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Here are climate stats for some cities. These are arranged in order by an "index" formula I created from the stats. You may want to create your own index formula based on whatever you feel is important (i.e. some people don't mind excessive heat, some don't mind wind, etc.).
90+, 32-, and Precip are number of days per year. Snow is inches per year. Wind is avg mph.
Code:Rank 90+ 32- Precip Snow Wind Index Location 1 3 0 35 0 7.5 332.7 LOS ANGELES AP, CA 2 2 7 33 0 6.0 332.5 SANTA BARBARA, CA 3 2 0 42 0 7.0 329.0 SAN DIEGO, CA 5 22 0 31 0 6.2 327.1 LONG BEACH, CA 6 3 17 46 0 6.9 317.4 SANTA MARIA, CA 7 3 2 63 0 10.6 309.9 SAN FRANCISCO AP, CA 8 12 3 96 0.2 11.0 282.5 GALVESTON, TX 9 0 4 119 0.2 6.8 276.8 EUREKA, CA. 10 108 11 37 0 6.4 274.4 BAKERSFIELD, CA 11 25 0 98 0 12.8 274.4 KAHULUI, HI 12 74 16 58 0 7.8 273.5 SACRAMENTO, CA 13 33 0 96 0 11.3 273.2 HONOLULU,HI 14 26 6 105 0 7.8 271.2 APALACHICOLA, FL 15 83 21 52 0 7.5 270.8 STOCKTON, CA 16 108 20 45 0.1 6.4 264.6 FRESNO, CA 17 133 27 26 1.2 9.2 258.3 LAS VEGAS, NV 18 5 27 120 1.9 10.9 257.9 CAPE HATTERAS, NC 19 175 1 17 0 7.8 257.9 YUMA, AZ 20 48 0 109 0 10.9 257.4 KEY WEST, FL 21 57 5 115 0 8.5 248.8 DAYTONA BEACH, FL 22 168 5 36 0 6.2 248.3 PHOENIX, AZ 23 59 15 110 0.2 8.3 246.3 PENSACOLA, FL 24 106 5 77 0 12.0 246.2 CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 25 122 2 73 0 11.3 243.0 BROWNSVILLE, TX 26 75 14 104 0.3 8.4 242.7 LAKE CHARLES, LA 27 63 0 126 0 8.3 241.2 VERO BEACH, FL 28 87 3 106 0 8.3 241.0 TAMPA, FL 29 130 16 62 0.9 9.7 240.9 DEL RIO, TX 30 144 17 53 1.2 8.3 240.7 TUCSON, AZ 31 108 59 49 5.3 8.8 239.5 EL PASO, TX 32 72 12 114 0.2 8.2 238.8 NEW ORLEANS, LA 33 53 32 114 0.7 8.6 237.8 CHARLESTON AP,SC 34 62 0 131 0 9.2 237.5 MIAMI, FL 35 101 63 51 4.6 11.1 237.4 MIDLAND-ODESSA, TX 36 36 48 115 2.1 9.1 237.0 ATLANTA, GA 37 83 14 105 0.3 9.6 236.9 PORT ARTHUR, TX 38 106 10 91 0.1 9.9 236.4 VICTORIA, TX 39 2 29 155 11.4 8.8 236.2 SEATTLE SEA-TAC AP, WA 40 44 40 117 2 8.6 236.2 WILMINGTON, NC 41 100 33 83 4 6.6 236.2 REDDING, CA 42 109 18 85 0.9 8.9 235.8 AUSTIN, TX 43 109 51 59 3.1 10.3 235.1 SAN ANGELO, TX 44 96 50 67 4.6 11.9 235.0 ABILENE, TX 45 70 28 110 0.4 7.7 234.9 SAVANNAH, GA 46 33 51 116 7.8 10.5 234.4 NORFOLK, VA 47 97 37 79 2.6 10.7 234.4 DALLAS-FORT WORTH, TX 48 65 0 133 0 9.6 234.2 WEST PALM BEACH, FL 49 113 21 82 0.7 9.1 234.2 SAN ANTONIO, TX 50 81 14 116 0 6.5 233.7 GAINESVILLE, FL 51 51 50 111 2.4 7.3 233.0 ATHENS, GA 52 39 63 111 5.5 7.4 232.1 CHARLOTTE, NC 53 81 15 116 0 7.8 231.9 JACKSONVILLE, FL 54 84 22 110 0.2 7.5 231.1 BATON ROUGE, LA 55 33 84 98 17.1 8.6 230.9 PENDLETON, OR 56 10 40 