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Originally Posted by polo89
Barrow Alaska.
Well on opposite day, it is definitely Barrow, Alaska.
I would love to live in Barrow Alaska's awesome tropical climate.
So many people live there because the weather is so nice and habitable.
Just because it gets sort of cold a few times does not mean it is not tropical.
When it is not opposite day:
I would hate to live in Barrow, Alaska's horrible arctic tundra climate. Almost nobody lives there because the weather is horrible and not habitable.
Just because there were a few times it was not freezing cold there does not mean it is not an arctic tundra.
The most lush tropical USA city is definitely Hilo Hawaii. Averages 130 inches of precipitation.
However other areas of Hawaii and Florida are still lush. Actually, for Hilo to get that much precipitation it does seem to get plenty of sunshine.
Would you say Hilo, given it's climatic averages? Warm and rains like crazy, while it gets sunshine but not much at all.
When I went to Hilo I saw people mowing their lawns in the rain. You know that it rains a lot when people know that there's no use in waiting for it to stop before mowing their lawn. It's lush, but I wouldn't want to live there.
I don't really consider Hilo a "big city" but it definitely is very lush and practically a rain forest. There are so many waterfalls and just super, dense rainforest's within very close proximity to the city. I think maybe that's why the water is colder on that side of the island compared to Kona, because of all the runoff from the mountain.
Honolulu really doesnt' really get much rain near the coast, you have to go towards the mountains or to the windward side to get the super lush, wet areas. Miami has a dry season too that places like Hilo don't have.
Miami is in a true tropical zone though. Parts of Hawaii are, but the overall climate is tropical w/microclimates.
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