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Post by Bear on Oct 7, 2022 9:09:16 GMT -5
Diurnal temperature variation is the difference in temperature between a high and low on a particular day as well as the variation between an average high and low a climate experiences. Aridity, humidity, elevation, amount of precipitation, and proximity to a large body of water can determine how great this variation is. An example of a location with low diurnal temperature variation is St Petersburg, Russia, and a location with high variation is Flagstaff, USA.
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Post by MET on Oct 7, 2022 9:23:44 GMT -5
Low variation. Temps that change too much in a day are annoying.
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Post by Speagles84 on Oct 7, 2022 9:28:24 GMT -5
Ughm probably a mix? I don't think I would want either all the time.
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Post by Bear on Oct 7, 2022 9:44:27 GMT -5
Low variation. Temps that change too much in a day are annoying. I agree. Stuff that comes with high variation like changing from pants and a sweater in the morning to shorts and a t-shirt by the afternoon is annoying. |
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Post by 🖕🏿Mörön🖕🏿 on Oct 7, 2022 10:11:35 GMT -5
High variation is preferable.
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Post by fairweatherfan on Oct 7, 2022 10:27:19 GMT -5
I prefer low. Don’t want to be shivering and sweating in the same day in summer. Don’t want to wear a winter coat and a t-shirt the same day in winter.
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Post by melonside421 on Oct 7, 2022 11:55:20 GMT -5
As long as the low stays above 40F, I cannot complain I guess, but I also do enjoy snow so some priorities will have to be pushed aside. However, nights above 72F are just too warm for me also.
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Post by Ethereal on Oct 8, 2022 7:30:18 GMT -5
Depends on the season. In summer, high because of relief in the nights. In winter, low is preferable.
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Post by greysrigging on Oct 8, 2022 7:53:40 GMT -5
Low variation suits me just fine ( in the tropics ) although most of AU south of the Tropic of Capricorn has large variations, particularly in the summer months. Some places in southern NSW and inland Victoria see up to 18-20c difference on average between max and min temps in the summer months.
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Post by Steelernation on Oct 8, 2022 10:00:56 GMT -5
High but low is acceptable outside of summer
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Post by srfoskey on Oct 8, 2022 16:07:42 GMT -5
Moderately high. I like warm days and cool nights more than the temperature staying the same all day.
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Post by Crunch41 on Oct 8, 2022 21:26:56 GMT -5
Ughm probably a mix? I don't think I would want either all the time. I prefer a high range on some days. Like today, where it was a cool night followed by a sunny day. And a low range on other days such as rainy days. Overall 20F is a decent average. A consistent high diurnal usually means it's too dry and sunny of a climate and a consistently low diurnal range is usually too wet or humid or cloudy.
If I had to pick just one - high.
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Post by alex992 on Oct 8, 2022 21:54:29 GMT -5
Low to moderate range (15-20 F) for winter, high-ish for summer (25-28 F).
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Post by ilmc90 on Oct 9, 2022 8:53:11 GMT -5
I like both.
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Post by desiccatedi85 on Oct 9, 2022 10:45:09 GMT -5
It should be low in winter due to lots of rain/clouds, but high in summer with lots of clear skies. If I had to choose one, I guess I’d choose low diurnal variation as it never gets higher than 25F for a monthly average in my dream climate.
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Post by jetshnl on Oct 23, 2022 21:53:33 GMT -5
Low variation is better imo.
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Location: Etobicoke ON, Canada
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Post by lancerman on Oct 26, 2022 6:19:43 GMT -5
Definitely high. I like the feeling of frost in the morning, progressing into a nice warm and sunny day with deep blue skies.
I like it lower in summer though, more rainy. But not too low.
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Post by massiveshibe on Nov 14, 2022 9:22:49 GMT -5
I prefer high diurnal variation. It makes things interesting.
I’m lucky to live at 1200 meters above sea level, we can get diurnal ranges of 14C at high altitudes.
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Post by desiccatedi85 on Nov 15, 2022 2:54:02 GMT -5
I prefer high diurnal variation. It makes things interesting. I’m lucky to live at 1200 meters above sea level, we can get diurnal ranges of 14C at high altitudes. As elevation increases, diurnal variation actually decreases usually. |
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Post by massiveshibe on Nov 15, 2022 11:31:08 GMT -5
I prefer high diurnal variation. It makes things interesting. I’m lucky to live at 1200 meters above sea level, we can get diurnal ranges of 14C at high altitudes. As elevation increases, diurnal variation actually decreases usually. That’s not true. The air is thinner at higher altitudes, so it warms up faster during the day and cools down faster during nighttime. Calama, Chile, located at 2000m above sea level, has diurnal ranges of 20C. |
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