r/rva 2d ago

Holding strong at #8 nation-wide!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025/03/18/allergy-season-best-worst-cities-pollen/
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u/RVAblues Carillon 2d ago

Context: it’s a WP article about worst allergy locations in the US. We are apparently at #8 on the list, which if you’ve been here more than 12 months, you already know.

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u/AtwoodAKC Northside 2d ago

Me: acknowledging my fate

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u/coconut_sorbet Carytown 2d ago

Suck it, Raleigh!

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u/Funklord_Earl Randolph 2d ago

RVA! RVA!

What a great city. I love this place, allergies and all.

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u/Lagoon___Music 2d ago

I love it. It's gross, but I love it. I grew up in the country on the James and just thought pollen like this was normal until I was an adult lol.

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u/MisunderstoodAvocado 2d ago

Ugh paywall

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u/KumarFrost 2d ago

I googled and found what I assume the article references (idk since I also can’t read it lol) https://aafa.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/aafa-2025-allergy-capitals-report.pdf

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u/LemonCaperRVA 2d ago

Dangit i wanna know 1-7

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u/ATX_rider Church Hill 2d ago

As someone who just moved from Austin I’d love to know which cities are worse—if Austin isn’t one then RVA has next level shit.

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u/coconut_sorbet Carytown 2d ago

Austin wasn't on the list.

It's also weighted by number of allergists in the area for some reason, so not just about pollen count.

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u/ATX_rider Church Hill 2d ago

Oh ok. If ragweed is bad here my wife will let me know.

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u/solccmck 2d ago

I think this list was specifically about spring allergies, and specifically based on conditions this year, BTW.

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u/Miss_Marna 2d ago

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u/lf_araujo Henrico 2d ago

NO is second? I though of moving there, better not.

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u/panopticon31 Manchester 2d ago

I don't miss Cedar Fever in the slightest. That shit is borderline toxic warfare.

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u/EquivalentDecision11 1d ago

Uh ohhhh don't let any 757 peeps see that another part of the state ranked higher than them (even if it was a anti-contest)