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Short daylight hours in winter would be a big negative for many people. Even at my latitude of 41"S, the days seem too short in winter. Plus summer would be too short.
In 2015 there was still snow on the ground when I left for spring break in April. Brutal is not an exaggeration, it's reality
We are quibbling. Upstate New York's winters are harsh or brutal by the standards of many temperate zone inhabitants. Certainly not by residents of, say, Winnipeg.
But there is no question it is on the harsh end of the spectrum for thickly inhabited areas.
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I think you guys need to get back on topic, cities that are north of 60N. Upstate New York has nothing to do with this thread.
Good point. People tend to respond to what's put in front of them.
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Lerwick used to be sub-polar oceanic for the 1971-2000 period, but is now just plain-old oceanic. It's moving up in the world.
Based on it's location off Bergen, Norway I find it hard to justify a sub-polar designation. Even Reykjavik isn't really a sub-polar climate.
Come on man, imagine waking up everyday to temperatures in the teens with a foot of snow outside and strong gusts. And imagine this happening every month from late November to April. That's what life is like in Binghamton and Buffalo and Syracuse
Small potatoes, dude. I live in SK, where a 10 degree F day in winter is BBQ weather...
Permafrost, even where sporadic, makes construction of buildings (and roads, especially) next to impossible. Permafrost covers a huge area - right down to James Bay in spots.
Short daylight hours in winter would be a big negative for many people. Even at my latitude of 41"S, the days seem too short in winter. Plus summer would be too short.
It's not the summers which are short, but the shoulder seasons.
Permafrost, even where sporadic, makes construction of buildings (and roads, especially) next to impossible. Permafrost covers a huge area - right down to James Bay in spots.
That is true but it still can be done. If not than Yakutsk shouldn't exist, especially considering how tall/large many of it's buildings are.
We are quibbling. Upstate New York's winters are harsh or brutal by the standards of many temperate zone inhabitants. Certainly not by residents of, say, Winnipeg.
But there is no question it is on the harsh end of the spectrum for thickly inhabited areas.Good point. People tend to respond to what's put in front of them.
Based on it's location off Bergen, Norway I find it hard to justify a sub-polar designation. Even Reykjavik isn't really a sub-polar climate.
Sub-polar oceanic, which I believe is <3 months with mean temps above 10C but all months with a mean temp above freezing.
oh man, i wanted to just say how stupid the op's question was, but they beat me to it. kudos
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