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Which of the following 3 SUMMER weather patterns do you prefer?
With summer approaching, I'm curious to know which of these three types of summers forumers prefer. I'm not going to name locations (to avoid any subconscious associations with the location itself) for this one; I'll just describe the climate of the said location and leave it to your imagination to associate the climate description with the possible geographic location. Also please no comments about how you'd prefer something completely different; just pick among the 3 choices.
A) An oceanic summer with average highs around 70-75 F and average lows around 55-58 F with a few dry heat waves with highs pushing 90 F albeit nighttime lows still around 60-65 F. When it is cloudy and/or raining the afternoon, the temperatures are usually in the 65-70 F range. No AC required and even if you had it, you might turn it on maybe 3 times during the whole summer. About 60 percent sunshine, average 8 days of rain per month and 2 thunderstorms a month.
B) A humid subtropical summer with average highs between 85-90 F and average lows between 72-77 F with a few humid heat waves pushing 95 F (with heat indexes of 110 F+) and dry, cooler spells of 80 F days. 70 percent possible sunshine with an average of 12-15 days of rain (usually very short lived) per month and 8-10 of those 12-15 days have thunderstorms. After the short-lived warm thunderstorms, you get balmy evenings with fireflies. AC is pretty much standard and goes on most days except for those few cooler, dry spells.
C) A hot desert climate with average highs between 112-117 F and average lows of 80-85 F with occasional heat waves with highs approaching 130 F once or twice a summer (with lows around 90 F). 99 percent possible sunshine and low humidity. Averages 1 thundershower for the entire summer with dry lightning possible maybe an additional 1-2 times. AC is absolutely essential for survival and is ubiquitous in every building and so are shaded parking garages everywhere you go. Any of the true heat lovers on here that would pick this option?
Last edited by ABrandNewWorld; 05-20-2015 at 11:09 PM..
Even I'd pick A over C but I'd still pick C over a subarctic winter. You don't have to "shovel" heat.
Yikes but to deal with occasional 130 F? That's way too much. I love cold and snow and physical exercise, so I don't mind shoveling, unless it's wet, low ratio snow.
I'd go for 'A' as I'm not really into humid and hot climates. The ocean tends to moderate the temperature extremes. So oceanic climates are my favorites.
Option B is what I spent my early life in and its truly awful in the summer. Option C is pretty bad but I might be tempted to take it over Option B.
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