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Originally Posted by kcxiv
It gets VERY VERY VERy humid here at times. Not all the time, but it can be 105plus and very very humid. There are times in the middle of the summer where its 105 and raining. Its not always just dry heat here.
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We had a lot of rain in Fresno this year- or at least more than usual. There was SOME humidity, but nowhere close to the summers I spent growing up in the Joplin area.
I live in Clovis, and I like it a lot. Clovis is a rodeo town with a small town feel- not unlike towns like Webb City, Missouri (where I went to HS). There is a nice sense of community spirit, love of our local sports teams, great farmer's markets, a tradition of great writers and poets (including current poet Laureate Phil Lavene who taught at Fresno State). The central valley was the only place in Cali where I didn't have any culture shock. I would much rather live here than LA of SF or Sacramento.
That being said... Certain parts of Fresno are awful to live in the West side and South East Fresno are freaking scary places to live. Avoid them if possible. Those sides of town are very ghetto and have a very high crime rate and a ton of gang activity. Downtown Fresno is dead and depressing, with one of the most disgusting homeless "tent cities" that I've ever seen. Avoid these parts of Fresno.
The Riverpark area of Fresno is pretty awesome. Clovis (which is right next to Fresno) is great, and the area on Herndon Ave between Marks Ave and Cedar Ave seems decent.