Air quality alerts were posted for several cities, indicating pollutants exceed accepted standards. A red alert was issued for Houston, the third most severe alert that indicates unhealthy air quality.
Really? Their humidity isn't very high right now because they are getting winds from the North which are getting stronger, but it's higher than Houston.
Check out this video of a road buckling causing cars to hit spots that are like ramps! http://www.weather.com/multimedia/v...d=823425597&bclid=877032950&bctid=27523590001
