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^ I disagree about Fairbanks. Fairbanks is just a colder version of a "typical" U.S. climate. I feel the U.S. is known for having four seasonal continental climates. If anything I feel like somewhere like San Diego or San Francisco goes against the stereotype.
Although in the case of Hobart it is on a subarctic island that is well regarded for its crap weather in general. I would pick Melbourne, the coldest and cloudiest city on the mainland.
How the hell does Portsmouth go against the UKs stereotype it's still cloudy, overcast miserable winters and crappy oceanic summers with no heat, seems pretty UK to me, maybe just less extreme.
^ I disagree about Fairbanks. Fairbanks is just a colder version of a "typical" U.S. climate. I feel the U.S. is known for having four seasonal continental climates. If anything I feel like somewhere like San Diego or San Francisco goes against the stereotype.
I mostly disagree with this. The mean temperatures in Fairbanks in December, January and February are all below ZERO. It's a subarctic climate not just a colder continental climate. Cold-weather continental climates in the Lower 48 like Chicago or Boston have mean temperatures in the coldest months which are 25-35 degrees warmer than Fairbanks. The temperature difference in the winter between Boston and Fairbanks is basically the same as the difference between Boston and Miami, just in reverse.
I will agree with you that the US is known for cities with four seasons, whether they are continental or on the colder end of the humid subtropical spectrum (many major US cities are on the border of those two climates), and that cities like San Diego or Miami are outliers.
I mostly disagree with this. The mean temperatures in Fairbanks in December, January and February are all below ZERO. It's a subarctic climate not just a colder continental climate. Cold-weather continental climates in the Lower 48 like Chicago or Boston have mean temperatures in the coldest months which are 25-35 degrees warmer than Fairbanks. The temperature difference in the winter between Boston and Fairbanks is basically the same as the difference between Boston and Miami, just in reverse.
I will agree with you that the US is known for cities with four seasons, whether they are continental or on the colder end of the humid subtropical spectrum (many major US cities are on the border of those two climates), and that cities like San Diego or Miami are outliers.
I'd say USA doesn't have one stereotype, but one for each region. Florida has one stereotype, California another, PNW a third and Alaska a fourth. Fairbanks is pretty aligned with the Alaskan stereotype isn't it?
How the hell does Portsmouth go against the UKs stereotype it's still cloudy, overcast miserable winters and crappy oceanic summers with no heat, seems pretty UK to me, maybe just less extreme.
Because it's sunnier than a vast chunk of France, and pretty much all of Europe north of the Alps.
22/15 summers, 10/5 winters and almost 2000 sun hours is a huge difference from somewhere in the Midlands like Birmingham, with 21/12 summers, 6/1 winters and 1400hrs sun.
Compared to Newcastle it may as well be in the Med.
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it's still cloudy, overcast miserable winters and crappy oceanic summers with no heat, seems pretty UK to me, maybe just less extreme.
