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Terribly warm? Come on, SF has the coolest summers of all major towns in the US
SF is terribly warm for me, and considering that virtually the entirety of the U.S. has hot summers, San Francisco being the coolest among them proves nothing, nor does it make it summer-less. However summers there (I'm talking the hottest months of Sep-Oct here) aren't too bad but ideally should be cooler, especially at night. My standard is what I like, not the average American climate. The main grievance I have with it is that the temperatures stay similar to that year-round; there is no cooldown of any consequence. Springs are too warm, Autumns are too warm, and with 50's and rain being the rule for wintertime and snow being rare, that is definitely terribly warm, practically winterless in fact.
Compare it to my dream climate (or even to my "yardstick" of Winnipeg). There is such a wide gulf between them and SanFran that you would have to agree that I would logically consider it to be terribly warm (although more so in other seasons than summer). I'm sure you know that there are three other seasons besides summer to evaluate.
Somewhat off-topic, San Francisco is the coolest among major towns in summer in the United States, excluding Alaska. Not the whole country. I'd certainly consider Anchorage a major town (pop. about 300 000), and its summers are a step cooler than San Francisco's.
SF would have lower summer dewpoints and less intense sun, so I think would be more comfortable. Having being there in winter, I know it's comfortably mild at that time of the year as well.
Brisbane's summers are definitely anemic. Sticky and cool-to-warm.
I suppose your perceptions will be influenced by the fact that you visited Brisbane on a day that very nearly broke the record for lowest Feb high.
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Not much different than Toronto summer if you ignore Toronto's summer cold fronts.
I'd say there's quite a big difference between 21 / 30 C and 17 / 25 C especially given the higher humidity (ignoring cold fronts is a cop out). Not sure why you have such an animus against Brisbane.
I suppose your perceptions will be influenced by the fact that you visited Brisbane on a day that very nearly broke the record for lowest Feb high.
hahahaha.
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I'd say there's quite a big difference between 21 / 30 C and 17 / 25 C especially given the higher humidity (ignoring cold fronts is a cop out). Not sure why you have such an animus against Brisbane.
I wish it was at least as hot as Myrtle Beach, South Carolina is in summer, but it's not even close. It felt very Canadian imho.
The following day was average for temperatures, but with only 3 hrs sunshine. It didn't feel warm for very long.
I guess my biggest beef with Brisbane is that for me it doesn't live up to its own reputation.
Last edited by ColdCanadian; 03-19-2012 at 06:05 AM..
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