Post by nei on Jun 10, 2018 12:00:31 GMT -5
After posting photos of my trip to Gros Morne in Newfoundland, I noticed the climate there is very similar to Umeå. Already did a lopsided climate battle with Ardahan against Umeå, Ardahan came out way ahead but they only shared annual mean. Gros Morne has the same seasonal range too, and diurnal range kinda close. Precipitation is very different. If you thought Umeå was a great winter wonderland, Gros Morne is much better. Here's Woody Point, a village near the southern part of the park
snowfall is 50% higher than towns outside the park, guessing the higher snowfall is orographic. Winter precipitation peak for a continental-ish climate is rather unusual; not too common outside of Atlantic Canada. Posted photos here but the wikipedia link has better ones
made a rate the climate for Woody Point on CityData 5 years ago. Thought it should be a dream climate for winter lovers. Wrote this:
I'm not a winter lover, and I'm not sure if I can tell exactly what really makes them happy. However, looking at the climate stats of Woody Point, I think I may have found a winter lovers' dream climate. Not terribly cold, but a long winter with lots of snow. Colder and snowier than the more familiar eastern Newfoundland, it gets less of a maritime influence. Might be one of the snowiest non-alpine climates in North America excluding coastal Alaska and BC. Impressive that it's only at the latitude of Vancouver or northern France.
I like the strong winter precipitation max and it has an interesting winter temperature lag (coldest month is February) and spring precipitation min.
It's one of the most scenic settings for a small town I've ever seen and a neat "end of the earth" feel. I really loved my short stay there, interestingly isolated without being wilderness. Here's a photo from the town looking at the bay
Woody Point has more extreme winter maxes, shows how much warm air can get dragged up north along the Atlantic during the winter with the trough / ridge pattern. Remember there were times when Newfoundland was much warmer than us when we were having cold weather. The snow totals are so high, doubt short-lived warmth would disrupt the winter wonderland look, new snow probably comes back fast.no sunshine data for Woody Point but nearby Rocky Harbour recorded 1306 hours / year on average. Seems rather low, especially winter hours (lower than Umeå even with much more daylight) so I wonder if hills are obstructing.. Either way, it must be cloudier than Umeå. Treeline is very low in Gros Morne, 500-600 m. Wonder what it is near Umeå. Or the Scottish highlands? And here's Umeå
as is usual comparing Scandinavia with similar temperature but lower latitude North American climates, spring is warmer and autumn colder in the Scandinavian climate. Any snowfall data available for Umeå? Probably has been posted this winter.
snowfall is 50% higher than towns outside the park, guessing the higher snowfall is orographic. Winter precipitation peak for a continental-ish climate is rather unusual; not too common outside of Atlantic Canada. Posted photos here but the wikipedia link has better ones
made a rate the climate for Woody Point on CityData 5 years ago. Thought it should be a dream climate for winter lovers. Wrote this:
I'm not a winter lover, and I'm not sure if I can tell exactly what really makes them happy. However, looking at the climate stats of Woody Point, I think I may have found a winter lovers' dream climate. Not terribly cold, but a long winter with lots of snow. Colder and snowier than the more familiar eastern Newfoundland, it gets less of a maritime influence. Might be one of the snowiest non-alpine climates in North America excluding coastal Alaska and BC. Impressive that it's only at the latitude of Vancouver or northern France.
I like the strong winter precipitation max and it has an interesting winter temperature lag (coldest month is February) and spring precipitation min.
It's one of the most scenic settings for a small town I've ever seen and a neat "end of the earth" feel. I really loved my short stay there, interestingly isolated without being wilderness. Here's a photo from the town looking at the bay
Woody Point has more extreme winter maxes, shows how much warm air can get dragged up north along the Atlantic during the winter with the trough / ridge pattern. Remember there were times when Newfoundland was much warmer than us when we were having cold weather. The snow totals are so high, doubt short-lived warmth would disrupt the winter wonderland look, new snow probably comes back fast.no sunshine data for Woody Point but nearby Rocky Harbour recorded 1306 hours / year on average. Seems rather low, especially winter hours (lower than Umeå even with much more daylight) so I wonder if hills are obstructing.. Either way, it must be cloudier than Umeå. Treeline is very low in Gros Morne, 500-600 m. Wonder what it is near Umeå. Or the Scottish highlands? And here's Umeå
as is usual comparing Scandinavia with similar temperature but lower latitude North American climates, spring is warmer and autumn colder in the Scandinavian climate. Any snowfall data available for Umeå? Probably has been posted this winter.
