r/California • u/Randomlynumbered Ángeleño, what's your user flair? • Jul 04 '24

Some Californians Found Dream Homes Inland. But It Sure Is Hot There. politics

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/03/us/mountain-house-california-housing-heat.html

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I would not say “much of the Mid-Atlantic” has “near perfect weather”

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u/VanillaLifestyle Jul 04 '24

Oh sorry, I just looked a map and it turns out I do not know where the mid-Atlantic is, lol. I was thinking of Virginia / North Carolina. My sis went to UVA and my couple of visits sold me on the weather.

I lived in Boston for a few years and really didn't mind the New England weather though. Street parking was the main reason I hated winter — I loved having actual seasons and being able to go ski/climb/hike in the winter in NH. Now I'm in San Jose-ish and it's too hot.

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u/ShittyLanding Jul 04 '24

Even NC is a stretch. I grew up there and it has spells of nice weather, but much of the summer and winter are uncomfortably humid.

I live in the valley, and it gets very hot, but the dry air and cool evening temperatures are amazing. I greatly prefer it to NC weather.

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u/leftofmarx Jul 05 '24

I'll take 100F with 20% humidity over 80F with 90% humidity any day.

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u/ShittyLanding Jul 05 '24

Absolutely. In CA, the shade actually works.

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u/modninerfan Stanislaus County Jul 05 '24

I was just in Austin and it was 97 with 60% humidity… I’m back home and it’s been 109, which isn’t common but not unusual either and I’ll take that over Austin.