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In north America I've found 3 places in the ~52 degree N range that have recorded freezing at least once on almost every day of the year, but what place has recorded freezing every day of the year? Somewhere high in the mountains of Colorado perhaps?
Tatlayoko Lake (~52N, 124 W, elev. 870m): Frost every day except July 21 and 22.
Barkerville (53N, 121W, elev 1283m): All except July 21.
Big Creek (52N, 123W, elev 1175): All except July 15.
Close enough (Barkerville above is also a ghost town). It's amazing that the average low is so close to freezing in the height of summer!
I've noticed that the western areas of the west (Sierra Nevada/Cascade/Coast/etc.) get a lot colder at night than the eastern areas in the west (Rockies, etc.) even when we compare the same elevation and latitude. I wonder why this is.
Close enough (Barkerville above is also a ghost town). It's amazing that the average low is so close to freezing in the height of summer!
I've noticed that the western areas of the west (Sierra Nevada/Cascade/Coast/etc.) get a lot colder at night than the eastern areas in the west (Rockies, etc.) even when we compare the same elevation and latitude. I wonder why this is.
I've noticed that the western areas of the west (Sierra Nevada/Cascade/Coast/etc.) get a lot colder at night than the eastern areas in the west (Rockies, etc.) even when we compare the same elevation and latitude. I wonder why this is.
I think it's because the overall average elevation of the land, where the sun hits the ground and causes heating is higher. 8000 feet in the Rockies feel less high up in the mountains than most the Pacific Coastal mountains.
Also, Bodie seems to be a frost hollow and it's on the drier eastern side of the mountains. This Californian station has far warmer nights and is slightly higher in elevation:
But La Rinconada's elevation is so high that it can record frost any day, assuming a 6.4C lapse rate.
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