Not too far south and east of Lexington is Roanoke, VA. I've passed through it quite a few times during all four seasons. It impressed me as mild weatherwise, with beautiful and long falls. I've heard Roanoke referred to as "The Air Conditioned City", nestled between nearby mountains that tend to moderate the local climate.
I’m just thinking of being close to home without the “lake effect snows”
Even those are rare and better than cutting the damn grass when it’s 104 LOL
Honestly I like Tx but I hate working in hot humidity.
It hasn’t been that bad this year.
I had Roanoke on my list!
Weird, four of the eight are on Canadian border and San Diego is on the Mexican border.
Roanoke is pretty mild, but it’s not without its weather troubles. Most recently, the Derecho that swept through knocked most of the city and surrounding communities off the grid for up to a week.
In 1985, there was a devastating flood when the remnants of a minor hurricane stalled out over it, drenching the city for 5 days.
As a rule, the area is protected by its mountain ranges from tornados. Only if a hurricane comes up from the Gulf, do we get hit, although there have been exceptions (Hugo comes immediately to mind).