Is Houston Texas a desert climate area, or is it not as dry?
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Houston is right on the Gulf of Mexico. It is not considered as arr id.Humidity is higher than dessert.
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Wiki to the rescue:\n\n"The climate of Alabama is best described as being a humid subtropical climate. This is especially true in the southern part of the state with its close proximity to the Gulf of Mexico, while the Northern parts of the state, especially in the Appalachian Mountains in the Northeast, tend to be much closer to a Continental climate. Generally, Alabama has very hot summers and mild winters with copious precipitation throughout the year. March is typically the wettest month and October is the driest month."\n\nMore info at this link:
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It was raining someplace, it was sunny someplace,it was cold someplace,it was warm someplace. There was also a hurricane in Texas:\nhttp://www.srh.noaa.gov/hgx/projects/hurr_1943/hurr_1943.htm\nWhat place do you mean?
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well first and foremost it's hotter than hell right now! LOL!\nwe had dust storms 2 nights in a row which is very unusual for the beginning of june, but officially our monsoon season starts in july. as far as ghetto goes, parts of phoenix (like south phoenix,  and central, and parts of tempe as well) aren't that wonderful so to speak)\nthere are other cities that are much nicer like scottsdale, (low crime rates) and parts of mesa, gilbert and chandler.\na good website to visit if you're coming out is azcentral.com and goarizona.com\nhope i helped a little
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Scientists seem to think so, but I think a lot of those scientists just tend to fall back on the views of other scientists that have already performed studies through the use of questionable proxies, and they simply want some of this highly-biased media attention. Anyway, applying some basic laws of physics to your question, a warmer atmosphere will hold more moisture. So regions that normally receive regular rains will probably receive more rain as the average temperature increases. Very important to remember this. However, deserts are a whole different ball game. We have deserts because of the nature of global winds in our upper atmosphere, like the Westerlies over the USA. Along our equator, huge amounts of hot air rise into the upper areas of our atmosphere and then they drop back down to the Earth around 20 to 30 degrees latitude.These sinking winds are bone dry, therefore, most of our deserts are along these latitudes. If there is an increase in the amount of hot air rising at the equator due to an increase in our average temperature, it would suggest that there would be a increase of bone dry winds falling onto the desert regions. So...the deserts would probably be even drier than they are now. And they may also expand. However, as I mentioned earlier, with more rainfall in the rainy regions, let's consider the possibility of an expansion of our rainy areas, which is supported by some scientific studies. They just don't really have a clue when it comes to something as unpredictable and fluid as our atmosphere.
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United States.  It varies from location to location.  I live in the desert and right now it is 88°, but it is expected to hit 100°
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I lived in Texas for 18 years (14 in Dallas, 4 in Houston).  For the last 3 years, I've lived in San Francisco.  Here are some contrasts I've noticed:\n\n1) Prices.  Texas is dirt-cheap, especially for real estate and gas.  California will suck money out of you whether you're renting an apartment or buying a house.  I bought gas yesterday for $3.40 / gallon.  \n\n2) Traffic.  The traffic I've experienced in San Fran and LA is worse than anything I've experienced in Dallas or Houston.  \n\n3) Weather.  Here, California beats the pants off Texas.  Mild weather in the Bay Area, great weather along the coasts and such.  I left the 110-degree summers in Texas.\n\n4) Liberal / Conservative balance.  California and Texas, two very opposite states.  'Nuf said.\n\nThis is just a comparison between the big cities in California and those in Texas - both states are large enough to have a lot of variance in living conditions throughout.  I guess it all depends where in California you'd like to live.\n\nBottom line: I'll be here in California for a few more years.  I'll live in a tiny shack and spend half my salary on gas for a small car, but will play outside year-round while my friends in Texas sit inside by the air conditioner this summer.
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106F  1.7 inches rain total since December 12 ,2005 very hot dry wind blows day and night. \nI gave a lesson on heaven and hell a few weeks ago and one of our younger members age 7 asked me after services if we were living in hell.
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Beautiful. It is 70 degrees and a little cloudy. Lucky, we don't get alot of rain in Texas. I like it when it's cold and rainy and your sitting inside a Starbuck drinking a nice late'.....mmmm
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I lived all my life in Califronia.  I been to Texas, never been to NY and Florida.  We have 3 beuatiful cities, San Diego, LA, and San Francisco.  The weather is great year round.  We also have beaufiful deserts and mountains.  I love living in the west coast.
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It is not dry heat . Lot of sultryness and salt too .Humidity high.
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Ive heard ,, houston or LA.
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As air gets warmer it's able to contain more water vapor.  An easy way to illustrate this is in a steamy kitchen or bathroom where you'll see that condensation forms on the coldest surfaces such as windows, mirrors, tiles etc.\n\nWhen the amount of water vapor in the air reaches it's maximum point the air is described as being saturated (saturation vapor pressure or SVP for short).  SVP is therefore reached more quickly when the air is cooler.\n\nWhen air reaches SVP it has to deposit the excess moisture which it does as dew or condensation and the point at which this occurs is called the dew point.  The colder the temperature the lower the dew point which helps explains the cool mornings when there's dew on the grass.\n\nHumidity is a measure of the amount of water vapor that's present in the air and is measured as a percentage of the maximum possible.  So a Relative Humidity (or RH) or say 60%, means that the air contains 60% of the maximum possible water vapor.  As mentioned, the amount of water vapor possible increases with temperature and so RH is affected by temperature.  An RH of 80% in a hot tropical climate is going to feel much damper and humid than an RH of 80% in a cooler climate.
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My God makes the weather, of course I believe in Him with all my heart.  Here in Texas we have rain, heat, sleet, a little snow, lots of dryness, but have never had "ethical" weather.  what is it exactly?
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With all that concrete of the city and the surrounding area the temperatures are very high during the day but being an desert climate cooling does take effect during the night. I say more comfortable than Mobile, Augusta,GA, Savannah, GA, Macon, GA,Atlanta, GA, Spartan-burg. SC and Columbia, SC during the summer. Most comfortable summer would be the Pacific Northwest AND Western CANADA.
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as lindsey stated in your first response, it can vary greatly as texas is bigger than several states combined. however to answer your question, in the rio grande valley the winter temps can stay in the 70s while in the pan handle around amarillo or north central texas north of dallas ft worth the temps frequently reach zero.\ni hope this information is helpful to you.
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I suspect that what you mean is that the relative humidity is sometimes greater at night than it is during the daytime. This is because the air is warmer usually during the day, so it can hold more moisture.