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Post by Lommaren on May 14, 2019 14:39:11 GMT -5
I never thought I'd find something like this that far north of Greenland. Maybe I've just not looked hard enough, but 16.5°C summers for 1961-1990 ought to mean 17.5°C July average highs nowadays, while at the same time being surprisingly non-severe in winter as a result of its hinterland maritime influence. It's lowland and at the end of a 190 km fiord inlet that presumably thaws already in May and is most likely ice-free for five-six months.
Its Danish name is Søndre Strømfjord, which can be translated to English as the "southerly streamy fiord".
Snowfall then? 60 cm would seem reasonable as a suggestion. That will probably form at least a 30 cm snowpack by April.
I'll be generous enough to give this a standard F, so avoids F- for me. That being said, it can't escape being an F, cold fucken desert winters, although they should be less bad than -16/-26 now. It's comparable to climates further south in Canada on Hudson Bay and in that regard it scores well.
It'd be interesting to see the all-time warmth records, being quite similar in many ways to Alta in Arctic Norway in summer it's probably reached 30°C at some point.
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Post by Nidaros on May 14, 2019 15:04:30 GMT -5
Colder than Alta in summer, mostly due to the much colder lows. Lows even 5C colder in Aug than in Alta.
Alta has three months with mean 10C+.
Highs also slighty warmer in Alta with exception of June (13.7C - 17.2C - 15.2C using 61-90).
Also, no heat source close by to get warm air from, only the cold sea and the inland Ice sheet. While Alta can get warm continental air from the Russian steppe in summer.
So doubt there has ever been 30C there, but it is not entirely impossible even there.
Alta has seen 33C in July and 31.8C in Aug.
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Post by Lommaren on May 14, 2019 15:16:45 GMT -5
Well, the summer highs are quite similar on average, which is what makes a difference when looking for record temps. That being said, of course, Alta is warmer in every month of the year going by means and lows.
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Post by 🖕🏿Mörön🖕🏿 on May 14, 2019 15:20:01 GMT -5
not an F.
It's a D+
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Post by Lommaren on May 14, 2019 15:21:25 GMT -5
Is the absence of epic precipitation the main reason it can't get a Candle-light on a world map? |
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Post by knot on May 14, 2019 15:57:50 GMT -5
Nay!
However, I shall require records if I am to rate it.
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Post by Beercules on May 14, 2019 16:12:13 GMT -5
F is being kind.
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Post by omegaraptor on May 14, 2019 17:02:52 GMT -5
9 months of winter, literally. Very little precipitation. It’s an F, no question.
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Post by Steelernation on May 14, 2019 17:24:28 GMT -5
It’s an F+. It’s record high is 25.5 C according to the DMI. According to Infoclimate, it tied that in June 2010.
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Post by Lommaren on May 14, 2019 17:56:04 GMT -5
It’s an F+. It’s record high is 25.5 C according to the DMI. According to Infoclimate, it tied that in June 2010.
Impressively maritime. Narsarsuaq at least is a peninsular climate and Nuuk with way cooler summers has a warmer (26.3°C) record. |
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Post by Hiromant on May 15, 2019 1:54:23 GMT -5
I'll go with a D. I'd definitely like an earlier spring and a warmer summer but I'd still take it over the continental US for example.
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Post by chesternz on May 18, 2019 5:03:41 GMT -5
F+ due to dryness and tolerable summers. I'd probably still prefer this to one of the maritime subarctic climates like Campbell Island or the Shetlands.
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Post by AJ1013 on Jun 1, 2019 16:44:40 GMT -5
I'll go with a D. I'd definitely like an earlier spring and a warmer summer but I'd still take it over the continental US for example. wat |
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Post by Crunch41 on Jun 1, 2019 16:49:58 GMT -5
AJ1013 Hiromant doesn't like hot weather. At all. And most of the US is hot in summer.
Hiromant there are some places in the US with mild summer weather, but nothing as cold as Greenland summers.
Here are a few.
Grand Marais is on the shore of Lake Superior, anywhere on the lake will have mild summer weather.
Old Forge is at moderate elevation in New York state.
Bellingham is north of Seattle and has cool summers without the excessive rain of some climates nearby but winter is mild.
At high elevation daytime may be warm but nights are cold and humidity is low. Telluride is wetter than most climates in Colorado.
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Post by nei on Jun 1, 2019 20:44:39 GMT -5
crazy warm-up from April to June; warms up by 30°F in daytime highs in those 2 months; Amherst barely does half that. April to May is the most extreme, average daily minimum is warmer than the average daily maximum; something I've seen only out of unrealistic fantasy climates, though a few spots in Siberia (and Fairbanks) come close. Wonder how accurate that data is? Maybe something with sea ice going away causes the fast warm-up?
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Post by 🖕🏿Mörön🖕🏿 on Jun 1, 2019 22:04:55 GMT -5
crazy warm-up from April to June; warms up by 30°F in daytime highs in those 2 months; Amherst barely does half that. April to May is the most extreme, average daily minimum is warmer than the average daily maximum; something I've seen only out of unrealistic fantasy climates, though a few spots in Siberia (and Fairbanks) come close. Wonder how accurate that data is? Maybe something with sea ice going away causes the fast warm-up? Kangerlussuaq would have sea ice, although probably broken, by late June...but there would be remnants all year floating in that fjord. Check out Baker Lake: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baker_Lake,_Nunavut#Climate |
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Post by shalop on Jun 1, 2019 23:28:20 GMT -5
F?
Fuck no; this is an 'A' grade climate!
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Post by jgtheone on Jun 1, 2019 23:31:48 GMT -5
Yeah it's an F. Best Greenlandic climate though.
I think they've had a few July months averaging 20C maximums before as well!
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