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I wonder if London Ontario has the lowest # of hours of sun for any place 42 degrees from the equator and low altitude. (under 1000 feet asl)
Perhaps somewhere in Northern Japan at 42 N might be a contender.
"Daily sunshine amounts are only moderate in Japan due to the high humidity and abundant rainfall. Sunshine hours are lowest in northern Japan (Hokkaido and northern Honshu), about 2- 3 hours a day in winter and 5- 6 hours a day in summer." according to their National Environment Agency.
MacQuarie Island seems to be sunnier than Buxton for much of its year, in Jan 2010 they had 107 hrs sunshine, whereas in Buxton we had 81 hours of sunshine in July 2010. They also appear to have slightly sunnier winters than us. We make up for it with sunnier April - May - June.
But MacQuarie only averages about 830 hrs per year.
I wonder what a sunny day would feel like on Macquarie... would the cold wind off the ocean allow you to feel any kind of warmth from it?
It would feel very cold, due not only to the winds, but also that damp cold that just slices through your clothes. As Chester said, the record high is 14.4C, so it would never be comfortable. To get an idea of a typical summer month on Maquarie Island, February 2010 averaged 6.2C for the low and 9.6C for the high and the sunniest day (feb 12) had a high of 9.2C with winds in excess of 40km/h and a max gust of 72km/h. Also, the highest temp recorded for summer 09-10 was 11.9C on Jan 19.
It would feel very cold, due not only to the winds, but also that damp cold that just slices through your clothes. As Chester said, the record high is 14.4C, so it would never be comfortable. To get an idea of a typical summer month on Maquarie Island, February 2010 averaged 6.2C for the low and 9.6C for the high and the sunniest day (feb 12) had a high of 9.2C with winds in excess of 40km/h and a max gust of 72km/h. Also, the highest temp recorded for summer 09-10 was 11.9C on Jan 19.
Absolute hell that place!
Very unpleasant indeed, though I would think that overall, Campbell's greater gloominess (640 or fewer hrs/year average) would more than offset its slightly warmer temperatures (and it's also wetter). However Campbell's best ever days, being a little warmer, would trump MacQuarie's I suppose.
Perhaps somewhere in Northern Japan at 42 N might be a contender.
"Daily sunshine amounts are only moderate in Japan due to the high humidity and abundant rainfall. Sunshine hours are lowest in northern Japan (Hokkaido and northern Honshu), about 2- 3 hours a day in winter and 5- 6 hours a day in summer." according to their National Environment Agency.
Since they are approximations maybe.
55/31 ends up something like 1.8 hrs of sun per day.
It's sobering to realise that there are actually people residing in some of these subpolar climates: Stanley, Grytviken, Nuuk, Melbourne (), etc.
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Very unpleasant indeed, though I would think that overall, Campbell's greater gloominess (640 or fewer hrs/year average) would more than offset its slightly warmer temperatures (and it's also wetter). However Campbell's best ever days, being a little warmer, would trump MacQuarie's I suppose.
IIRC, Campbell Island has a record high of 21 C, so definitely well ahead of Macquarie.
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Perhaps somewhere in Northern Japan at 42 N might be a contender.
"Daily sunshine amounts are only moderate in Japan due to the high humidity and abundant rainfall. Sunshine hours are lowest in northern Japan (Hokkaido and northern Honshu), about 2- 3 hours a day in winter and 5- 6 hours a day in summer." according to their National Environment Agency.
How many hours does London, Ontario get?
Pretty sure somewhere like Queenstown, Tasmania or Hokitika, NZ would easily match London.
Pretty sure somewhere like Queenstown, Tasmania or Hokitika, NZ would easily match London.
London has 1800 hours.
Looks like Hokitika is pretty much similar at 1860 hours. A travel guide online says Queenstown has 1750 hours. So you're right -- they're fairly matched.
Sapporo, northern Japan has 1,775 hours.
I suppose that means though the American, Mediterranean, and interior continental Asian locales passed through by 42 N beat it, London isn't too different compared to the few oceanic or coastal locations worldwide its distance from the equator.
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