etricities.com

As you settle in to watch the Winter Olympics, consider these international weather statistics….

 

The Appalachian foothills of Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia have high temperatures that are equivalent to the French Riviera, low temperatures comparable to the Alpine foothills, and the hottest days are comparable to temperate coastal cities in Australia, Japan, Portugal and Argentina. 

 

·          Tri-Cities’ average annual HIGH temperature is similar to Cannes, Tokyo, Barcelona, Lisbon, Buenos Aires

·          Tri-Cities’ average annual LOW temperature is equivalent to….Milan, Zurich, Vienna, Brussels, London, Paris

·          The average number of days above 90 degrees in Tri-Cities is similar to …..Melbourne, Tokyo, Lisbon, Buenos Aires

·          The average number of days with precipitation compares to…..Paris and Zurich

·          The average number of days with thunderstorms compares to….Milan, Munich, Barcelona, Buenos Aires

·          Humidity is similar to…Melbourne, Tokyo, Buenos Aires, Vienna, Milan

·          The average number of days with snow is comparable to…Edinborough and Zurich

 

I’d say Tri-Cities, TN-VA is worthy of an Olympic medal for its Four Season climate!

 

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For more statistical information go to www.census.gov

 

·          Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol (Tri-Cities), TN-VA Consolidated Statistical Area

·          Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA Metropolitan Statistical Area (includes Abingdon, VA, Gate City, VA & Rogersville, TN)

·          Johnson City Metropolitan Statistical Area (includes Elizabethton, Erwin and Jonesborough, TN)

 

Micropolitan Neighbors:

·          Greeneville, TN Micropolitan Statistical Area

 

Metropolitan Neighbors:

·          Asheville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

·          Morristown, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area