Upravo su mi nevjerojatne one velike (i pretpostavljam stare) robuste, hibiskusi i bugenvile kad se uzmu minimalne temperature i apsolutni minimumi za Houston!
Evo nekih podataka:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_of_Houston#cite_note-climate-1#cite_note-climate-1Weather averages for Houston
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 85 (29) 87 (31) 96 (36) 94 (34) 98 (37) 101 (38) 104 (40) 106 (41) 101 (38) 96 (36) 90 (32) 84 (29) 106 (41)
Average high °F (°C) 63 (17) 67 (19) 74 (23) 79 (26) 86 (30) 91 (33) 94 (34) 93 (34) 89 (32) 82 (28) 73 (23) 65 (18) 80 (27)
Average low °F (°C) 45 (7) 48 (9) 55 (13) 61 (16) 68 (20) 74 (23) 75 (24) 75 (24) 72 (22) 62 (17) 53 (12) 47 (8) 61 (16)
Record low °F (°C) 10 (-12) 14 (-10) 22 (-6) 22 (-6) 44 (7) 56 (13) 45 (7) 64 (18) 50 (10) 33 (1) 25 (-4) 9 (-13) 9 (-13)
Precipitation inch (mm) 4.3 (109.2) 3.0 (76.2) 3.2 (81.3) 3.5 (88.9) 5.1 (129.5) 6.8 (172.7) 4.4 (111.8) 4.5 (114.3) 5.6 (142.2) 5.3 (134.6) 4.5 (114.3) 3.8 (96.5) 54.0 (1,371.6)
Source: weather.com [2] Aug 2007
• On average, the warmest month is July.
• The highest recorded temperature was 41°C in 1962.
• On average, the coolest month is January.
• The lowest recorded temperature was -13°C in 1989. • The maximum average precipitation occurs in June.
Winter
Winters in Houston are mild and fairly temperate. While the average high in January, the coldest month, is 61 °F (16 °C),
Houston sees an average of 18 days per year of 32 °F (0 °C) temperatures or less.[15]
The coldest temperature ever recorded in Houston was 5 °F (−15 °C) on January 23, 1930.Throughout December, strong southward-moving cold fronts, called "blue northers," [16] batter the city with cold rain, low wind chills, freezing rain, and sometimes frozen precipitation. Early January is the coldest time of the year, with temperatures moderating by February.
Snow and ice
Snow is unusual in Houston, with an event occurring nearly every 4 years. Snow has fallen approximately 30 times since 1895,[17] most recently on December 24, 2004 which was the first time snow fell on Houston during Christmas Eve. Snow was also expected for Christmas Day, but did not accumulate. Freezing rain events, also known as ice storms, can cause heavy damage to traffic, and can close schools and businesses. The most recent ice storms occurred in 1997 and 2007.
Spring
Spring comes with a very mild warm up from winter, lasting from March 20 through May. Temperatures stay fairly low, not usually warming up above 77 °F (25 °C). Often during spring, supercell thunderstorms can occur, [18] prompting
Houston's 10-month long "growing season" to begin. Spring also sees the return of many animals, including butterflies and mosquitoes, to return to Houston's infamous warm climate.
Spring slowly diminishes the colder winter temperatures, yet freezing weather can still occur on some nights in late March.Za one koji se baš ne služe engleskim, ukratko:
U prosjeku 18 dana godišnje sa minimalnom temperaturom ispod 0 C. Apsolutni minimum -15 C, 1930. g. -13 C 1989. godine. (sjećam se da je prije 3, 4 ili 5 godina bilo -10 C).
Snijeg je rijedak, pojavi se u prosjeku svake 4 godine. Puno problema znaju stvarat ledene kiše.
Sezona rasta biljaka je čak 10 mjeseci, iako se mrazevi mogu pojaviti do kraja 3. mjeseca.