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Post by cawfeefan on Nov 9, 2022 4:49:36 GMT -5
Two climates that don't have the best reputation here - similar in many ways, but with some key differences. Try to resist your urge to abstain! Portland doesn't have sunshine data, but I estimate it's somewhere around 2200-2300 hours. Portland  Since the Wikipedia data is based on the old site, here's the current station data.  San Francisco  |
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Post by greysrigging on Nov 9, 2022 5:09:49 GMT -5
Portland Victoria is about as bad as it gets along southern coastal Australia.... the absolute pits climatically actually with extreme changeable conditions all year round....well, no thats not entirely true. It's shithously changeable in spring, summer and autumn, and just simply shithouse in winter. San Francisco simply couldn't be more shithouse....could it ? Some more Portland info to convince y'all of the shittyness....   |
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Post by MET on Nov 9, 2022 11:02:37 GMT -5
SFO for being a bit milder.
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Post by massiveshibe on Nov 9, 2022 13:55:01 GMT -5
I wanted to choose SF for being drier, but the winters of San FranSHITsco are fucken gay. So I picked Portland instead.
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Post by fairweatherfan on Nov 9, 2022 14:18:27 GMT -5
Portland. Warmer, less laggy, and the variability keeps things exciting.
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Post by fairweatherfan on Nov 9, 2022 14:24:32 GMT -5
Portland Victoria is about as bad as it gets along southern coastal Australia.... the absolute pits climatically actually with extreme changeable conditions all year round....well, no thats not entirely true. It's shithously changeable in spring, summer and autumn, and just simply shithouse in winter. San Francisco simply couldn't be more shithouse....could it ?San Francisco could be more shithouse. These stats are actually from the "good" part of the city. Over by the coast it's a lot more shithouse, foggy all summer, rarely gets above 70F. It's not my cup of tea, but some people like it.  |
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Post by Ethereal on Nov 9, 2022 20:34:34 GMT -5
Easily SF for its high sunshine ours (indeed, the US sunshine hours are overstated by 200 hrs, so SF will have 2800 hrs of sun, which is very sufficient)
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Post by 🖕🏿Mörön🖕🏿 on Nov 9, 2022 21:42:00 GMT -5
Portland is just better all around.
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Post by cawfeefan on Nov 10, 2022 6:51:42 GMT -5
Portland for having some summer rain and being more changeable (even if it can get crazy at times)
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Post by AJ1013 on Nov 10, 2022 7:06:48 GMT -5
Portland despite it still being a garbage boring climate with cool crummers and pathetic winters.
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Post by greysrigging on Nov 10, 2022 7:10:20 GMT -5
For all who think Portland VIC is 'better' than San Francisco.... could you handle this sorta changeability in spring, summer and autumn ?  |
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Post by 🖕🏿Mörön🖕🏿 on Nov 10, 2022 9:55:33 GMT -5
For all who think Portland VIC is 'better' than San Francisco.... could you handle this sorta changeability in spring, summer and autumn ? Yes, of course. It's not like SF never gets such swings, although it is much less frequent than in Australia. |
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Post by fairweatherfan on Nov 10, 2022 10:13:59 GMT -5
Unpopular opinion: I think they’re both good! San Francisco is comfortable, while Portland is ‘exciting’.
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Post by desiccatedi85 on Nov 10, 2022 17:49:51 GMT -5
Portland for being less laggy and having warmer summer days, as well as cooler winter days, and warmer springs with good heatwave potential.
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Post by Ethereal on Nov 10, 2022 21:26:34 GMT -5
For all who think Portland VIC is 'better' than San Francisco.... could you handle this sorta changeability in spring, summer and autumn ? That's why I detest VIC climates. Now this can be exciting and fun variability for some but to me this will be fricking annoying! Airconditioner one day and the desire for a fan heater the next. Ew.  |
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Post by AJ1013 on Nov 10, 2022 21:29:04 GMT -5
For all who think Portland VIC is 'better' than San Francisco.... could you handle this sorta changeability in spring, summer and autumn ? That's why I detest VIC climates. Now this can be exciting and fun variability for some but to me this will be fricking annoying! Airconditioner one day and the desire for a fan heater the next. Ew. That’s what makes it better. That “changeability” isn’t that impressive either. |
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Post by fairweatherfan on Nov 10, 2022 21:34:45 GMT -5
That's why I detest VIC climates. Now this can be exciting and fun variability for some but to me this will be fricking annoying! Airconditioner one day and the desire for a fan heater the next. Ew. That’s what makes it better. That “changeability” isn’t that impressive either. 43 to 17 is really impressive |
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Post by cawfeefan on Nov 10, 2022 22:25:26 GMT -5
That’s what makes it better. That “changeability” isn’t that impressive either. 43 to 17 is really impressive I've experienced 43 to 17 before and I gotta say it was a strange sensation, even though I'm accustomed to wild temp swings in summer. I don't know how to describe it exactly, but it was quite disorienting and gave me 'hangover' vibes. However, the changeability usually doesn't bother me too much, as long as it's not a 26 degree daily drop lol. Having never experienced properly stable summers before (though the past summer was relatively stable), this is just a normal part of life. |
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Post by greysrigging on Nov 11, 2022 0:15:59 GMT -5
^^I had a 'changeable' day just now..
35c at noon, then a storm blew in and dropped the temp to 25c...was like someone turned on one of Benny's giant AC's.... back up to 30c now.
The biggest drop I've experienced ( over 2 days ) was 44c up at Tocumwal on the Murray River, next day we drove down to Melbourne and I took my kids on Puffing Billy steam train in the Dandenongs. Was 38c at Bonnie Doon, then 30klm later south of the Ranges is a cold 18c and raining. Then the next day staying with friends at Phillip Island the temp maxed out at 14.5c in the teeth of a Bass Strait gale ! that was tough on a Darwin family I can tell you !!
And yes, it is somewhat disorientating haha.
Another time I flew to Tasmania from the WA Pilbara and walked the Cradle Mountain Track in cold drizzly 8c temps....after literally weeks of +43c temps at work. Then flew home to a hot humid Darwin wet season week before back to the dry desolate Pilbara heat....
Now that really does take some getting used to, haha
Oh, just remembered a coupla years ago I drove from Darwin to Melbourne ( takes 3 days ) so right through the Territory and South Australian Outback its 40c, then I get to Port Augusta just before dark, a cold frontal change has swept through and the temp is on 15c ! In February !. I was meeting up with some friends in their campervan for a few beers, and sitting around in the cold had me shivering and I had to wrap myself in a beach towell to keep warm....lol
So yeah, fuck the changeability....haha
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Post by chesternz on Nov 11, 2022 11:24:51 GMT -5
San Fran, drier and sunnier.
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