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Post by Wildcat on Sept 24, 2019 11:43:27 GMT -5
These two states are quite similar temperature-wise, but they do have some minor differences in climate due to being on opposite sides of the Appalachians. I lean towards Kentucky for having more thunderstorms and being a bit more variable in general. Some example comparisons... Covington vs Winchester   Lexington vs Washington (Dulles)   Louisville vs Washington (Reagan)   London vs Roanoke   Bowling Green vs Richmond   |
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Post by Ariete on Sept 24, 2019 12:00:06 GMT -5
Kentucky for higher indice d'hiver and handsome noel atmosphere.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2019 12:04:40 GMT -5
Kentucky doesn't have something like Virginia Beach/Norfolk, so Virginia wins.
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Post by 🖕🏿Mörön🖕🏿 on Sept 24, 2019 23:14:54 GMT -5
Kentucky is better. Colder winters!
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Post by knot on Sept 25, 2019 0:07:37 GMT -5
Virginia; more snow with less cold. Win-win.
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Post by Wildcat on Sept 25, 2019 10:16:58 GMT -5
Virginia; more snow with less cold. Win-win. True, but do you think it gets enough thunderstorm days? |
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Post by Donar on Sept 25, 2019 13:29:03 GMT -5
Kentucky.
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Post by knot on Sept 25, 2019 15:58:19 GMT -5
True, but do you think it gets enough thunderstorm days? Well, considering their locations (SE US), they'd both get plentiful storm activity—so I just go for the snowier option, i.e. Virginia. What makes this battle hard, is the striking similarity between the two states; very hard to spot any deciding differences. But I enjoy that—makes me think more. |
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Post by 🖕🏿Mörön🖕🏿 on Sept 25, 2019 20:58:05 GMT -5
I'm not so sure Virginia really is the snowier option. Kentucky is colder...
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Post by tij on Sept 25, 2019 21:59:39 GMT -5
I'm not so sure Virginia really is the snowier option. Kentucky is colder... Virginia is more prone to larger snowstorms and nor'easters for areas with similar temp avgs, even Richmond still avgs slightly more snow than Bowling Green despite being warmer, although i suspect year-to-year snowfall would be more erratic, punctyated by a few heavier snowstorms than the more consistent lighter snowfalls of Kentucky. There's an even greater gap between Dulles and Lexington. The Virginia Beach area gets less snowfall on avg than anywhere in Kentucky though, but it's not as simple as colder = snowier. Nor'easters are more interesting to me than clipper systems, so i prefer Virginia overall. Somewhere like Boston avgs significantly more snow than somewhere like Columbus, Ohio with similar winter averages. In general eastern seaboard climates are attractive for me for their combination of -moderation from extreme cold and (to a lesser extent) heat from the appalachian mountains and the atlantic, Coastal connecticut is in the same hardiness zone as much of the Carolina's, with a similar frost-free period, so there is a long green season. -significantly better overall sunshine totals than the great lakes regions, although i prefer the sunnier summers of the midwest. -interest with snowstorms/nor'easters, north of NYC especially can get much better storms than further west, but even DC can get much more intense storms than somewhere like Louisville or St Louis. |
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Post by knot on Sept 26, 2019 17:20:22 GMT -5
I'm not so sure Virginia really is the snowier option. Kentucky is colder... Really? Didn't expect such amateur tripe from you. By that logic, Edmonton is snowier than Grytviken and Bird Island...hmmm! Precipitation, as well as source of precipitation (i.e. frontal)>>>>>>>>>>>temperature (when both climates yield similar temps). |
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Post by 🖕🏿Mörön🖕🏿 on Sept 26, 2019 18:30:52 GMT -5
I'm not so sure Virginia really is the snowier option. Kentucky is colder... Really? Didn't expect such amateur tripe from you. By that logic, Edmonton is snowier than Grytviken and Bird Island...hmmm! Precipitation, as well as source of precipitation (i.e. frontal)>>>>>>>>>>>temperature (when both climates yield similar temps). Upon further review, I was indeed full of amateurish tripe last night. Forgive me, please. |
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Post by alex992 on Sept 26, 2019 18:42:57 GMT -5
I choose Kentucky, better cold snaps, more thunderstorms, bigger temperature swings etc. The climate here isn't that bad comparatively, but I do get quite jealous seeing the type of cold snaps Northern KY can get, and how many more storms they get.
