A place where temperatures remain relatively stable and on the cooler side?
Dear Tom,
I am tired of Chicago's temperature extremes and would like to move someplace
where readings remain relatively stable and on the cooler side. Any suggestions?
--John Mannos, Chicago
Dear John,
We don’t want to lose you. But to answer your question, the Pacific Coast of
California and Oregon will come closest to satisfying your desire for a relatively stable
and cool temperature environment. Bathed by moderately cool air that prevailing
westerly winds carry in from the Ocean, the coastal zones of those states rarely
experience extreme temperatures.
Daily normal high/low temperatures on the San Diego coast, for example, range from
61/48 degrees in January to 72/58 in August. Coastal northern California and coastal
Oregon run a few degrees cooler.
On rare occasions, summer heat waves of a few days duration can send temperatures
into the 90s, even along the coast.