Right now, someone in Florida is sweating in 90°F heat. Two thousand miles away, someone in Minnesota is scraping ice off their windshield. And it’s the same month.
That’s the secret: America is huge. It stretches from near the Arctic to the tropics. What’s happening in your backyard may be the polar opposite of mine.
We call this the "continental climate." Fancy term. It really means "weather that has no chill."
The Four (Thousand) Seasons
Officially, we have four seasons: Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter. But locals know the real list. There’s "Mud Season" in Vermont (spring, but wet and gross). There’s "False Fall" in Texas (two weeks of nice weather in September).
Then there’s "Pollening." That’s when yellow dust coats every car, porch, and dog in the South. Your sinuses will hate you.
Don’t forget "Fry-an-Egg-on-the-Sidewalk Season." That’s July in Phoenix. It’s not a myth—it’s actual science.
