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To: combjelly who wrote (137987)	7/9/2001 3:12:20 AM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1584855

Consider, while our winters are not cold on the average, we still get to the 20's for about 3 weeks a year in the Houston area. There was an article in today's Houston Chronicle about some people trying to grow olives in South Texas. They are afraid that they will freeze during cold winters, does that happen in Southern California? Actually, it does....the only area of the country that is truly frost free is the lower elevations of Hawaii. The next best thing is Brownsville and S. FL, then Southern and Central CA. A lot of the fruit growing in S.CA is inland from the coast and since those areas are primarily a desert climate, they are subject to more freezing temps on a more reg. basis than S. TX and S. FL. Freezing temps in those two areas are offset by the humidity. I suspect the higher energy consumption in TX is due to your hot summers. CA summer heat is offset to some degree by the cooling ocean breezes and lower humidity. Its what makes the climate so desirable. Still, I was surprised that TX is number one. Population-wise is TX 3rd or 2nd now? ted In addition, we get hotter with higher humidity than much of California. I've spent time in LA during the summer, and during the winter. It is much milder there. You have to remember, the Devil is said to live in Texas because he prefers the weather here...