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Post by Lommaren on May 29, 2018 9:20:32 GMT -5
Heusden-Zolder is Belgium's in my opinion best climate after doing some research on their Met Office registry. Averages can't be found in English so it has to go through either Dutch or French, so I think that's why Belgium's been underrepresented on the English Wikipedia and having a lot of nonsense numbers in weatherboxes. I've tried to do something about it and actually found that climate I sort of like in the north of Flanders (Vlaandern), the Dutch-speaking part of the country. Heusden-Zolder has hosted the Belgian Grand Prix and road cycling world championships in the past, which is why I recognized the name and looked for it. Summer highs are warmer than London, whereas winters are cooler and as you can see February even averages low just below freezing. As for San Francisco, there's not much to add, it's obviously sunnier, milder and with a strong seasonal lag and a mediterranean precipitation pattern. Main difference between these two is the amount of total sunshine they receive and latitude/sun strength, biggest similarity is that both are influenced by west coast patterns. Just like Maastricht vs Portsmouth this is almost a dead heat again, but I go with Heusden-Zolder for better summers. July would drive me insane in San Francisco.  <iframe width="21.32000000000005" height="6.02000000000001" style="position: absolute; width: 21.32000000000005px; height: 6.02000000000001px; z-index: -9999; border-style: none;left: 5px; top: 197px;" id="MoatPxIOPT0_35114874" scrolling="no"></iframe> <iframe width="21.32000000000005" height="6.02000000000001" style="position: absolute; width: 21.32px; height: 6.02px; z-index: -9999; border-style: none; left: 998px; top: 197px;" id="MoatPxIOPT0_89412593" scrolling="no"></iframe> <iframe width="21.32000000000005" height="6.02000000000001" style="position: absolute; width: 21.32px; height: 6.02px; z-index: -9999; border-style: none; left: 5px; top: 440px;" id="MoatPxIOPT0_61593742" scrolling="no"></iframe> <iframe width="21.32000000000005" height="6.02000000000001" style="position: absolute; width: 21.32px; height: 6.02px; z-index: -9999; border-style: none; left: 998px; top: 440px;" id="MoatPxIOPT0_63894877" scrolling="no"></iframe>  |
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Post by alex992 on May 29, 2018 12:21:39 GMT -5
Heusden-Zolder, but they're both boring shitholes.
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Post by Lommaren on May 29, 2018 12:35:25 GMT -5
Since they're both boring they're better off being used against each other in a climate battle rather than having a rate Heusden-Zolder thread. During climate battles I try and construe even battles which this evidently is so far  |
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2018 13:28:12 GMT -5
Heusden-Zolder deifnitely wins for its name, that's for sure. Climate wise - no idea. HZ has too much cold for me and is cloudy. It does however get slightly warmer weather in summer and a few thunderstorms.
SF has mild winters, a much longer warm season (and is much warmer when you get a bit further inland) and a lot more sun. SF just gets my vote.
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Post by knot on May 29, 2018 16:48:46 GMT -5
Heusden-Zolder, fucken!Much more exciting, with proper seasons. San Francisco = (  )
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Post by 🖕🏿Mörön🖕🏿 on May 29, 2018 17:52:42 GMT -5
Heusden-Zolder, fucken!Much more exciting, with proper seasons. San Francisco = ( ) Yeah, what the hell kind of poll is this!  SF is one of the worst climates in the world. Super boring and "comfortable" and then out of nowhere it can be scorching hot. It's a gayer version of Melbourne, if that's even possible.  |
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Post by Beercules on May 29, 2018 19:15:26 GMT -5
San Francisco. Both are shithouse though. Atleast with SF, much better climates are only minutes away.
