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Originally Posted by pdxtex
houston looks like a sticky and humid, sub tropical mess. i like it!! does it smell like urban florida? that kind of palm trees, dry mulch, sand and humanity kind of smell?
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Very tropical and excessively humid from mid April through early October. Feels just like coastal Florida. Fair amount of palm trees used as landscaping in some areas, and other tropical vegetation, and large areas of pine forest. No sand except right on the coast. For some reason, you find sand in Florida even in the center of the state. In much of Florida, it's hard to keep yards green because the water soaks right through the sand. In Houston, the vegetation tends to look more healthy because the clay soil holds water well when it rains. 2011 was a big exception (the mother of all droughts). In the last 12 months, some areas of Houston have had over 60 inches of rain, and 50-55 inches have been common in the last 12 months.
Reverb does a great job of capturing the feel of humidity through photos. There really is a period (mid October through about mid April) when it's mostly very nice and mild to cool, and sometimes a bit cold. Some of the cold, rainy days in the winter can be about like the worst of Portland's winter weather. I don't know which is worse, that or the heat and humidity of summer.
I can't resist giving weather info (that's been part of my career). Sorry about that!
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