Weather and Climate in Austin Texas

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One of the best places to live in the world is Austin. If you don't believe this, scan the pages of a Money magazine issue in 2006 and see for yourself. Austin is a great place to live in if you want to stay in a green city. MSN labeled Austin as the "Greenest City in America" because its residents exert a lot of effort in making sure that their lifestyle is sustainable.

Austin's climate is classified as humid tropical, which means that you can expect mostly hot weather during summer and a moderately cold climate during winter. Summer in Austin is not only hot, but also humid, with an average temperature of about 90 degrees F or 32 degrees C.

Austin summers are experienced around June to September. It is not uncommon to have a daily weather with an temperature reaching 100 degrees F or 38 degrees C. The hottest day in the history of Austin was recorded on the 5th of September, 2000, which was at 112 degrees F or 44 degrees C. On the average, an entire year may have about 198 days with a temperature over 80 degrees F or 27 degrees C and another 111 with over 90 degrees F or 32 degrees C.

Austin has a dry and mild weather for winter. For 88 days, the temperature in Austin falls at 5 degrees F or 7 degrees C. Minimum temperature is of course, below freezing point, and is experienced for another 24 days.

Meanwhile, Austin's lowest temperature was recorded on January 31, 1949 at -19 degrees C or -2 degrees F. Snowfall rarely occurs in Austin, though residents experience it at least once a year. It is deeply feared, then, than an ice storm may hit Austin anytime. If ever an ice storm hits the city, Austin may be shut down for a whole day and the roads will definitely get frozen.

As you can see, extreme weather conditions may be experienced in Austin brought about by climate changes. It may be comforting to know that thunderstorms and tornadoes are rare in Austin and in the end, the living condition in the city is not primarily defined by its climate or weather.

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