Spring 2012 Thread (March-May) (night, places, world, sunshine)

[ilovemycomputer90]

Today was windier than I expected. Quite chilly too. Current temperature is 30 F, but the wind chill is around 20 F. Tomorrow's forecasted high is around 40 F, but next week is expected to be in the 60s. Should be interesting to see what this spring dishes out for us.

[ilovemycomputer90]

March 1945 was the warmest March on record in much of the US. Fascinating read from the Detroit NWS:

Mild March of 1945

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We have to be the unluckiest place in England in terms of sunshine this month!!

Originally Posted by dhdh

Why would anybody complain? Because people might have their own preferences buddy and dislike cloudy, rainy, foggy, drizzly days for weeks and weeks. (38 sunshine hours in Feb 2012 for HK!)

Hong Kong won't get really sunnier before July although it will definitely get warmer. But the sunshine % is going to stay low for at least a few months now...then stay above 50% after July.

As for Hong Kong being laid back, relaxing and having a good air quality, either you have never set foot in this city or you are being very sarcastic because it's the exact opposite...

That is okay/fine if that is your weather preferences since different people have different weather preferences.

However, you don’t ever get bored of sunny warm/hot weather for at least 3 months and at least sometimes?

For June to September, I actually have similar weather preferences as you with enjoying sunny warm/hot weather. (80s/90s for highs and 60s/70s for lows).

However, for the rest of the year I prefer very different weather such as cooler temperatures, much more clouds, more rain, etc.

So what Hong Kong has for Late Winter/Early Spring (many cloudy/rainy/drizzly/foggy days in a row) is something I enjoy for that time of the year.

I know plenty of things about Hong Kong. This city has plenty of tropical/subtropical beaches and islands in the area, so I assumed this made it more laid back in some ways etc. And I was not necessarily saying it is very laid back, I was just saying the recent weather might be making it more laid back.

I also was not saying Hong Kong’s air quality is good year round. I just don’t think the air quality is always so bad. Air quality seems to vary a lot there between decently good air quality and bad air quality days which is true for plenty of big cities. Plus, Hong Kong has one of the highest life expectancy and well being rates in the world, so the air quality can’t be that bad.

Hong Kong is one of those great places in the world where it is easy to overcome less than ideal weather.

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Hong Kong is one of those great places in the world where it is easy to overcome less than ideal weather.

Completely agree.

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Well it's turned out sunny here after all.

I know I've been moaning a lot but we've done well in terms of sunshine so far this month - only 2 sunless days, 4 days with more then 7 hours of sun and 2 days with 9 hours or more - totaling 39.4 hours. If this keeps up we'll be well above average I'd have thought.

[Patricius Maximus]

Originally Posted by MrMarbles

These temperature fluctuations are just insane.

What temperature fluctuations? All I see where you are is heat, heat, and more heat. This stereotype of "up and down" weather really annoys me, as if it constitutes such a great fluctuation to go from warmth to more warmth and then back to just warmth. Now if one had what Coloradans sometimes have (60F warmth and then snow), or what I believe the Mid Atlantic had in March 2009 (snow and very cold temps then very warm temps), then that would be what I'd call "up and down" weather.

I also like Stumbler's post. That picture is a reflection of my own views on what people call Spring, which is usually the too-hot, too-humid, too-sunny, too-early version that comes in March with Summer right on its heels, instead of the cooler, cloudier, in my view "proper" spring that comes later in the year sometime in May (not that that has much relation to snowmen). Spring is second only to Winter when it comes to my favorite seasons, but only as long as it stays in its place. A typical American Spring is reviled by me almost as much as a Summer.

[nei]

Originally Posted by Patricius Maximus

What temperature fluctuations? All I see where you are is heat, heat, and more heat. This stereotype of "up and down" weather really annoys me, as if it constitutes such a great fluctuation to go from warmth to more warmth and then back to just warmth. Now if one had what Coloradans sometimes have (60F warmth and then snow), or what I believe the Mid Atlantic had in March 2009 (snow and very cold temps then very warm temps), then that would be what I'd call "up and down" weather.

No, this is one of the most up and down weeks I can remember.

First week of March: Snow on the ground and highs barely above freezing. NYC had no snow, but it was relatively cold week, except one day that reached the mid 50s! So far we're averaging much colder than March 2010, but that could change, but the first week will drag it down, more so than the few cold snaps in 2010.
Tuesday morning: 10°F
Thursday afternoon: 68°F
Friday evening: back to near freezing; snow flurries
Right now: about freezing, but sunday will have highs in the upper 50s

I also like Stumbler's post. That picture is a reflection of my own views on what people call Spring, which is usually the too-hot, too-humid, too-sunny, too-early version that comes in March with Summer right on its heels, instead of the cooler, cloudier, in my view "proper" spring that comes later in the year sometime in May (not that that has much relation to snowmen). Spring is second only to Winter when it comes to my favorite seasons, but only as long as it stays in its place. A typical American Spring is reviled by me almost as much as a Summer.

Your description makes little sense, it sounds like you live in a very different climate than me. Even so, cooler and cloudier in May than March? While random hot are possible, humidity is impossible until early May here.

And "real spring" takes forever to arrive, anyway. If by your definition, "real winter" is a dormant period in vegetation, "real spring" should be when it's not hot (or close to the warmest temps of the year if your climate is mild) but mild enough for vegetation to grow or start growing. Instead we have an extended period that's neither here nor there; with mild ish days but frequent cold nights preventing much of anything growing till at least early April. It's a frustrating season that feels neither here nor there.

The next week is forecast to have highs around 60°F, and even better lows above freezing. Hopefully the grass will turn lush and green instead the parched brown look we have everywhere.

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Originally Posted by dunno what to put here

Well it's turned out sunny here after all.

I know I've been moaning a lot but we've done well in terms of sunshine so far this month - only 2 sunless days, 4 days with more then 7 hours of sun and 2 days with 9 hours or more - totaling 39.4 hours. If this keeps up we'll be well above average I'd have thought.

Just did the calculations, we're averaging 4.3 hours of sun a day and if this keeps up we'll have 133 hours of sun for the entire month, average for this area is between 95 and 105 hours

[Weatherfan2]

I'm averaging 3.8 hours a day, given that the last two days have been generally quite cloudy. One problem here is that because the town is situated in a bowl, we get about 2-3 hours less sun in this time of year due to the hills, not cloud. If it wasn't for the hills we'd have 1300-1400hrs a year like Manchester rather than the lower 1200.