Rate my Climate: Another Warm Days, Cool Nights (snow, hot, averages)

[lpfan921]

My goal here is a brief taste of winter, and the remainder of the year with warm, bright days but cool and refreshing enough to sleep peacefully at night. This will be similar to my last attempt, but i made the summer nights too warm last time for good sleeping, so i will attempt to fix that here.

Chilly, rainy days will be kept to a minimum. The vast majority of winter precip is snow. The rest of the year is rather dry and sunny.


Min/ Max/ Precip / Snow



Jan 17 33 3.0 14
Feb 21 34 3.0 12
Mar 33 51 2.5 1
Apr 39 73 1.5
May 43 79 1.0
Jun 46 83 1.5 (dew points low to mid 40s)
Jul 49 87 1.0 (dew points mid 40s)
Aug 48 84 1.0 (dew points low to mid 40s)
Sep 45 77 2.0
Oct 39 73 1.5
Nov 38 55 2.5
Dec 22 36 3.0 8

Total snow: 35 inches
Total precip: 22 inches

Any takers?

[nei]

I'll take it; I like that it warms up quickly in the warmer season. Ought to have double the precipitation. I'd find the nights too cool for summer, though. Probably comfortable but kinda annoying to have to worry about warmer clothing midsummer.

[Patricius Maximus]

I'm impressed. The nights are comfortable year-round, so there's no complaints on that front. The winters are too warm, but still I'd consider them decent. I like the fact that, despite the too-warm winter averages, that most moisture comes in the form of snow*, and that chilly, rainy days are kept to a minimum (I don't like cold rain in winter, but the rest of the year is different...). The way I get it it's a Denver-type winter with colder afternoon highs. That's not too bad, but I'd prefer more snow than 35 inches. With your current amount of precipitation you could squeeze out more snow. The winter is brief, though, and Autumn and Spring quickly get a lot warmer. The highs from April through October are really too warm, but the main gripe I have with this climate is the scorching-hot afternoons. That is the primary impediment to increasing my grade. It's too hot in the afternoon in summer, but the nights remain comfortable and sleepable and it's a dry heat (40's dew points), so it's not as much of a drag as your previous climates.

In the end I give it a C+. I'm very much tempted to give it a B-, but the summer afternoons are just too hot for that. This is one of if not the best "compromise climates" I've seen thus far, so don't be discouraged by my letter grades which seem to be stuck at C+ .

The summers are sort of reminiscent of some places in Nevada, strangely enough, and that combined with the Denver-like winters with cooler afternoons makes for an interesting combination.

*Your chart snows 3 inches of precip and 14 inches of snow for January, so unless the snow falls in a 5:1 ratio, half the moisture would be rain. However, I'll take your word on the "most precip is snow" thing.

Originally Posted by nei

I'd find the nights too cool for summer, though. Probably comfortable but kinda annoying to have to worry about warmer clothing midsummer.

I wouldn't have to worry about warm clothing. The nights would be perfect to air out the house after those hot afternoons, as well for any errands and outdoor activities I'd do in the morning.

[lpfan921]

Wow, a C+ from PM... not too shabby

[ilovemycomputer90]

Winters are okay and nights look comfortable year-round. Loses points for sunniness and dryness, but overall not bad. I think discomfort would be limited to summer afternoons.

C+

[dunno what to put here]

Too dry, C+

[deneb78]

F winters are too cold and summer nights are far too cold.

[Optional Angel]

This is actually a very good climate. I like how the winter gets cold enough but summer quickly returns with nice days in April. The only problem is that lows are too low in the summer. I would raise midsummer lows to somewhere close to 60 degrees. I love the dry, sunny days though.

Solid B

[Flight Simmer]

D. too cold at night year round and cold winters. The only redeeming factor is the summer highs.

[wawa1992]

B- because it's too dry and summer nights are too cold. Would prefer 60s in summer nights.