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Post by fairweatherfan on Oct 21, 2022 9:18:13 GMT -5
Discuss.
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Post by MET on Oct 21, 2022 9:37:04 GMT -5
2-3/5
My first priority is mildness. If it's below 16-17°C I want more sun, if it's warmer than that and humid it doesn't matter as much. I don't really want anything over 24°C and if it's warmer than that the sun can keep away.
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Post by fairweatherfan on Oct 21, 2022 10:15:03 GMT -5
2. I like both sunny and cloudy weather, even overcast, as long as it’s not uniformly grey.
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Post by desiccatedi85 on Oct 21, 2022 10:57:00 GMT -5
I’ll rate sunshine importance a 2/5 on this scale. I don’t care too much about sunshine hours, what’s important to me with regards to sunshine is simply that summer should always be far sunnier than winter. However, temps and precipitation are far more important factors when evaluating climates.
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Post by Steelernation on Oct 21, 2022 15:54:35 GMT -5
1, unimportant. Unless the climates are identical they’ll never be a deciding factor for me. Very sunny or cloudy climates are bad but those almost always have way bigger issues like being very hot, wet, cold, snowless, or boring.
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Post by greysrigging on Oct 21, 2022 16:20:54 GMT -5
1 - I take little if any notice myself.
In AU, aside from the largest cities and the odd couple of agricultural research stations, sunshine hours were/are not generally recorded, which is why you see lots of AU Wikiboxes sans sunshine hours.
Aussies know we live on the worlds driest continent, so it being 'sunny' is a given and plucking out figures in the thousands of hours a year is pretty well meaningless to most people.
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Post by desiccatedi85 on Oct 21, 2022 17:05:49 GMT -5
1 - I take little if any notice myself. In AU, aside from the largest cities and the odd couple of agricultural research stations, sunshine hours were/are not generally recorded, which is why you see lots of AU Wikiboxes sans sunshine hours. Aussies know we live on the worlds driest continent, so it being 'sunny' is a given and plucking out figures in the thousands of hours a year is pretty well meaningless to most people.Agreed, which is why sunshine hours are a horrible stat. I much prefer to use percent possible sunshine, for it is far more intuitive. My dream climate, for example, lacks sunshine hours stats, but it has percent possible sunshine stats instead. |
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Post by melonside421 on Oct 21, 2022 17:29:19 GMT -5
1 - I take little if any notice myself. In AU, aside from the largest cities and the odd couple of agricultural research stations, sunshine hours were/are not generally recorded, which is why you see lots of AU Wikiboxes sans sunshine hours. Aussies know we live on the worlds driest continent, so it being 'sunny' is a given and plucking out figures in the thousands of hours a year is pretty well meaningless to most people.Agreed, which is why sunshine hours are a horrible stat. I much prefer to use percent possible sunshine, for it is far more intuitive. My dream climate, for example, lacks sunshine hours stats, but it has percent possible sunshine stats instead. Yeah, the Wikipedia climate charts need to be more normie-friendly when it comes to things like that. |
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Post by cawfeefan on Oct 22, 2022 1:02:11 GMT -5
I give it a 2. Temperatures and precipitation are more important to me. I only care about sunshine hours if the climates are similar.
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Post by paddy234 on Oct 22, 2022 4:47:43 GMT -5
5. I believe Sunshine hours is one of the most important aspects to any climate. It's something the general population grasp the most when they think of certain climates along with temperature. For example where I come from has always been described as a depressing climate for many (Ireland/UK) yet temperature wise it isn't that bad. In fact temperature wise your much more likely to freeze your behind off in a New York winter yet these American cities are always seen as much more desirable. Largely because of sunshine which allows them to get a very sunny summers in which even if temperatures are cooler will still feel warmer than an overcast day with the same temperatures.
Coming from such a cloudy country it has an effect on you. The sun is associated with good feelings, holidays in the Mediterranean, Amazing beaches and just puts you in a good mood from the moment you get up in the morning. For this reason I don't think I'd like to live in a climate with less than 3000 hours of sunshine. New Zealand was a step up from where I am from but even then I felt it wasn't enough.
