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Originally Posted by koyaanisqatsi1
Perth RO: March 1898 - March 1992 (94 years of complete records) 2888 hours pa. RWood's right - obstructions from "new" high rise buildings, especially in later years, certainly effected sun readings from the east/west.
Perth Aero: starting January 1993, the running average ending June 2010 is 3211 hours.
The past 17 years have been the driest, sunniest on record (with a few exceptions). You know, I'm not sure Perth has even exceed it's annual average of 869.4 mm since 1996, when Mundaring Weir overflowed.
The past 17 years have been the driest, sunniest on record (with a few exceptions). You know, I'm not sure Perth has even exceed it's annual average of 869.4 mm since 1996, when Mundaring Weir overflowed.
That's for the now-closed RO site. Airport site currently averages 774mm and metro 735mm. You're right though. Rainfall has decreased significantly during the winter season, in line with other SE centres, but increased - not much though - more during spring, example being September last year, recording rain on 26 days but totals not overtly high with the majority of sites getting average totals (70-90mm).
As for sunshine, August/September last year had their lowest ever totals, for the airport site that is, as the old RO site for the former had 129 hours in 1945, along with the wettest Aug. on record - 318mm/12.51in. - which still stands today and the latter 147 hours in 1907.
When I look at the data, I would say San Francisco. I think in Europe, this city is perceived as a mediterranean one, like Los Angeles, but the summer are pretty cool (about 18°C in july). If you add the cold waters (Alaska stream), it does not seem a fine place to live.
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When I look at the data, I would say San Francisco. I think in Europe, this city is perceived as a mediterranean one, like Los Angeles, but the summer are pretty cool (about 18°C in july). If you add the cold waters (Alaska stream), it does not seem a fine place to live.
Technically it is Mediterranean, although it's summers are about as cool as those of Northern Scotland.
Go to plain old 'San Francisco, San Francisco County, USA' (other stations aren't right in the CBD). And you'll see both stations average 11-18C or so in July.
Go to plain old 'San Francisco, San Francisco County, USA' (other stations aren't right in the CBD). And you'll see both stations average 11-18C or so in July.
Yes, but SF has the almost unique characteristic of peaking late in the season - Sept & Oct, when the Scot. places are far cooler. And we won't even dream of comparing sunshine....
SF gets a lot of bad press in this forum - I think it's great.
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Yes, but SF has the almost unique characteristic of peaking late in the season - Sept & Oct, when the Scot. places are far cooler. And we won't even dream of comparing sunshine....
SF gets a lot of bad press in this forum - I think it's great.
Well I was really only talking about July, but you get the picture, SF's summers are awfully chilly, but then it's not so far from the warm sunny Bay Area hinterland.
It seems all of coastal California from Morro Bay northwards is pure hell. Not a big fan of the inland areas around San Lius Obispo, Paso Robles, Salinas etc... too damn cold at night.
But I'd kill for Redding's climate, those bloody.... (yeah make up your own words here)...
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