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KY/VA are too transitional to be considered fully within the South IMO, the northern halves of these states seem solidly Midwestern (for KY) and Mid-Atlantic (VA). I've even seen Wildcat refer to Lexington as Midwestern as well.
Sometimes I hear that extreme Southern Ohio and extreme southern Indiana are part of the South.
Having lived in ATL before, it felt a lot different in ATL than it did in a place like Savannah, GA or lowland SC or Valdosta, GA. Both in terms of vegetation, climate, culture etc. In many ways it's very similar though and the differences aren't exactly staggering. Northern GA by the TN/NC border especially in the mountains isn't Deep South at all IMO.
You would know better than me. I think culture and rural areas are a big factor. I'm probably biased because of where I grew up. Even South Jersey feels southern to me lol (exaggeration, kind of).
Sometimes I hear that extreme Southern Ohio and extreme southern Indiana are part of the South.
They certainly have a strong southern influence there, it's kind of a transitional area cultural/phonetically wise, but in terms of climate those areas aren't very southern at all.
I remember stopping in Portsmouth, OH one time (on the border with KY) and it seemed southern to me culturally. The pace of life, the way people spoke, etc was very southern. And it being summer with deep green vegetation it could have easily been anywhere in the South. The winter climate there is what sets it apart though.
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Originally Posted by ilovemycomputer90
You would know better than me. I think culture and rural areas are a big factor. I'm probably biased because of where I grew up. Even South Jersey feels southern to me lol (exaggeration, kind of).
South Jersey especially in summer does seem like the south! South NJ has a very similar summer weather to somewhere like TN.
An uncharacteristically chilly first week of uni. Typically Septembers here tend to be warm and humid, so this is quite a surprise. The average high so far is 60F this month! 13F below average! 13F does not seem much for such a small time span, but lets remember how stable summers are
August 31: 6th coldest on record
September 1: 2nd coldest on record, behind 1975
September 2: 5th coldest on record
September 3: 2nd coldest on record, behind 1974
It's 82F and the dew point's are still in the 70's. Dews were in the 60's this morning when it was raining. Feels like I'm in the Midwest and the South.
80 and sunny with a 56 dew as of 3 PM. Quite windy too with gusts of around 35 mph and sustained winds around 20 mph.
The forecast high was 83, so looks like its gonna be yet another forecast busy on a warm day as had been typical this year
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