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Post by AJ1013 on Oct 22, 2022 5:46:03 GMT -5
Temperature wise Ireland/UK is that bad. Cool to lukewarm crummers and winters that are quite chilly but not chilly enough for snow, just cold enough to be uncomfortable and generate endless mud. paddy234 |
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Post by paddy234 on Oct 22, 2022 6:44:02 GMT -5
Temperature wise Ireland/UK is that bad. Cool to lukewarm crummers and winters that are quite chilly but not chilly enough for snow, just cold enough to be uncomfortable and generate endless mud. paddy234 True. Some cities and towns in the very south of England get decent summers where it can get pretty warm but for the most part that part of the world is just too cool and cloudy in summer. If it were much sunnier then it would perhaps feel more like the South Island of New Zealand or Central France which is quite a pleasant climate. The dreariness of such a climate however is also to do with it's latitude aswell as lack of Sunshine. Winter days are very short as it gets dark around 4pm. The lack of sunshine hours added to this is the reason for the reputation |
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Post by Cheeseman on Oct 22, 2022 7:08:09 GMT -5
1 - I take little if any notice myself. In AU, aside from the largest cities and the odd couple of agricultural research stations, sunshine hours were/are not generally recorded, which is why you see lots of AU Wikiboxes sans sunshine hours. Aussies know we live on the worlds driest continent, so it being 'sunny' is a given and plucking out figures in the thousands of hours a year is pretty well meaningless to most people.Agreed, which is why sunshine hours are a horrible stat. I much prefer to use percent possible sunshine, for it is far more intuitive. My dream climate, for example, lacks sunshine hours stats, but it has percent possible sunshine stats instead. Similarly, when I make fictional climates, I fill in the percent sunshine stats first - and then am often too lazy to come up with a latitude and calculate the actual number of sunshine hours. I voted for 2/5 in the poll. Anything from 1800-3500 sun hours is good for me. Too cloudy is annoying and depressing - but so is too sunny, and I'm not going to get hung up on needing exactly 2,596 hours of sunshine per year either. |
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Post by MET on Oct 22, 2022 7:39:51 GMT -5
Temperature wise Ireland/UK is that bad. Cool to lukewarm crummers and winters that are quite chilly but not chilly enough for snow, just cold enough to be uncomfortable and generate endless mud. paddy234I much prefer that to a climate that generates endless swamps and alligators. |
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Post by lancerman on Oct 22, 2022 7:57:58 GMT -5
3- moderately important, especially in winter (more sun is better).
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Post by ilmc90 on Oct 22, 2022 10:23:41 GMT -5
3 - it is pretty important as I don't care for excessively sunny climates.
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Post by fairweatherfan on Oct 22, 2022 11:14:23 GMT -5
5. I believe Sunshine hours is one of the most important aspects to any climate. It's something the general population grasp the most when they think of certain climates along with temperature. For example where I come from has always been described as a depressing climate for many (Ireland/UK) yet temperature wise it isn't that bad. In fact temperature wise your much more likely to freeze your behind off in a New York winter yet these American cities are always seen as much more desirable. Largely because of sunshine which allows them to get a very sunny summers in which even if temperatures are cooler will still feel warmer than an overcast day with the same temperatures. Coming from such a cloudy country it has an effect on you. The sun is associated with good feelings, holidays in the Mediterranean, Amazing beaches and just puts you in a good mood from the moment you get up in the morning. For this reason I don't think I'd like to live in a climate with less than 3000 hours of sunshine. New Zealand was a step up from where I am from but even then I felt it wasn't enough. Interesting observations. People's preferences are very individual, the same weather can bring different reactions in different people. I was blessed to have lived my life in sunny climates. Not sure about the specific sunshine hours, America doesn't record sunshine hours anymore. For me personally, it doesn't matter whether its sunny or cloudy. Maybe I just take sunshine for granted. Prior to joining this forum, I never took notice of whether the weather was sunny or cloudy. |
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Post by fairweatherfan on Oct 22, 2022 11:14:46 GMT -5
3 - it is pretty important as I don't care for excessively sunny climates. Interesting to see that you dislike sunny weather. Certainly goes against the grain of society. |
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Post by ilmc90 on Oct 22, 2022 11:21:49 GMT -5
3 - it is pretty important as I don't care for excessively sunny climates. Interesting to see that you dislike sunny weather. Certainly goes against the grain of society. Some sun is okay, just not everyday for months on end. |
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Post by fairweatherfan on Oct 22, 2022 11:25:22 GMT -5
Interesting to see that you dislike sunny weather. Certainly goes against the grain of society. Some sun is okay, just not everyday for months on end. You’re still pretty unique for preferring cloudy weather |
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