Tennessee weather can be summed up in one word: unpredictable.
Over the past week, citizens of Nashville have experienced some extreme temperature changes.
Tennessee is known for its rapidly changing weather. One day, you could be wearing shorts ,and the next. a winter coat. That constant shift in climate has some unfamiliar residents pretty upset.
“The rapidly changing weather does not affect me, but it can bother me sometimes,” said Lipscomb alum Landry Smith.
“One day, I will put away my summer clothing, and the next day, I will have to pull them right back out. Same thing for my winter clothing. In the fall, it feels like you have to choose between freezing in the morning, or burning up in the afternoon.”
Smith is from Cincinnati Ohio, where the weather as he explains, is pretty normal compared to Nashville’s.
“The weather in Cincinnati is great, in my personal opinion,” Smith said. “We get pretty warm summers, cold winters, as well as beautiful springs and falls. Cincinnati is far north enough that it gets cold and we get a fair amount of snow, but at the same time, it does not stay cold all the time by any means.”
Senior Micah Flemming is from Hanover, Pa., where the winters are most consistent.
“When it gets cold, it stays cold,” Flemming said. “The weather here is not that much different than at home, just a little more drastic.”
Counties across Tennessee have a reputation of locking down at even the threat of snow. A lot of this is due to Tennessee not having the capability like other states to clean up the streets fast enough for commuting. Some around town believe that Tennessean are being a bit too cautious when it winter’s worst.
“Tennesseans absolutely freak out about snow too much,” Smith said. “Sometimes, it feels like if somebody sneezed, Tennesseans would not drive and close down everything because the roads would be too hazardous. Now, I understand that Tennessee does not have the road crews to clean up snow like they do in Ohio, but come on.”
At November’s halfway point, temperatures have been as high as the 70’s and as low as the 20’s. As December quickly approaches, stats show that winter will eventually run its course.
So, for now, residents of the area should keep the shorts close, but the jackets closer.