Climate Battle: Sable Island, NS vs. Maatsukyer Island, TAS (snow, warm, record)

[deneb78]

Which climate of these two small oceanic islands at 43 degrees latitude would you choose? I'd choose Maatsuyker for much warmer winters.

Station Results | Canada's National Climate Archive

Climate statistics for Australian locations

[george960]

This is a tricky one, but I think I will go with Sable Island, for the warmer summer and more seasonal variation. Both climates are horrible though and they each get an F rating from me.

[Flight Simmer]

Both are terrible, but I'll go with Maatsukyer Island. Much warmer winters, and actually gets some warmth, there are a good handfull of days over 25C every summer, and atleast 1-2 days over 30C with periods above 20C during nighttime hours, infact it had a 23.5C overnight low in February this year, not to mention a record high 34.7C vs 29.6C at Sable Island.

Current temp at Maatsukyer, 11:30pm April 14 .... 16C /61F.

[Bottletree]

Wouldn't live in either of these, but the one in Tasmania would get my vote.

[Joe90]

Maatsukyer Island for me. Way warmer.

[dxnerd86]

Sable Island, no contest. Gets way more snow (Maatsukyer may see a dusting every now and then).

[ChesterNZ]

Originally Posted by Flight Simmer

Both are terrible, but I'll go with Maatsukyer Island. Much warmer winters, and actually gets some warmth, there are a good handfull of days over 25C every summer, and atleast 1-2 days over 30C with periods above 20C during nighttime hours, infact it had a 23.5C overnight low in February this year, not to mention a record high 34.7C vs 29.6C at Sable Island.

Current temp at Maatsukyer, 11:30pm April 14 .... 16C /61F.

Maatsukyer Island only averages 0.6 days over 30 C a year and the decile 9 temp in Feb is 23 C: Climate statistics for Australian locations

Still better than Sable Island though.

[Flight Simmer]

Originally Posted by ChesterNZ

Maatsukyer Island only averages 0.6 days over 30 C a year and the decile 9 temp in Feb is 23 C: Climate statistics for Australian locations

Still better than Sable Island though.

Well yeah but what I'm saying is that it is more prone to heat than Sable Island.

[LRUA]

Originally Posted by Flight Simmer

Well yeah but what I'm saying is that it is more prone to heat than Sable Island.

True, however Sable Island has warmer average summer temperatures.
Not just "record" temperatures, once or twice a year, LOL.
One day temperature of 30c and low of 23c is a good thing?
Not for me, LOL.

Sable Island all the way

[Ttad]

Maatsuyker Island

In general, I will always pick the one that is more temperate.