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Old 01-06-2011, 04:11 PM
 
Location: Bangkok, Thailand
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I think Asia in general is pretty cloudy. Most places there seem to have under 2000 sunshine hours.
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Old 01-07-2011, 02:20 AM
 
Location: London, UK
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That's true of coastal locations (Tokyo, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore), although Bangkok has some 2700 hours. More inland cities such as Beijing are quite sunny indeed (not talking about pollution!)
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Old 01-07-2011, 02:47 AM
 
Location: The western periphery of Terra Australis
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That's true of coastal locations (Tokyo, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore), although Bangkok has some 2700 hours. More inland cities such as Beijing are quite sunny indeed (not talking about pollution!)
Chongqing is inland and it gets like 1000 hours a year lol.
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Old 01-07-2011, 05:58 AM
 
Location: Mildura, Vic Australia
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^^ Those chinese cities are extraordinary in their cloudiness and their cold winters. These places are at 28-30°N and have winters with highs averaging under 10C and low close to 0.

Imagine Brisbane or Florida with winters like Vancouver!
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Old 01-07-2011, 06:01 AM
 
Location: Buxton, England
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Prevailing northerly winds, off a huuuuuge continental landmass, not surprising.

Global January Wind FLOWS:

http://www.andaman.org/BOOK/chapter5...o/Wind-Jan.gif

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Old 01-07-2011, 11:35 PM
 
Location: The western periphery of Terra Australis
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^^ Those chinese cities are extraordinary in their cloudiness and their cold winters. These places are at 28-30°N and have winters with highs averaging under 10C and low close to 0.

Imagine Brisbane or Florida with winters like Vancouver!
Yeah thank the mighty Siberian Anticyclone. Much of Northeastern Asia is rainless during the winter months.

Shanghai has winters about on par with London (colder nights and slightly warmer days) but despite it being the 'dry season' it gets plenty of cloud and drizzle.

Seoul to me is probably the most amazing of the lot. Both further SOUTH and nearer the coast than Beijing, it still manages to be just as cold! That's a bit like Virginia Beach being as cold as Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
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Old 01-12-2011, 07:57 PM
 
Location: In transition
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No kidding about cold winter climates in Asia.. what would you rather endure... a Melbourne winter or a Seoul winter (same latitude from the equator)
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Old 01-13-2011, 04:39 AM
 
Location: Buxton, England
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I would take the Seoul winter because I'd at least be guarenteed a much hotter/humid summer than Melbourne could ever offer. Avg high 30°C, average low 23-24°C.
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Old 01-13-2011, 09:19 PM
 
Location: Melbourne, Australia
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I would take the Seoul winter because I'd at least be guarenteed a much hotter/humid summer than Melbourne could ever offer. Avg high 30°C, average low 23-24°C.
Seoul has 5 months of the year colder than Melbourne's coldest month of July.

No thanks.
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Old 01-13-2011, 10:53 PM
 
Location: In transition
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Yeah I'd take Melbourne's climate any day over Seoul..
record low in Melbourne: -2.8C
record low in Seoul: -24C
number of average annual frost days in Melbourne: 0
number of average annual frost days in Seoul: 92
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