152 6.5 7.9 230.1 PORTLAND, OR 57 15 54 139 6.4 7.6 229.6 EUGENE, OR 58 109 33 80 1.4 11.1 229.4 WACO, TX 59 37 63 117 6.3 7.0 229.4 GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG AP, SC 60 99 18 105 0.4 7.6 228.9 HOUSTON, TX 61 10 77 118 22.7 11.8 228.8 NEW YORK (JFK AP), NY 62 76 39 109 0.5 6.7 228.1 COLUMBUS, GA 63 90 35 99 1.5 8.3 228.1 SHREVEPORT, LA 64 78 39 108 0.4 6.6 227.9 MONTGOMERY, AL 65 74 22 121 0.4 8.8 227.5 MOBILE, AL 66 94 88 55 11.7 8.7 227.5 ROSWELL, NM 67 62 113 61 11 8.9 226.8 ALBUQUERQUE, NM 68 37 68 112 16.6 9.4 226.8 WASHINGTON NAT'L AP, D.C. 69 113 0 112 0 8.0 225.8 FORT MYERS, FL 70 29 80 115 9.1 7.5 225.4 GREENSBORO-WNSTN-SALM-HGHPT,NC 71 106 2 116 0 8.5 225.2 ORLANDO, FL 72 68 75 83 9.5 12.2 225.0 OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73 38 75 113 7.5 7.6 224.8 RALEIGH, NC 74 55 80 101 7.3 4.8 224.6 MEDFORD, OR 75 66 53 111 2.8 6.8 224.4 TUPELO, MS 76 67 53 107 5.1 8.8 224.4 MEMPHIS, TN 77 54 57 117 1.5 7.1 224.3 BIRMINGHAM AP,AL 78 81 92 63 10.2 12.4 223.1 LUBBOCK, TX 79 73 56 104 5.2 7.8 222.8 LITTLE ROCK, AR 80 48 63 118 2.7 7.9 222.7 HUNTSVILLE, AL 81 74 55 107 1.1 6.4 222.7 AUGUSTA,GA 82 80 44 110 0.9 7.4 222.2 MACON, GA 83 7 99 118 22.7 8.9 222.2 ISLIP, NY 84 29 72 127 11.5 6.9 221.8 KNOXVILLE, TN 85 104 64 71 5.8 11.6 221.5 WICHITA FALLS, TX 86 81 51 107 1.2 6.2 221.3 MERIDIAN, MS 87 73 57 109 1.8 6.8 220.4 COLUMBIA, SC 88 16 62 147 6.6 7.0 220.3 SALEM, OR 89 6 98 118 26.2 11.4 220.3 BRIDGEPORT, CT 90 8 97 125 15.2 7.4 220.2 ASHEVILLE, NC 91 82 47 110 1 7.0 220.1 JACKSON, MS 92 23 92 118 18.4 7.1 219.9 LYNCHBURG, VA 93 0 0 200 0 12.5 219.2 LIHUE, HI 94 72 76 91 10 10.2 219.1 TULSA, OK 95 92 34 115 0 6.2 219.1 TALLAHASSEE, FL 96 72 74 97 6.2 7.6 219.1 FORT SMITH, AR 97 33 149 69 24.7 7.1 218.4 YAKIMA, WA 98 42 83 113 13.8 7.7 218.1 RICHMOND, VA 99 27 88 119 23 7.9 218.0 ROANOKE, VA 100 49 71 121 4.3 6.0 217.9 CHATTANOOGA, TN
I'd say SF since we have a great scene and DG 365 days a year. Plus a ridiculously good economy. Then again, we don't need anymore people here and the rent is extremely high. So look elsewhere please ;-)
Albuquerque doesn't have many courses otherwise it would be pretty awesome. Low humidity, little precipitation and temps ranging from mid 40's in winter to upper 80's in summer for avg highs. Pretty awesome weather year round. Too bad they only got like 4 courses.
Food for thought. Places with good weather are also places that often have a lot of people. Places with a lot of people tend to have high land values. Places with high land values tend not to have as many courses in relation to the number of people who will be using them. San Diego comes to mind.
