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Originally Posted by KevinFromTexas
I actually notice a fair amount of tropical plants along the riverwalk, and they're clearly safe from freezes being as big as they are. That's another thing I love about San Antonio. The city seems to pay close attention to landscaping and native/warm climate plants.
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I think it's interesting that San Antonio is notably sunnier and milder during the winter than Austin, only 80 miles away. Not that they don't get cold weather in San Antonio. I was there for a conference in 1982 (in January), and a couple of inches of snow fell. The northerners freaked out. Then, in 1985, San Antonio had a snowfall of 14 inches in one day, causing a lot of damage to structures. That day, Austin had about 4-5 inches. In the past, Austin and San Antonio both used to have at least one good ice storm every winter. It hardly ever happens any more.