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View Poll Results: Pick one option to improve your location's climate:
Decrease average winter temperatures by 6C (~11F) 19 26.03%
Increase average winter temperatures by 6C (~11F) 20 27.40%
Decrease average summer temperatures by 6C (~11F) 10 13.70%
Increase average summer temperatures by 6C (~11F) 5 6.85%
Decrease yearly sunshine 400 hours 3 4.11%
Increase yearly sunshine by 400 hours 8 10.96%
Decrease total precipitation by 8 inches (~200mm) - also slightly lowers average dew point 1 1.37%
Increase total precipitation by 8 inches (~200mm) - also slightly increases average dew point 7 9.59%
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Old 03-31-2013, 05:56 AM
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Location: Surrey/London
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For London I would increase the winter temperatures and for Brisbane I would reduce the rainfall.
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Old 03-31-2013, 06:01 AM
 
Location: London, UK
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Decrease winter temperatures by 6 degrees which would give us an average of 2c/-4c. But I wouldn't want colder winters without warmer summers.
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Old 03-31-2013, 06:11 AM
 
Location: Aberdeen, UK
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Increase yearly sunshine would be top priority although by about 1000 hours as even a 400 hour increase would still be too cloudy.

Next would be increase summer temperatures then decrease winter temperatures. Not bothered about changing rainfall total but would like to see rain days reduced and intensity increased thus eliminating drizzle and light rain.
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Old 03-31-2013, 06:24 AM
 
Location: London, UK
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Nice: increase winter temps, without the slightest hesitation. That would turn Nice into San Diego with warmer summers, which would be solid B-grade.

Singapore: +400 sunshine hours.
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Old 03-31-2013, 07:42 AM
 
Location: Portsmouth, UK
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I chose to increase winter averages by 6C, but I'd love to increase the summer averages by 6C too
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Old 03-31-2013, 07:59 AM
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Location: Western Massachusetts
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I'm more interested in increasing spring and fall temperatures than winter ones, or rather making winter shorter.
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Old 03-31-2013, 08:12 AM
 
Location: HERE
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Decrease winter averages by 11F which would mean SNOW dusting several times each winter. Our January average is now 58/41- bring it to 47/30.
Second choice would be to increase the precipitation by 8 inches- way too dry here- only 15 inches of rain a year now- most of it fallin in winter- add 8 more inches to the summer in the form of thunderstorms.

Both of those things will bring my climate from a C+ to an A.
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Old 03-31-2013, 08:14 AM
 
Location: South Jersey
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Definitely decrease average summer highs. I don't mind occasional heat, but it would be nice if it were actually below 80 most of the summer.
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Old 03-31-2013, 08:34 AM
 
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Increasing the winter temperature so that there's a bit less cold and snow.
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Old 03-31-2013, 09:11 AM
 
Location: Katy, Texas
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Increase winter averages by 6C...Houston would be tropical
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