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It was 103°F, but the dewpoint was only 44°F, so the heat index was 99°F. But a 44°F dewpoint feels way more comfortable than a 70°F dewpoint
Having lived both places the one thing that north Texas has in the summer is a few breaks in the summer where it will cool off some. Not every summer but most summers there might be a handful of days in June or July where it is more temperate. In Arizona you don't really ever have that. Yeah, the monsoons might cool it off a bit for a couple of hours in the evening but in north Texas it might be a few days break.
But in Arizona you can always zip up the hill to cool off any time you want.
And one other thing. I get all the people who don't like what the dry air does to their skin, but I've always found that if in Arizona you are outside for short periods of time it isn't all that bad once you go back inside. In more humid climates even after a short period of time you are a hot, steamy, sweaty, slimy mess.
Location: Live:Downtown Phoenix, AZ/Work:Greater Los Angeles, CA
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Having lived both places the one thing that north Texas has in the summer is a few breaks in the summer where it will cool off some. Not every summer but most summers there might be a handful of days in June or July where it is more temperate. In Arizona you don't really ever have that. Yeah, the monsoons might cool it off a bit for a couple of hours in the evening but in north Texas it might be a few days break.
But in Arizona you can always zip up the hill to cool off any time you want.
And one other thing. I get all the people who don't like what the dry air does to their skin, but I've always found that if in Arizona you are outside for short periods of time it isn't all that bad once you go back inside. In more humid climates even after a short period of time you are a hot, steamy, sweaty, slimy mess.
I adapted completely to the low humidity of Phoenix after one year, now can't stand dewpoints over 60°F
In Arizona you can snow ski and water ski on the same day, much more varied topography.
Also, Phoenix has closer beaches than Dallas. If I remember my time in Dallas, Galveston is the closest beach.
I can be from my house to a beach side resort in Mexico in less than 4 hours. I can be to San Diego in 5?
Phoenix has tons of decent size mountains inside city limits which makes for great, quick weekend hiking.
Arizona has a lot more BLM land for recreation. Most Texas land was private.
Phx to L.A or SD is at least 5 and half hours. Yea, you can go to Puerto Penasco but you got to worry about Cartels in Mexico. Dallas to Galveston is 4.5 to 5 hours people in DFW have a ton of lakes nearby for water recreation too. I live between two lakes within 15 minutes of me.
Around PHX is more elevation that around DFW with its brown mountains but I never see that as a big benefit like I do for Colorado or even NM. Y'all need to worry about lack of water because its gotten to be a REAL threat to daily living.
You can't be serious. Arizona is one of the most diverse states topologically in the nation and punches above its weight for its land area size unlike Texas which punches below its land area size.
This message thread is already five pages long, and only a couple of posters have actually offered an objective analysis of Arizona vs. Texas. Instead, most of the posters on this thread have bickered about the differences in climate between the two states, as if climate even matters to a young family with school-aged children.
For the record, Texas has no state income tax, no personal property tax on motor vehicles and no sales tax on vehicular lease payments. The cost of reregistering a two-year-old Hyundai Sonata in Arizona will likely run you $500.
Additionally, salaries and wages are much higher and, therefore, more nationally competitive in Texas, relative to Arizona. And in my opinion, employees in Texas deserve higher compensation because, generally, they are usually sharper, harder-working and better-educated than employees in Arizona, although not always.
In my personal experience, most people in Arizona have no postsecondary education and usually work in call centers, retail stores or restaurants, which is par for the course is a state whose public school system is ranked 51 out 50, and whose largest public university is a diploma mill with a 100% acceptance rate.
Texas has a more competitive, better-funded public school system than Arizona, as well as significantly more institutions of higher learning, which is the primary reason why large corporations more heavily invest in Texas than Arizona. For a young family, moving to Texas would be a major investment into the academic and professional careers of their children; moving to Arizona, on the other hand, would be counterproductive.
Finally, Texas has significantly more water and greenery than Arizona, especially in the eastern third of the state, which makes it a more habitable place from a long-term perspective. Do not underestimate how arid and brown Arizona can be.
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This message thread is already five pages long, and only a couple of posters have actually offered an objective analysis of Arizona vs. Texas. Instead, most of the posters on this thread have bickered about the differences in climate between the two states, as if climate even matters to a young family with school-aged children.
For the record, Texas has no state income tax, no personal property tax on motor vehicles and no sales tax on vehicular lease payments. The cost of reregistering a two-year-old Hyundai Sonata in Arizona will likely run you $500.
Additionally, salaries and wages are much higher and, therefore, more nationally competitive in Texas, relative to Arizona. And in my opinion, employees in Texas deserve higher compensation because, generally, they are usually sharper, harder-working and better-educated than employees in Arizona, although not always.
In my personal experience, most people in Arizona have no postsecondary education and usually work in call centers, retail stores or restaurants, which is par for the course is a state whose public school system is ranked 51 out 50, and whose largest public university is a diploma mill with a 100% acceptance rate.
Texas has a more competitive, better-funded public school system than Arizona, as well as significantly more institutions of higher learning, which is the primary reason why large corporations more heavily invest in Texas than Arizona. For a young family, moving to Texas would be a major investment into the academic and professional careers of their children; moving to Arizona, on the other hand, would be counterproductive.
Finally, Texas has significantly more water and greenery than Arizona, especially in the eastern third of the state, which makes it a more habitable place from a long-term perspective. Do not underestimate how arid and brown Arizona can be.
You never have anything good to say about Arizona, and I would like some citations for a couple of the things you address. First, you brushed off Texas' high property taxes, and second, people with no postsecondary education are not buying houses in greater Phoenix at the prices they're going for nowadays....
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