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I'd rather live somewhere that gets cold than in the south...where I live. I like seeing the change in seasons. We have 3 here in south Alabama. Kinda Hot, Really Hot, and It'll Be Hot Soon.

I live in Iowa and I've lived here for most of my life. Personally I really enjoy the winter months. I'm pretty active with snowmobiles and snowboarding. I actually don't mind winter driving and I'm actually quite good at it, you just have to watch out for those people that are terrible winter drivers. Haven't lived anywhere else for long enough to decide if I would prefer one over the other however. But that's just me. Moving on.

I do like warm temperatures, but I actually really love the change of seasons and the snow we get (normally) in Cleveland. It's been really sad that it hasn't been snowing and cold for most of this winter.

The weather in central Illinois, where I live, runs the spectrum. In the winter it can bet below zero with three feet of snow and ice. In the summer it regularly gets over 100. And then there is humidity. Those in the traditional south have a hard time understanding that 100 with lots of humidity is worse than dry heat.

So in the winter It’s too cold and in the summer it’s too hot. All the dissatisfaction with weather a man can ask for without ever moving.

@studerc: Ah, our weather here this year is super mild. I was outside the other day in shorts, to do some work in my yard for 10 minutes. I would hate the hot/super hot weather mentioned above. I can bare the super cold for my 5 minute commute to work, the 5 minute walk in the parking lot. Sometimes I wonder...Is this heaven... sorry could not resist.

My wife and I both grew up in Michigan and there is something great about having snow in the winters. But, the real thing keeping us here is our families are close and as an engineer the automotive industry is a good source of work. I know automotive has had its issues, but if you do your job well, you will be fine.

@gmwhit: I am right here with you. I would not go back to winter climates willingly ever. My part of Florida does not get as hot as other parts of the state - considered sub-tropical. Still boiling hot to some in the summer, but I love it.

I would trade hot and humid for cold and snow any day. When it is 110 out, I just want to die. When it is 0 out, I just bundle up and enjoy the cold air in my lungs.

@eeekdageek: I do remember some wicked snowstorms in March and even one or two in early April when I lived in New England, but at least it does not last long - melts quite quickly.

I went from warm to cold -- all for love (let the "awwww"'s begin)

Here in Missouri, we're smack dab in the middle between the frigid north and the blistering south. I really don't mind the cold we get here, I dislike the humid summers more than any cold weather we get. But I'm a snowboarder and really don't mind the cold weather on the mountain heights. The rush of going down the mountain is enough to make you forget just how cold it is.

The way I see it, it's much easier to keep warm when it's cold out than it is to keep cool when it's hot out.

I lived in Arizona for 17 years, and the Inland Empire area of California for another 3 years. I now live up in Nicely seasonal Wisconsin, and I'll take that over the desert ANY DAY.

In Arizona, it breaks 90 in February, starts kissing 100 in March, slaps 105 by mid april, crests 110 by may, gets into 115 by June, and stays above that temperature point until around September. Add to that the heat bubble affect, and it doesn't even cool down at night anymore thanks to all the concrete and Asphalt in the phoenix metro. 9 months over 100 degrees? no thanks.

As for everyone who claims "Its a Dry heat," obviously you've never visited Arizona between Mid July, and early September during Monsoon season, when its 50-80% humidity on top of the fact its still ----ing 115 degrees.... I'll never understand why I tolerated living in a state where a cloth seat can burn you when you sit down in your car, and a leather seat can cause 3rd degree burns...

@waltertangofoxtrot: I will take a "dry heat" over this humidity any day of the summer. I know what both feel like, and 110 in Arizona is much more comfortable than 95 in Missouri. If I were to go running in either of those conditions, Missouri is where I sweat and dehydrate the fastest. At least you only had humidity at the end of the summer...

@wootbretz: We're nearly neighbors. Warm here in Baton Rouge, too. We have seen sneaux a few times, but nothing compared to what these other folks have probably seen.

@icet1986: You said I'm trying to figure out what you consider to be "the traditional south." I've lived in all of the southern states and most of them have high humidity. Of course, south Louisiana probably leads the pack for humidity. If it gets below 90% we feel like celebrating. And it affects the cold, too. I've felt warmer in Denver at 20 degrees than on a 45 degree winter day in Baton Rouge with 95% humidity and 30 mph winds.

I've lived all over. I miss real seasons, hate the too hot/too humid summers, but love the deep South.

I'm in upstate NY and would love to move somewhere where winter is less, well, wintery. I'm from southern CA. I stay because my husband grew up here and loves it here. I knew going in that staying in this miserable climate was part of the deal. grumble Doesn't mean I like it when it's ridiculously cold and I'm running the snowblower so I can go to the grocery store.

@klozitshoper: NEW ENGLAND? My wife is from New England small world.

@eeekdageek: I have lived in Maine, Massachusetts, and Connecticut. I think of all of the New England States, Connecticut has the most dismal weather. Sure, it is colder further up North, but it is not as cloudy and rainy, with gray days prevailing much of the year.