Don't Laugh.....it's the official San Diego weather (or lack of) thread (Corona: safe, beach)

[The A-Team]

Originally Posted by kcda

My relatives from Seattle like to spend their summers on the Oregon coast where sweatshirts/windbreakers are the norm during the day. The water is so chilly they just go tidepooling. My mother-in-law is so used to their low temps that if it is in the low 70's here she thinks it's hot.

A-Team: why did you leave Fayetteville? Especially since you like hot & humid weather. I read an article listing best cities to reinvent yourself and Fayetteville was one of those cities.

Because I grew up there my entire life and wanted a change. Plus, i wanted to live in a city with more opportunities, more things to do etc etc. I also really wanted to come to the west coast because it always interested me, beautiful scenery, open minded people, etc. Plus, you can't reinvent yourself in a place you are already from Don't get me wrong Fayetteville is beautiful and a very nice place, but it was just time for me to hit up a city in a completely different area and begin the next phase of my life(that was about 3 years ago when i moved to Seattle). Now I'm ready to hit California up because i really like it in general(hell, i even really like Bakersfield, central California(Fresno/Modesto area), and Sacramento which many people seem not to care for.), love palm trees, beautiful scenery, sunshine, a little closer to friends and family(and not as many HUGE blizzardy mountains in the way of the drive as coming from here!). Besides, i usually spend my summers in Arkansas so I'll get plenty of heat and humidity lol, and I spend christmas there so I'll also get to see some snow....so I'll still get to experience the seasons

[mini_cute]

I don't fancy the May gray which I am experiencing for the first time. But this is a 100-fold improvement from east coast weather! I love it.

I think I'm even going to hit the beach this weekend. La Jolla Shores here I come!

[kcda]

Originally Posted by The A-Team

Plus, i wanted to live in a city with more opportunities, more things to do etc etc. I also really wanted to come to the west coast because it always interested me, beautiful scenery, open minded people, etc. Plus, you can't reinvent yourself in a place you are already from Don't get me wrong Fayetteville is beautiful and a very nice place, but it was just time for me to hit up a city in a completely different area and begin the next phase of my life(that was about 3 years ago when i moved to Seattle). Now I'm ready to hit California up because i really like it in general(hell, i even really like Bakersfield, central California(Fresno/Modesto area), and Sacramento which many people seem not to care for.)

I understand completely. I'm impressed that you even like Bakersfield, Fresno and Sacramento. Those cities aren't easy to love.

[sdurbanite]

Originally Posted by Nick682

Denver, Colorado has more sunny days than SD, yet I don't hear them frothing at the mouth about it, like most San Diegans do.

You do know that the whole "Denver has more than 300 sunny days a year" is misleading claim by the City's Chamber of Commerce, right? You don't hear Denverites bragging about this fact, because it simply isn't true and even they know it.

I've posted this before, but here's a link to the Colorado Climate Center explaining this urban myth - Colorado Climate Center - Questions and Answers

Originally Posted by mini_cute

I think I'm even going to hit the beach this weekend. La Jolla Shores here I come!

You won't be alone at the beach this weekend because once again, inland temps are expected to reach 100 degrees!! Yippee!!!

[The A-Team]

Originally Posted by kcda

I understand completely. I'm impressed that you even like Bakersfield, Fresno and Sacramento. Those cities aren't easy to love.

I dont know, from the first time in entered California, i got this feeling....its hard to describe, its kinda like being excited, but whatever that feeling is I REALLY like it lol and want to feel it all the time! I even like driving on the 99 through Fresno etc lol, a place a lot of people HATE...the only thing i don't like is the lack of signs telling you where to exit etc, other than that I even like the vibe in the area and its kinda pretty too. Then again i really love OKC and Tulsa, places many people find hard to love lol, so maybe its just me But yea Sacramento is a very nice place and Bakersfield is nice too, the people there are always so friendly! Reminds me of back home in the South.

[Nick682]

[quote=sdurbanite;3748685]You do know that the whole "Denver has more than 300 sunny days a year" is misleading claim by the City's Chamber of Commerce, right? You don't hear Denverites bragging about this fact, because it simply isn't true and even they know it.

I've posted this before, but here's a link to the Colorado Climate Center explaining this urban myth - Colorado Climate Center - Questions and Answers


I read it, I'm not surprised and I don't doubt if the facts were overlooked. There are huge economic gains (tourism, new residents) for fudging the sunny days numbers I'm sure. I realize the web is full of bad info, thats why I try to look at a few different sources.

Here's one site:
Mean Number of Clear Days - Western Regional Climate Center (WRCC)
and another:
World Facts and Figures - Weather Facts and Statistics

Both of these show San Diego at 146 sunny days a year, Denver is very close behind. I think Denver said 116 or in the 120's, so I stand corrected about that. I did read somewhere that Denver had more though, maybe the scam you were saying. Regardless, if you look at SD on the list, 146 is above average but it's nothing extraordinary.

I would list the cities that get more sun but there's too many so people will just have to check out the site. Surprisingly, Honolulu gets less sun than many places. I would bet if you asked people, many would call it a sunny place. I think that many times people just automatically associate beach with sunny days.

[sdurbanite]

Originally Posted by Nick682

Both of these show San Diego at 146 sunny days a year, Denver is very close behind. I think Denver said 116 or in the 120's, so I stand corrected about that. I did read somewhere that Denver had more though, maybe the scam you were saying. Regardless, if you look at SD on the list, 146 is above average but it's nothing extraordinary.

Thanks for posting those links...I'm a fact geek like you wouldn't believe!

I'm sure if someone tracked the number of clear days in Escondido or El Cajon, their numbers would be around 180 days.

To be fair, the SD Convention & Visitors Bureau has also done a bang up job convincing everyone that it's always sunny and 72 degrees here everyday, when we all know that isn't true, either.

[kcda]

Oregon's Chamber of Commerce likes to advertise that New York, Atlanta, and a few others rain more than Oregon. Come to find out they are averaging western Oregon (Portland) and eastern Oregon (the desert) to come up with that figure.

[sdurbanite]

Originally Posted by kcda

Oregon's Chamber of Commerce likes to advertise that New York, Atlanta, and a few others rain more than Oregon. Come to find out they are averaging western Oregon (Portland) and eastern Oregon (the desert) to come up with that figure.

My friends in Seattle tried telling me something along the same lines and I quickly reminded them that NYC, ATL, etc, may get more rain, but Seattle has more DAYS of rain/clouds than every major city, except maybe Pittburgh. That usually shuts them up.

I was in Vancouver, BC and read in one of their travel brochures that they receive more hours of sunshine in a year than San Diego. I think the formula they used had to do with how summer days are longer up there, thus having more hours of sunlight in a day. Now that's what you call stretching the truth!

[kcda]

Originally Posted by sdurbanite

My friends in Seattle tried telling me something along the same lines and I quickly reminded them that NYC, ATL, etc, may get more rain, but Seattle has more DAYS of rain/clouds than every major city, except maybe Pittburgh. That usually shuts them up.

I was in Vancouver, BC and read in one of their travel brochures that they receive more hours of sunshine in a year than San Diego. I think the formula they used had to do with how summer days are longer up there, thus having more hours of sunlight in a day. Now that's what you call stretching the truth!

Lol! who would ever believe Vancouver to be sunnier than San Diego.