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In Cleveland, our average autumn temperature is 51.1 degrees. spring is 46.2 degrees, which means autumn is around 5 degrees warmer than spring. March and December are around the same temperature and get the same amount of snowfall. November and April get the same amount of snow as well. Average September temperature is 62.5 degrees and May is 57.3 degrees. So we do have a considerable lag for spring to warm up and autumn to cool down. Personally, I like it when it's colder when the days are long in spring and warmer when the days are short in autumn
You've all probably heard of San Fransisco's amazing 2 month seasonal lag during summer, but what about winter? I found that the newer data for Svalbard as well as some locations in Greenland such as Nuuk have 2 month seasonal lag as well with March being the coldest month. Longyearbyen in Svalbard has April being colder than December which is pretty crazy.
You've all probably heard of San Fransisco's amazing 2 month seasonal lag during summer, but what about winter? I found that the newer data for Svalbard as well as some locations in Greenland such as Nuuk have 2 month seasonal lag as well with March being the coldest month. Longyearbyen in Svalbard has April being colder than December which is pretty crazy.
Thought I was born in September I prefer Easter than Christmas. I prefer spring than winter. The only month I hate is November.
Why does seasonal lag seem to be much more pronounced in the northern hemisphere than the southern hemisphere? If it is caused by the oceans taking a while to warm up, you might expect seasonal lag to be stronger in the SH than NH.
Why does seasonal lag seem to be much more pronounced in the northern hemisphere than the southern hemisphere? If it is caused by the oceans taking a while to warm up, you might expect seasonal lag to be stronger in the SH than NH.
I think it may have something to do with the sun's distance to the earth.
I guess that the strong presence of seasonal anticyclones/cyclones favor the development of seasonal lags, as they rule the general circulation of a region: you don’t need the surrounding waters to influence your temperature; you just need the winds to come from the correct direction. So, although it seems counterintuitive, the continental nature of the NH is the cause.
No lag here, as January and July are usually the "extreme" months, although we can have a warmer January than december or even February. Winter is generally quite uneven and harder to predict than summer which rarely disappoints in terms of heat.
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