Actually, being right on the southern coastline, it doesn't get that cold here. Winters for the past 5 years have been much harsher back in AR. I'll bet that we didn't have more than 3-4 days that it was below 32 degrees for a full 24 hour stretch last winter. Only had two 1-3" snows that stayed on the ground for more than a few hours. Winter before that wasn't much worse. We did have one week where it got down into the teens at night. Our winter temps average around 35 degrees. Our summer temps rarely make it to the low 70s. Very moderate climate. If it wasn't for the wind, we would have nothing to complain about. Some of the locals complain about rain, but I lived in Ketchikan for two years. They haven't really seen rain. Ha! Until your annual rainfall is measured in feet, not inches, you haven't really experienced rain.