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Post by alex992 on Sept 26, 2019 18:44:13 GMT -5
True, but do you think it gets enough thunderstorm days? Well, considering their locations (SE US), they'd both get plentiful storm activity—so I just go for the snowier option, i.e. Virginia. What makes this battle hard, is the striking similarity between the two states; very hard to spot any deciding differences. But I enjoy that—makes me think more. Kentucky gets a good deal more storms than here. They seem to get about 40-50 thunderstorm days a year, while over here it's more like 25-30. A noticeable difference in my opinion. |
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Post by alex992 on Sept 26, 2019 18:45:50 GMT -5
I'm not so sure Virginia really is the snowier option. Kentucky is colder... Kentucky seems to get more instances of snow, but we get bigger storms here. Much more capable of getting 1-2 feet of snow from one storm here, although Cincinnati/Covington has the exact same annual average snowfall as here (22 inches). Kentucky is probably better a holding a snow pack for a while though, Cincinnati's record for most consecutive days with an 1" or more snow on the ground is around 65 days, it's nowhere near that here. |
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Post by Yahya Sinwar on Sept 26, 2019 19:27:42 GMT -5
I'm not so sure Virginia really is the snowier option. Kentucky is colder... Virginia is more prone to larger snowstorms and nor'easters for areas with similar temp avgs, even Richmond still avgs slightly more snow than Bowling Green despite being warmer, although i suspect year-to-year snowfall would be more erratic, punctyated by a few heavier snowstorms than the more consistent lighter snowfalls of Kentucky. There's an even greater gap between Dulles and Lexington. The Virginia Beach area gets less snowfall on avg than anywhere in Kentucky though, but it's not as simple as colder = snowier. Nor'easters are more interesting to me than clipper systems, so i prefer Virginia overall. Somewhere like Boston avgs significantly more snow than somewhere like Columbus, Ohio with similar winter averages. In general eastern seaboard climates are attractive for me for their combination of -moderation from extreme cold and (to a lesser extent) heat from the appalachian mountains and the atlantic, Coastal connecticut is in the same hardiness zone as much of the Carolina's, with a similar frost-free period, so there is a long green season. -significantly better overall sunshine totals than the great lakes regions, although i prefer the sunnier summers of the midwest. -interest with snowstorms/nor'easters, north of NYC especially can get much better storms than further west, but even DC can get much more intense storms than somewhere like Louisville or St Louis. Except coastal Connecticut isn’t in the same hardiness zone as much of the Carolinas nor is it as green for as long .... tij you have a flawed view of the northeast and are completely naive of the south. Admittedly much of it derived from your desire to equate the two in order to incense me . |
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Post by 🖕🏿Mörön🖕🏿 on Sept 26, 2019 21:38:51 GMT -5
Well, considering their locations (SE US), they'd both get plentiful storm activity—so I just go for the snowier option, i.e. Virginia. What makes this battle hard, is the striking similarity between the two states; very hard to spot any deciding differences. But I enjoy that—makes me think more. Kentucky gets a good deal more storms than here. They seem to get about 40-50 thunderstorm days a year, while over here it's more like 25-30. A noticeable difference in my opinion. This, plus more severe cold, and more regular snowfall (despite lower totals), is why I prefer Kentucky over Virginia. They are very similar though, obviously. Overall, that region is a C+/B- climatically. Very good! |
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Post by tij on Sept 27, 2019 9:01:18 GMT -5
Virginia is more prone to larger snowstorms and nor'easters for areas with similar temp avgs, even Richmond still avgs slightly more snow than Bowling Green despite being warmer, although i suspect year-to-year snowfall would be more erratic, punctyated by a few heavier snowstorms than the more consistent lighter snowfalls of Kentucky. There's an even greater gap between Dulles and Lexington. The Virginia Beach area gets less snowfall on avg than anywhere in Kentucky though, but it's not as simple as colder = snowier. Nor'easters are more interesting to me than clipper systems, so i prefer Virginia overall. Somewhere like Boston avgs significantly more snow than somewhere like Columbus, Ohio with similar winter averages. In general eastern seaboard climates are attractive for me for their combination of -moderation from extreme cold and (to a lesser extent) heat from the appalachian mountains and the atlantic, Coastal connecticut is in the same hardiness zone as much of the Carolina's, with a similar frost-free period, so there is a long green season. -significantly better overall sunshine totals than the great lakes regions, although i prefer the sunnier summers of the midwest. -interest with snowstorms/nor'easters, north of NYC especially can get much better storms than further west, but even DC can get much more intense storms than somewhere like Louisville or St Louis. Except coastal Connecticut isn’t in the same hardiness zone as much of the Carolinas nor is it as green for as long .... tij you have a flawed view of the northeast and are completely naive of the south. Admittedly much of it derived from your desire to equate the two in order to incense me . Ok tarboi, I admit hatteras and charleston sc are certainly balmier than anything om tje ne for cold snaps, perhaps I should have amended it to interior nc/nw sc and south coastal new england and new jersey... First and Last frost dates Bridgeport CT Apr-05 Nov-05 LGA Mar-30 Nov-27 Central Park Mar-31 Nov-22 Montauk Apr-10 Nov-13 Boston Apr-03 Nov-11 Philly Mar-30 Nov-24 Nantucket Apr-17 Nov-07 (spring's a bit slow here!) Atlantic City Mar-25 Nov-27 Raleigh NC Apr-04 Nov-03 Greensboro NC Apr-02 Nov-06 Charlotte NC Apr-03 Oct-30 (October   !) Fayetteville NC Mar-22 Nov-11 Columbia SC Mar-22 Nov-07 Pickens Apr-02 Nov-01 Greenville SC Mar-27 Nov-06 Pretty comparable I'd say, maybe SC has an edge on spring! |
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Post by Crunch41 on Sept 28, 2019 21:53:25 GMT -5
In all of the battles, the Virginia climate was the same or better. But if Kentucky gets better storms and cold snaps, I'll pick Kentucky. The cities you chose are about the same though.
Are the coldest towns in Kentucky colder than Virginia? I'm not sure which one is colder.
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Post by Morningrise on Sept 29, 2019 0:03:37 GMT -5
Kentucky for being a bit cooler and more varied.
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