Review of The Weather and Climate in Houston

Abdul Mohammed Qawi

Assignment 1

ENGL R300

Basic writing

Houston Temperature

Houston, Texas.

Houston is a large metropolis in Texas, it is the most populous city in the U.S state of Texas and the fourth-most populous city in the United States, extending to Galveston Bay which is closely linked with the Space Center Houston. The city was named after former General Sam Houston, who was president of the Republic of Texas. Houston is the most diverse city in Texas is a home to many cultural institutions and exhibits.

There are different types of weather in Houston Texas. The climate of Houston is classified as humid subtropical. August normally rank as the warmest month at 84.6 F and January the coldest month at 53.1 F and the occasional severe weather of Houston mostly takes the form of flooding. As mentioned Houston climate is classified as humid subtropical which is typical of the south. While not located in “Tornado Alley” like much of the rest of Texas, spring supercell thunderstorms sometimes bring tornadoes to the area. Prevailing winds are from the South and southeast during most of the year which bring heat and moisture from the nearby Gulf of Mexico.

Houston’s temperate climate sustains tropical vegetation and allows the city’s residents and visitors and enviable outdoor lifestyle. Houston averages only 18.0 days per year with temperatures of 32°F or less and 99.6 days with high temperatures of 90°F or more. Temperatures rarely reach 100°F. Houston’s growing season averages 300 days. The normal frost-free period extends from Feb. 14 to Dec. 11. Houston has had only 14 measurable snowfalls since 1939.

Houston has a rich history of tropical cyclone hits, including the infamous 1900 Galveston hurricane, the deadliest natural disaster in United States history, Tropical Storm Claudette (1979), which produced the still-standing continental U.S. record 24-hour rainfall total of 43 inches in Alvin, Tropical Storm Allison (2001) which devastated the Houston area while becoming the costliest tropical storm in United States history, Hurricane Ike (2008) which produced a deadly and destructive storm surge along the upper Texas coast, and Hurricane Harvey (2017) which produced unprecedented flooding in Houston and surrounding areas.

Houston might not seem like much of a tourist town to locals but people come here to work or for education and not sightsee, but it does attract thousands of tourists every year with conventions going on at the George R. Brown Convention Center, the rodeo at Reliant Park and the carious “districts” (Museum and Theatre). Houston is on the vacation map for people from around the world.

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