If you could make one modification to your climate... (dewpoint, thunderstorms, degrees)
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I think that would truly be a miracle. I honestly can't even fathom it long enough to speculate!
Welcome to my reality.
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My forearms and face can and do burn, but I have to be in the sun quite a bit for it to be noticeable. But my upper body will burn quite a bit, honestly, in maybe 20 to 30 minutes of full sun exposure. It's ridiculous how quickly my pasty areas burn! (Apologies for how disgusting that sentence probably sounded )
It didn't sound that disgusting.
Would that be a painful burn in 20-30 minutes, or just sensitive red skin?
It didn't sound that disgusting.
Would that be a painful burn in 20-30 minutes, or just sensitive red skin?
Probably in between, if I remember correctly (it's been a while since I allowed my upper body to get sunburned). My forearms will get burned a little, which just makes my skin sensitive. And I've had my back sunburned so badly I couldn't sleep at night. The 20-30 minute sunburn is probably in between those two. Just enough pain to be annoying.
Probably in between, if I remember correctly (it's been a while since I allowed my upper body to get sunburned). My forearms will get burned a little, which just makes my skin sensitive. And I've had my back sunburned so badly I couldn't sleep at night. The 20-30 minute sunburn is probably in between those two. Just enough pain to be annoying.
Well at least it isn't full-on painful,
but I can still see why you avoid sun exposure because you can only handle brief periods of sun
before you feel negative effects the next day.
At least you don't have sensitivity to UV like people with a sun allergy.
With my base-tan, I can go at least 45 minutes before I get any pinkish-sensitivity
and it only becomes uncomfortable the next day on my chest or back after 1 or 2 hrs.
Give me SPF 15 and I can be outside all day and feel no sensitivity.
Was in coastal Delaware this past weekend (a little over 2 hours south of Philly). Places like Lewes, DE have an avg high and low of 45F/28F in January. Check out the veg I saw there like Crepe Myrtle's everywhere, Southern Magnolia, Palms, etc:
Wow... the vegetation in those pics looks almost identical to here in Vancouver.. in fact if you didn't tell me it was in Delaware.. I would have guessed it was here.
Its very strange. Australian cities seem to have a narrow range of winter temperatures, yet a massive range of summer ones.
I don't know where the picture in that article was taken but I can guarantee you it was not taken in Melbourne proper. Somewhere up in the Australian Alps would be my guess.
Wow... the vegetation in those pics looks almost identical to here in Vancouver.. in fact if you didn't tell me it was in Delaware.. I would have guessed it was here.
Winter temperatures in coastal Delaware don't look much different to Vancouver. Are bananas common in Vancouver gardens?.
I'm surprised at how close the pine trees are to the house in the 3rd photo, given the storms they can get there. Winter shading would be a problem too.
Winter temperatures in coastal Delaware don't look much different to Vancouver. Are bananas common in Vancouver gardens?.
I'm surprised at how close the pine trees are to the house in the 3rd photo, given the storms they can get there. Winter shading would be a problem too.
Yes, cold hardy bananas are very common in gardens here although they usually die back most winters and regrow again in the spring.
Yes, cold hardy bananas are very common in gardens here although they usually die back most winters and regrow again in the spring.
Similar to here, they typically get the most of their leaves fried by the frost and start growing again by about mid spring. It isn't cold enough for them to die back to ground level. Some years aren't as bad and will see unmarked leaves all year. They set fruit during the 2nd or 3rd year. Not that common though, with only about 5 % of gardens having them.
I'd make Apr - Oct 6 C colder, Mar and Nov 13 C colder, Dec, Jan and Feb 20 C colder.
So this is the new climate box:
I'd rate it a B. My main qualm is the long summer. It can be stormier year-round especially in winter, though the current winter storminess is enough for some nice snowfalls. A huge improvement from the real Hong Kong.
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