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Post by jgtheone on May 29, 2018 20:29:56 GMT -5
Heusden-Zolder, fucken!Much more exciting, with proper seasons. San Francisco = ( ) Yeah, what the hell kind of poll is this! SF is one of the worst climates in the world. Super boring and "comfortable" and then out of nowhere it can be scorching hot. It's a gayer version of Melbourne, if that's even possible. It is possible, it's called Vancouver Voted HZ btw, I mean look at the forecast for SF right now it's pretty paltry |
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Post by 🖕🏿Mörön🖕🏿 on May 29, 2018 20:37:56 GMT -5
Yeah, what the hell kind of poll is this! SF is one of the worst climates in the world. Super boring and "comfortable" and then out of nowhere it can be scorching hot. It's a gayer version of Melbourne, if that's even possible. It is possible, it's called Vancouver Voted HZ btw, I mean look at the forecast for SF right now it's pretty paltry Vancouver ain't that great but at least we get snow mate.  |
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Post by jgtheone on May 29, 2018 20:41:44 GMT -5
It is possible, it's called Vancouver Voted HZ btw, I mean look at the forecast for SF right now it's pretty paltry Vancouver ain't that great but at least we get snow mate. and we get summer so I guess it cancels out in the end |
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Post by 🖕🏿Mörön🖕🏿 on May 29, 2018 20:45:45 GMT -5
Vancouver ain't that great but at least we get snow mate. and we get summer so I guess it cancels out in the end Tell that to Beercules Melbourne's summers can be nice and are on average "nicer" than Vancouver, but are susceptible to schizophrenic temperature swings, which is not what you want in an idyllic summer. Sydney is the same but is less affected by the Southerlies of course. |
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Post by ilmc90 on May 29, 2018 20:55:39 GMT -5
Heusden-Zolder easily for the cooler temperatures, lower sunshine, and higher precipitation. San Francisco is comfortable, but a sunny snoozefest in comparison.
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Post by jgtheone on May 29, 2018 21:10:13 GMT -5
and we get summer so I guess it cancels out in the end Tell that to Beercules Melbourne's summers can be nice and are on average "nicer" than Vancouver, but are susceptible to schizophrenic temperature swings, which is not what you want in an idyllic summer. Sydney is the same but is less affected by the Southerlies of course. it's not an idyllic summer by any stretch but it's still a summer. sorry I just hate melbourne being mentioned everywhere in a negative light its doin ma head in |
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Post by nei on May 29, 2018 21:16:40 GMT -5
Shouldn't San Francisco get interesting points for fog rolling in and out? Exciting to watch, especially on the hillsides. Temperatures aren't the only way for a climate to be exciting. Heusden-Zolder isn't particularly exciting; lot of drizzle and gloom and stuck in chilly but not mild or wintry for a long time.
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Post by 🖕🏿Mörön🖕🏿 on May 29, 2018 21:17:04 GMT -5
Tell that to Beercules Melbourne's summers can be nice and are on average "nicer" than Vancouver, but are susceptible to schizophrenic temperature swings, which is not what you want in an idyllic summer. Sydney is the same but is less affected by the Southerlies of course. it's not an idyllic summer by any stretch but it's still a summer. sorry I just hate melbourne being mentioned everywhere in a negative light its doin ma head in Any chance you'll ever move? |
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Post by jgtheone on May 29, 2018 21:26:45 GMT -5
it's not an idyllic summer by any stretch but it's still a summer. sorry I just hate melbourne being mentioned everywhere in a negative light its doin ma head in Any chance you'll ever move? not really unless I have a work reason or something, everything here is fine enough for me |
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Post by Beercules on May 29, 2018 21:29:10 GMT -5
Unfortunately, the fact is that Melbourne offers very little for anyone who wants a proper summer, proper winter, or severe weather. You have half the year with stratocrapulus domination and little variation in temps, the other half a half-assed summer loaded with cold fronts and seabreezes, and little in the way of thunderstorms, heavy rain and strong winter cold outbreaks.
Like all maritime climates, it's a weather enthusiast's purgatory.
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Post by alex992 on May 29, 2018 21:32:30 GMT -5
Shouldn't San Francisco get interesting points for fog rolling in and out? Exciting to watch, especially on the hillsides. Temperatures aren't the only way for a climate to be exciting. Heusden-Zolder isn't particularly exciting; lot of drizzle and gloom and stuck in chilly but not mild or wintry for a long time. Meh. Fog is cool, but doesn't do much in the interest column. Too much boring weather there for one cool aspect to make it interesting. At least Heusden-Zolder sees some snow in winter, and some thunderstorms in summer. Though definitely a boring climate on it's own too. |
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Post by jgtheone on May 29, 2018 21:45:27 GMT -5
Unfortunately, the fact is that Melbourne offers very little for anyone who wants a proper summer, proper winter, or severe weather. You have half the year with stratocrapulus domination and little variation in temps, the other half a half-assed summer loaded with cold fronts and seabreezes, and little in the way of thunderstorms, heavy rain and strong winter cold outbreaks. Like all maritime climates, it's a weather enthusiast's purgatory. still has zero business being compared to these two I think weather enthusiasts would enjoy the crazy summer swings but everything else is fairly stable yeah I'll give you that |
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Post by Beercules on May 29, 2018 21:53:00 GMT -5
Vancouver and SF yeah are far worse. Those summer swings were the main thing that pissed me off, that's the exact reason which robs the place of a proper summer. One or two 35-40C days followed by low 20's and stratus, the fact that there's more days under 25C than over 30C, fuck that.
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