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| Climate |
| Dallas gets about 30 inches (760 mm) of rain per
year, much of which is delivered in the spring time. The climate
of Dallas is classified a humid subtropical climate, yet this
part of Texas also tends to get hot, dry winds from the north
and west in the summer. In the winter, the winds are cool, which
can cause the region to fall below freezing occasionally. A
few inches of snow for a day or two falls about once each winter,
and about every other winter the cool air from the north and
the humid air from the south lead to freezing rain, which usually
causes the city to come to a screeching halt for a day or two
if the roads and highways become dangerously slick. Regardless,
winters are relatively mild compared to the Texas Panhandle
and other states to the north. Dallas winters are occasionally
interspersed with Indian summers.
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| Spring and fall and the pleasant, moderate temperatures
accompanying those seasons are somewhat short-lived in Dallas.
However short the season is, residents and visitors appreciate
the beauty of the vibrant wildflowers (such as the bluebonnet,
Indian paintbrush and other flora) which bloom in spring and
are planted around the highways throughout Texas. In the spring
the weather can also be quite volatile and change quickly in
a matter of minutes. The cliche about volatile climates popular
in various parts of the US—"if you don't like the
weather, wait a little while and it'll change"—applies
well to Dallas' spring weather. Many consider autumn, around
late September and October, to be the best time to visit the
Metroplex. Yet many events are also scheduled for the more volatile
season of spring.
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| Ongoing comparisons are made between Dallas' summer
weather and Houston's. Texans generally agree Houston is significantly
more humid and Dallas is slightly hotter, although given Houston's
humidity it may have a higher heat index than Dallas. |
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