I honestly don't think I would have been turned on to this game so much if I were introduced to it in an area where courses are constantly crowded. I'll accept a little winter weather for plentiful courses that I can finish playing in the same amount of time I might be standing in line elsewhere.
Food for thought. Places with good weather are also places that often have a lot of people. Places with a lot of people tend to have high land values. Places with high land values tend not to have as many courses in relation to the number of people who will be using them. San Diego comes to mind.
I honestly don't think I would have been turned on to this game so much if I were introduced to it in an area where courses are constantly crowded. I'll accept a little winter weather for plentiful courses that I can finish playing in the same amount of time I might be standing in line elsewhere.
yeah, you also have millions of people and one course. no thanks!
Charlotte's courses are very wooded with a lot of shade which helps beat the heat during the summer. Renny probably has the least shade and is brutal during hot days, but there are so many to choose from that have 80+% of shade.It's infrequent for Charlotte to have days below freezing, but I played this weekend when it was 28 degrees. Nightime lows and mornings during the winter are frequently below 32. Summers can be bad. Two or three years ago we had almost 2 weeks straight where the highs were over or close to 100, but that was unusual. Low to mid 90s for a high isn't uncommon, but you can always play in the morning to avoid the worst of it. Also humid during the summer.
Just as I can't fathom playing at 20ºF, but 105º is very doable to me. I think most people's "normal" is relative.
Fact. GGP is WAY too crowded and there's little liklihood of any new courses any time soon. Best to move somewhere else. One place to check out would be the central valley. From Bakersfield to Redding there is excellent golf, great scenes, not too many people, and only occasionally temps where its too hot for golf. Oh and its cheap to live there relatively.
Sounds like I'm the opposite of you. 20 F? I might debate just wearing two shirts and a sweatshirt and skip the coat (for more mobility off the tee). But 105 F? If there's any kind of humidity in the air, it sounds as though hell has a disc golf course.
True we are opposite, but it seems to me that we adapt to whatever climate our locale dishes out. I bet if I was "up there" permanently I'd find a way to cope with 20 degrees and if you were "down here" you'd find a way to cope with 105 and we'd both be fine.
The difference to me is that cold "hurts" and hot is just hot. As long as I make sure to stay hydrated, 110 is not really that different from 95 as far as how I feel. Extreme cold on the other hand affects how I function. Now as far as the humidity that you mentioned, that is a killer. Dallas has a bit of it but it's not too bad. I wilt at 95 degrees when exposed to Florida humidity though.
The comment that was made earlier about "you can always put on more clothes for cold" I find does not work for me. Blue jeans, a tee shirt (or lightweight long sleeve) and a hat work fine for me in the heat up to 118, but I cannot put enough clothes on to stay warm when you're talking temps in the teens. Yes, I worked one week in Piedras Negras, Mexico during a summer mission trip and it was 118 each day.
True we are opposite, but it seems to me that we adapt to whatever climate our locale dishes out. I bet if I was "up there" permanently I'd find a way to cope with 20 degrees and if you were "down here" you'd find a way to cope with 105 and we'd both be fine.
The difference to me is that cold "hurts" and hot is just hot. As long as I make sure to stay hydrated, 110 is not really that different from 95 as far as how I feel. Extreme cold on the other hand affects how I function. Now as far as the humidity that you mentioned, that is a killer. Dallas has a bit of it but it's not too bad. I wilt at 95 degrees when exposed to Florida humidity though.
The comment that was made earlier about "you can always put on more clothes for cold" I find does not work for me. Blue jeans, a tee shirt (or lightweight long sleeve) and a hat work fine for me in the heat up to 118, but I cannot put enough clothes on to stay warm when you're talking temps in the teens. Yes, I worked one week in Piedras Negras, Mexico during a summer mission trip and it was 118 each day.
I was in 29 Palms, CA for a year (out in the middle of the desert), and we regularly had 105º+ temps, and I couldn't even imagine wearing jeans in that. Seriously, I'd sweat right through them in five minutes. If it gets over 90º here (of course there is a bit more humidity here), I'm not excited to play. If it's 20º with some wind, I'm fine with it. I can play 4 rounds in that weather, but after 2 in 90º heat, I'm done. Different strokes for different folks, I guess.