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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2021 22:36:07 GMT -5
The question here is pretty simple: how would you rate the climate of where you live currently?
I'd give my own climate a solid, well-deserved D. It scores 1.99 out of 4.00 according to my formula, which honestly sounds about right - if anything that's giving this climate a bit too much credit. It's cold a solid four to five months out of the year, often dangerously so in winter such as during the current cold snap. We rarely get snow events that are big enough to be exciting, but we definitely get enough snow to make the roads a mess in the winter and make us all put in hours of time each year clearing it off our vehicles. Summers are short and weak on average, and when we do get sustained warmth, it's often accompanied by intense humidity with dew points in the 70s Fahrenheit; storms in summer are hit-or-miss as well, as it seems to be a recurring theme for us to have a good June, but an annoyingly parched July and/or August.
I rant about where I live a lot in terms of weather, but it doesn't get an F because it still does have some semblance of summer warmth - and once in a while we get an abnormal nice spell outside of summer as well, like in March 2012 or just this past November, and at least it's pretty interesting most of the time with the kinds of temperature swings we get.
What about you? Are you living in climate paradise, or is your real-life climate a living nightmare?
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Post by Steelernation on Feb 13, 2021 22:43:12 GMT -5
How have we not had a thread on this yet?
I give Fort Collins an A-. Overall it’s a great climate but it’s a bit too moderated compared to the plains, especially with summer heatwaves as 100 f doesn’t happen most years. It could also use more snowfall but otherwise it’s really good.
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Post by chesternz on Feb 13, 2021 22:58:03 GMT -5
Bangkok - B+. Needs to be a few degrees cooler year-round, sunnier and have more variation in temps. Also, not climate per se, but air pollution ruins what would otherwise be nice winters.
ChCh - D. Needs to be MUCH warmer and sunnier year-round and actually get some thunderstorms.
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Post by alex992 on Feb 13, 2021 23:19:14 GMT -5
No secret on this forum what I'd rate my climate, but I'll answer anyways. F+; horrific climate, the only positives are the summer storms and the chance for decent variability in winter, other than that, it's a climate from hell.
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Post by Morningrise on Feb 14, 2021 0:49:16 GMT -5
Saskatoon can be anything from a C+ to a D- depending on my mood and how good of a year we're having. It has too many aspects I don't like for me to say that I love it, but it also has too many aspects I love to say that I hate it. If I had to narrow it down, I would give it a C or C- probably.
The winters are the obvious main downside, being way too cold for way too long, with wintery weather often bleeding into the shoulder seasons. That said, I really enjoy the warmer half of the year for the most part, and the milder parts of winter are generally fine. We sometimes get months or seasons that are way nicer than average, and those would obviously bump up my overall rating if they were normal weather. The opposite is also equally (or more?) true.
But overall it's okay, some great aspects and some not great aspects. It's an extremely interesting climate and I would say I enjoy or tolerate more of the year than not, but the downsides are too big and inconvenient to be ignored.
So I think a C rating is indeed the right fit.
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Post by greysrigging on Feb 14, 2021 1:55:12 GMT -5
Darwin same as Bangkok a B+. Wasn't such a long rainless period, I'd rate higher.
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Post by Moron on Feb 14, 2021 2:16:20 GMT -5
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Post by Doña Jimena on Feb 14, 2021 4:10:07 GMT -5
Solid E-. Too cold in any month, too little sunshine.
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Post by Beercules on Feb 14, 2021 4:53:09 GMT -5
B-
Main problems are that summer lows are too cool and the complete and utter fucking lack of storms. When they do occur, the storms can be great, lots of sharp strobing CG's and the whole experience is hi def, unlike coastal stuff which is only 240p.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 14, 2021 4:54:24 GMT -5
C.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 14, 2021 4:58:46 GMT -5
D.
The main issue is the lack of sun for me. But it's relatively dry, summer is relatively warm, and winter is relatively cold. There are certainly much worse places to live in the UK when it comes to weather.
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Post by MET on Feb 14, 2021 8:06:48 GMT -5
My climate and almost everywhere in Northern England gets an E+ grade.
I have a climate rating system, a bit like Jose, which calculates a grade from average temps in winter and summer, and rainfall amount/distribution, sunshine amount/distribution, and thunderstorm frequency. Northern England has almost everything "wrong" by my preferences. Southern England has a couple of D- places, including London.
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Post by Donar on Feb 14, 2021 8:28:58 GMT -5
D+. Not enough sun, snow and thunderstorms. Winters are too rainy and are mostly in the nasty temperature range slightly above freezing. Summers are not warm enough.
The 1.5 years I have spent here so far were better than average though.
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Post by ilmc90 on Feb 14, 2021 9:19:27 GMT -5
I give my climate a B. Winters are hit or miss and summers are generally too warm and humid. The variety keeps it interesting though.
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Post by aabc123 on Feb 14, 2021 10:24:52 GMT -5
D/C I would also say that it depends on the year and also on my mood. The weather here may vary from year to year.
In general, all twelve months a year could be warmer. However, fortunately, winter is not as cold and it is a bit shorter than in areas with a more continental climate and summer is in turn a bit warmer and sunnier than in areas with a more oceanic climate. There have been poor summers for me in recent years, so at the moment I am leaning towards D.
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Post by tommyFL on Feb 14, 2021 10:54:08 GMT -5
C- for being too hot.
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Post by deneb78 on Feb 14, 2021 14:37:59 GMT -5
D for Vancouver. Too chilly, wet and cloudy year round for my liking.
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Post by srfoskey on Feb 14, 2021 17:32:49 GMT -5
B
Overall I like the variety, but it's too warm and windy, and a bit too dry and sunny for my tastes.
Also, shouldn't this thread be in the climate battles subforum?
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Post by caspase8 on Feb 15, 2021 2:34:31 GMT -5
Melbourne gets a C+.
Summers are great temperature wise but could be wetter and stormier. I like summer temperature variability, but there should really be fewer days below 20C and above 40C. Our summers overall usually get a B+, or an A during a particularly stormy season (which is rare).
Winters on the other hand are a completely different story. Flowering plants bloom right through the season as if it's not even there. We haven't recorded so much as a snow flurry since 1986. We have a higher record low than Miami! Our winter weather is so annoyingly stable that a deviation of 3C from average makes local news. Winters need to be much colder, snowier and less stable to achieve an A grade. Overall, winter gets a D+, saved from a lower grade by the occasional entertaining cold front and daytime highs that aren't usually too warm.
B+ summers and D+ winters average together to produce an overall C+ climate.
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Post by Ariete on Feb 15, 2021 2:38:59 GMT -5
C-/D+ depending on the year.
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