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7/13/13

Springfield, MO has the most varied weather in the country of any city according to the city’s Wikipedia page which cites a 2007 Forbes article.  I have lived here in Springfield for my entire life and can certainly believe that statistic.  I am a fan of spring and fall, with no real preference of one over the other.  I don’t like the extreme temperatures that winter and summer bring.  In summer, the heat becomes unbearable, which I am told is compounded by the humidity levels.  I have never visited a place like Arizona, where I understand it is more comfortable, despite it being higher temperatures, due to the lack of humidity.  I don’t like extreme cold either, but more than the cold of winter, I don’t like ice.  I am fine with snow, actually I love watching it snow, and love things being covered in snow, as long as I don’t have to drive in it or anything.  Spring usually has thunderstorms, which are one of my favorite things.  It is so relaxing to me to hear the rain and thunder.   I love to watch the lightning as well.  Fall brings beautiful colors from the trees which never gets old.  There is a smell in the air during fall, which I can’t truly identify, other than to say it smells like fall.  The temperatures in spring and fall are much more favorable as well, not too hot and not too cold.  I guess living in the city with the most varied weather gives me a pretty good sampling of the different extremes.  I would like to travel and experience other climates as well.  The south has never really appealed to me though, as I understand it’s even more muggy, which is a big turnoff. I would like to experience the “dry heat” of a desert area though, so I can finally understand what people mean.