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Winters here aren't that bad. Nobody here knows how to drive in the snow, unfortunately, and we do get several icy storms each year. Coming from NY, I think you'll find the winters here fairly mild.
Winters here aren't that bad. Nobody here knows how to drive in the snow, unfortunately, and we do get several icy storms each year. Coming from NY, I think you'll find the winters here fairly mild.
I don't know, my dad used to live in NY and says winters here are basically the same. You are right about people here not being able to drive though haha.
NYC weather is COMPLETELY different than DC. I'm from the NY area.DC has much milder winters and warmer summers. The weather in DC is pretty close to that of Raleigh/Durham area. It is the mid-atlantic and the weather is "mid-atlantic-ish."Mild winters. Typically 1-3 snows per winter where NYC gets more like 25-30 inches per year, DC gets about 10. That is less than HALF the snow of NYC. DC typically has 1-3 snows that are less than 7 inches and it melts within a few days. Also, it can get pretty cold, however, it can also get pretty warm. DC has those times where you get hight 60s in the winter, then there are times when you get 20s. BUT, when you get 20s, you're getting 20s-30s in the south as well. When it's COLD in DC it is typically COLD in Carolina, Atlanta etc etc. I went to Atlanta for the weekend in January and it was snowing and cold and it was 40s and no snow in DC.
NYC weather is COMPLETELY different than DC. I'm from the NY area.DC has much milder winters and warmer summers. The weather in DC is pretty close to that of Raleigh/Durham area. It is the mid-atlantic and the weather is "mid-atlantic-ish."Mild winters. Typically 1-3 snows per winter where NYC gets more like 25-30 inches per year, DC gets about 10. That is less than HALF the snow of NYC. DC typically has 1-3 snows that are less than 7 inches and it melts within a few days. Also, it can get pretty cold, however, it can also get pretty warm. DC has those times where you get hight 60s in the winter, then there are times when you get 20s. BUT, when you get 20s, you're getting 20s-30s in the south as well. When it's COLD in DC it is typically COLD in Carolina, Atlanta etc etc. I went to Atlanta for the weekend in January and it was snowing and cold and it was 40s and no snow in DC.
My family is partly from NY so I'm familiar with the weather there. (Does it even snow in Raleigh?) Don't know where you got your facts, but on average DC has only 4-6 inches less snow than NY, and is usually only about 2-3 degrees warmer at anytime. Plus, New York is closer to the Atlantic and barely above sea level. Not to mention that DC is closer to NY by a good 50 miles.
My family is partly from NY so I'm familiar with the weather there. (Does it even snow in Raleigh?) Don't know where you got your facts, but on average DC has only 4-6 inches less snow than NY, and is usually only about 2-3 degrees warmer at anytime. Plus, New York is closer to the Atlantic and barely above sea level. Not to mention that DC is closer to NY by a good 50 miles.
I completely agree with you, cpterp. It does snow in Raleigh, but so irregularly that the city didn't have snow plows when I went to college in the Triangle (and that was earlier this decade). In the winter, Raleigh-Durham has loads of 50+ degree days, and the temperature rarely goes below 25 at night. DC is definitely closer to NYC, both distance- and weather-wise. I mean, DC weather is between NYC and RDU weather, but that should be self-evident from looking at a map of the East Coast.
Biggest difference vs. NYC area is late winter/early spring. Avg high temp difference between here and there grows from about 4 degrees mid-Jan to 7 degrees early March. March baseball leagues are far more viable here than up there.
If you're comparing to upstate NY, then there is no comparison.
I've live in both upstate NY and DC. DC is a walk in the park. You'll use your snow shovel about 4-5 times a season and only shovel 1-2 inches. Ever 5 years or so we get a dump of 9-12 inches.
I've live in both upstate NY and DC. DC is a walk in the park. You'll use your snow shovel about 4-5 times a season and only shovel 1-2 inches. Ever 5 years or so we get a dump of 9-12 inches.
Last year was my first real winter here in 10 years since I last lived in this area. I keep hearing that last year was a fluke and isn't often. I went back to NYC a few weekends in february 2014 and it was brutal compared to what we had. But then again, I had just moved from miami after living there 10 years so I was still in shock. What a friggin welcome huh.... I am actually looking fwd to the winter this year.
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I am actually looking fwd to the winter this year.
