🇺🇸 Lubbock vs 🇺🇸 San Francisco

Lubbock on the South Plains of West Texas is in one of America's most wind-exposed locations. Dust storms (haboobs) are frequent and can reduce visibility to zero. Texas Tech University is the city's anchor and the flat, treeless Llano Estacado provides absolutely no protection from weather extremes.

San Francisco's climate is shaped by its position on a peninsula surrounded by the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay. The coastal fog (Karl the Fog) rolls in through the Golden Gate each summer afternoon, keeping temperatures mild year-round. The city has dramatically different microclimates — the Sunset District fog-bound while the Mission basks in sun on the same day.