By James Wedgeworth on January 12th, 2012
I was driving to work this morning and listening to the radio while they were interviewing John McCain. He was talking about the upcoming Republican Primary Election in South Carolina and his experience with it several years ago.
He went on to say that the press loves to work the South Carolina Primary, saying ‘wouldn’t you rather be in Hilton Head in January than in Washington DC?’
I couldn’t agree more! I think there are many people around the country today who might be looking out their window at rain and snow who might wish they were in Hilton Head.
So what are you waiting for? Come to Hilton Head today!
By James Wedgeworth on November 14th, 2011
Jane and I were out at our farm in Estill, SC on Friday night around 9pm. We got in the car to drive the 45 minutes to Hilton Head and the outside temperature was 39 degrees.
Despite the fact that we were driving at night and the temperature should have dropping, as we got closer to Hilton Head the temperature was rising – to almost 50 degrees.
I like to think of it as the “water bottle effect” – living on an island we are insulated from some of the weather experienced on the mainland – it is generally warmer in the winter and it is normally a little cooler in the summer.
By James Wedgeworth on February 17th, 2011
Yesterday I was on a flight going from Atlanta to Jackson, Mississippi for a funeral when I overheard the person sitting behind me saying that they hadn’t seen the sun shine in over 30 days when they were in Key West.
I started to think about it and it made me realize how I sometimes take for granted the sun on Hilton Head. In fact, I remember when I first moved to the island 30 years ago, the Realtor I was working with threw out the statistics of how many days of sunshine Hilton Head sees every year. At the time I didn’t think much of it, but now it completely makes sense.
It is really nice for it to be January or February and while people in some places are digging out of the snow we have 60 and 70 degree weather with bright sunny skies. Just another reason I love living on Hilton Head Island.
Come get your piece of Hilton Head Island and enjoy the weather!
By James Wedgeworth on October 4th, 2010
If you aren’t going to be on Hilton Head Island during the month of October, you should really plan a trip. I think this is one of the best times of the year - near perfect weather and no crowds - With highs in the 80s and lows in the 60s, you don’t need air conditioning and or heat; just spend your time outside and soak up this perfect weather.
What more could you ask for??? Come to Hilton Head Island!
By James Wedgeworth on February 22nd, 2010
I was recently driving through Sea Pines Circle when I noticed the car in front of me; their license plate said NY2 HHI.
People love Hilton Head Island so much.
I was talking to a client from Cincinnati yesterday and I apologized for the rainy weather. They immediately stopped me and said that they were relieved by the rain because they had come from 23 inches of snow in Ohio.
We are so lucky to live in our corner of paradise – rain is better than snow any day.
By James Wedgeworth on February 15th, 2010
As most of you know, the southeast was blanketed with snow on Friday night and Saturday morning. My mother and father in Mississippi woke up to about 5 inches of snow and Columbia, South Carolina got about 7 inches of snow. Believe it or not, we only had a few snow flakes on Friday night. We woke up Saturday morning expecting to see snow, and to my wife’s disappointment, there was none on the ground.
We drove up to Charleston on Saturday morning to visit my son and daughter and as soon as we crossed the bridge to Bluffton, we saw snow on the ground.
I believe this was the case because of the ”thermos bottle effect” on Hilton Head. We experience warmer weather in the winter and cooler weather in the summer – a difference that is even seen from as close as Bluffton, South Carolina.
Another reason we love Hilton Head – you don’t have to shovel when it rains!
By James Wedgeworth on January 7th, 2010
I was watching The Weather Channel last night and they showed the local weather; it was 33 degrees on Hilton Head Island, 28 degrees in Hardeeville and Ridgeland. That made me realize how fortunate we are to have what I call “the thermos bottle effect” on Hilton Head. It is always 4-5 degrees warmer during the winter and 4-5 degrees cooler in the summer on Hilton Head than it is on the mainland.
In 1983 when I was living in Sea Pines Plantation, a client of mine in Bluffton called and ask that I come list his house in Bluffton. He said that the only problem was that he did not think I could get there. He said the roads were iced over. I looked out my office window – it was cold, but it was sunny. When I got about half a mile off the island, all the trees had ice on them and I figured out what was going on.
A thermos bottle keeps things cold when they are supposed to be cold and hot when they are supposed to be hot. The island is surrounded by water which has the same effect as a thermos bottle. I think this is a pretty good comparison. I’m just glad I live in a thermos bottle environment.
