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Post by glacier on Oct 25, 2017 11:50:40 GMT -5
Every year Money Sense magazine lists the best cities to live in in Canada, and climate is one of the factors they consider. Their Ontario-centric view of the world means that Ottawa and Toronto end up with the best climates in Canada (especially in terms of precipitation).
I'd like to develop my own system that better reflects reality. Here are some initial thoughts:
1) SCREW minimum temperatures. I couldn't give a flying you-know-what what the temperature is doing when I'm sleeping. I only care about afternoon temperatures.
2) Daily maximums should be set at 20 to 25C as ideal. Any deviation above and below that should count as negative. The higher the difference from idea, the higher the number.
3) Precipitation should count, but only if the maximum temperature is below 20C, but above 2C (ie. only when it's a cold rain).
4) Snow should count as a positive.
5) Wind should count too, but also only when the maximum temperature is below 20C.
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Post by alex992 on Oct 25, 2017 12:08:41 GMT -5
I think simply extrapolating how far a temperature is from 20-25 C and counting how severe it is is a bit misleading. One has to remember that temperatures get more extreme quicker when it's hot. For example, let's say the "ideal" high temp is 22.5 C. 45 C is the same distance from that as 0 C, but 45 C is far more extreme than 0 C. Hope that makes sense.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2017 12:30:11 GMT -5
Personally I think min temp should be taken into account since it influences what kind of vegetation the area can support.
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Post by alex992 on Oct 25, 2017 12:37:37 GMT -5
Personally I think min temp should be taken into account since it influences what kind of vegetation the area can support. Agreed. Also minimum temperatures affect evening temperatures. Lower lows but with the same highs = a quicker drop in the evening when a lot of people are outside. Acting like 35/10 is the exact same as 35/25 is a bit weird, lol. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2017 12:42:17 GMT -5
Yeah, and those lows aren't always when you're asleep. Sometimes they can be in the early evening, or more commonly when you're heading out to work in the morning.
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Post by alex992 on Oct 25, 2017 12:44:19 GMT -5
Yeah, there's a common misconception that low temps occur like at 2 AM, when in actuality they occur around sunrise or a few minutes after sunrise. Most people experience low temperatures.
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Post by glacier on Oct 25, 2017 12:49:14 GMT -5
I can see why lows should matter when the maximum temperature is over 25, but otherwise, it shouldn't matter. If there is a higher diurnal temperature variation, it generally means it's sunnier, which means higher leaf temperatures, and that's great.
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Post by The Gior from Ipanema on Oct 25, 2017 12:53:43 GMT -5
Lows definitely do matter, even if not as much as the highs. The lows occur right at about sunrise, so when you are heading off to class you might experience the lowest temperature of the day. Happened to me a lot in the winter of 2015
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Post by Lommaren on Oct 25, 2017 13:06:17 GMT -5
Lows here often come at 5-6 am. By then many people are starting their days off. When I departed for the train station last Friday at 6 am the overnight low of -0.1C hit downtown. So, yeah. They need to be taken somewhat into account.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2017 13:08:16 GMT -5
I head off not long after 6, last Monday it was 2C at that time. That low was definitely important to me.
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Post by boombo on Oct 25, 2017 14:07:15 GMT -5
I'd weight the highs twice as much as the lows, the lows do matter to some extent but certainly not as much as the afternoon temperatures as far as most people are concerned.
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Post by Steelernation on Oct 25, 2017 16:25:14 GMT -5
We get plenty of 70/30 (21/-1 C) says in spring here and they feel no different from 70/50 (21/10 C) days in fall.
That said lows still matter, although I think highs are more important.
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Post by glacier on Oct 25, 2017 16:50:29 GMT -5
I'd weight the highs twice as much as the lows, the lows do matter to some extent but certainly not as much as the afternoon temperatures as far as most people are concerned. I like this idea. Perhaps ideal high is 20 to 25, and the ideal low is dependent on the high. 10C at 25C, and 15C at 20C. |
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Post by sari on Oct 25, 2017 17:02:25 GMT -5
Ontario-centric view of the world That's a problem in Canadian media? I assume it's quite analogous to Eastcoastcentrism/Northeastcentrism in the US. |
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Post by glacier on Oct 26, 2017 11:46:17 GMT -5
Ontario-centric view of the world That's a problem in Canadian media? I assume it's quite analogous to Eastcoastcentrism/Northeastcentrism in the US. Yes. Ontario is by far the most populous province, and it's also home to capital city. And of course, Toronto, the largest city with the largest media groups. Oh, and in relation to the weather, The Weather Network (the largest private weather channel in Canada) comes from there, and they are really bad at predicting BC weather because they don't understand how dry air and mountains effect the climate out here. |
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Post by jgtheone on Nov 4, 2017 1:37:09 GMT -5
I would have thought that they'd chosen Victoria as the best climate lol, since it's the mildest and most comfortable.
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