We are now in the midst of the vacation season in many of the southern states. As we eagerly await Spring in the northern parts of the USA, hoping that the snow and freezing temperatures are finally gone, the southern parts of the country are enjoying some of their nicest weather of the entire year. Temperatures have already surpassed 100 F (38 C) in parts of Arizona, Texas and California. Florida has been blessed with many beautiful sunny days and balmy nights.
That is why January through April are typically considered the high tourist season in Florida, Arizona, Southern California and Nevada. Daytime temperatures in most of these southern destinations are quite warm and evenings are pleasantly cool. Folks flood to Arizona because they can golf, tennis or swim in beautiful warm days and dine or dance in wonderfully cool evenings. The casinos of Las Vegas have opened their swimming pools. The beaches in Florida are beginning to attract sun bathers, although the ocean temperatures are still a bit cool.
While we northerners are eagerly anticipating the warmth of summer, the southern destinations are dreading the intense heat it will bring them. Soon those pleasantly warm days in the deserts of Arizona and Las Vegas will become oppresively hot. The cool evenings will become stifling hot evenings, and the residents will disappear to their indoor air-conditioned shelters during daylight hours. Golfers will venture out only in the predawn hours and will retreat indoors well before mid morning. Florida will begin to recieve its daily allotment of thunderstorms and rainfall that will result in a steam-bath of humidity.
Summer is the time of year when the residents of Florida, Texas, Arizona and Nevada come to the northern states to vacation in the cooler climates.