Post by Moron on Jan 27, 2021 1:53:33 GMT -5
Was scrolling around streetview and realised that Highway 20 in Oregon cuts entirely across the state and has a variety of climates.
From Coast to the border with Idaho they are as follows.
A classic PNW coastal climate, wet in winter, cold summers with occasional heatwaves scattered throughout the milder months.
A more standard, lowlands OR climate. Strong med pattern with sunnier, stable summers.
Top of the mountain range that divides the wetter west from the drier east. Lots of orographic lift and heavy snowfall. Summers are cold as fuck.
Becomes very dry as soon as you descend into the plains near Bend. Sunny with high diurnals in the high sun season.
A bit snowier than Bend and in general more continental than Bend, with warmer summers and colder winters.
The climate with the hottest average maximums annually, also has the hottest summers by a decent margin. Easily the driest climate and snowfall is very low for how cold it is in winter.
I like none of these particularly much, it comes down to the general "okay mix of stuff" with Corvallis and the good summers of Ontario. I guess I'll go Ontario by a whisker.
From Coast to the border with Idaho they are as follows.
A classic PNW coastal climate, wet in winter, cold summers with occasional heatwaves scattered throughout the milder months.
A more standard, lowlands OR climate. Strong med pattern with sunnier, stable summers.
Top of the mountain range that divides the wetter west from the drier east. Lots of orographic lift and heavy snowfall. Summers are cold as fuck.
Becomes very dry as soon as you descend into the plains near Bend. Sunny with high diurnals in the high sun season.
A bit snowier than Bend and in general more continental than Bend, with warmer summers and colder winters.
The climate with the hottest average maximums annually, also has the hottest summers by a decent margin. Easily the driest climate and snowfall is very low for how cold it is in winter.
I like none of these particularly much, it comes down to the general "okay mix of stuff" with Corvallis and the good summers of Ontario. I guess I'll go Ontario by a whisker.
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