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Old 10-25-2016, 10:42 AM
 
Location: Broward County, FL
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This is completely retarded, considering "misery" is completely subjective to the person. Some people enjoy cold, darkness and snow. I don't understand why it's so common to assume EVERYBODY must hate that, would be just as stupid to create a "winter misery" scale based on lack of snow and too much winter warmth and sunshine.
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Old 10-25-2016, 11:04 AM
 
Location: Victoria, BC, Canada
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I think this is an interesting idea although somewhat limited in its current implementation. Almost all of Canada is off the scale so the ability to distinguish the various degrees of misery is lost.
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Old 10-25-2016, 12:08 PM
 
Location: Top of the South, NZ
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SAD is found in Scandinavia too, it's a fact. But a similar fact is that we do something about it instead of just moaning.

Not winter misery:



Winter misery:
Places that get cheery winter scenes with snow, sleigh rides etc, also tend to get wet cold weather -just in spring and autumn, rather than winter.
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Old 10-25-2016, 12:19 PM
 
Location: USA
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OP, you forgot cloudiness.

A winter in Allentown, PA is much nicer than a winter in Erie, PA, despite being at roughly the same elevation and latitude. Trust me, I've lived in both places. In Erie, you never see the sun between Halloween and St. Patrick's Day. Really depressing.
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Old 10-25-2016, 12:29 PM
 
Location: Finland
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Places that get cheery winter scenes with snow, sleigh rides etc, also tend to get wet cold weather -just in spring and autumn, rather than winter.
We rarely get mentionable snowfall in November or after mid March.
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Old 10-25-2016, 12:50 PM
 
Location: Top of the South, NZ
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We rarely get mentionable snowfall in November or after mid March.
Wouldn't rain and cold temperatures would be quite common in Oct/Nov and Mar/Apr though?

I've been working with someone from Ontario, who said the worst thing about the climate there was that being snowy in winter didn't mean they escaped cold rain, it was just a feature of spring and autumn, rather than winter.
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Old 10-25-2016, 12:53 PM
 
Location: Finland
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Wouldn't rain and cold temperatures would be quite common in Oct/Nov and Mar/Apr though?

I've been working with someone from Ontario, who said the worst thing about the climate there was that being snowy in winter didn't mean they escaped cold rain, it was just a feature of spring and autumn, rather than winter.
Sure. Not so much rain in spring as it's our driest season.
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Old 10-25-2016, 01:17 PM
 
Location: Rochester, NY
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Why is lattitude a factor? It's pointless. A 6 hour day with 5 hours of sun feels much less depressing than a 12 hour day with 1 hour of sunshine.
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Old 10-25-2016, 01:47 PM
 
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I'm quite sure that Moncton is at 300. I know that when snow and cold are happening I feel miserable. Rain in any part of the winter is a cause of celebration, as is bare ground as long as the temperature is way below normal.
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Old 10-25-2016, 02:47 PM
 
Location: Lexington, KY
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Why is lattitude a factor? It's pointless. A 6 hour day with 5 hours of sun feels much less depressing than a 12 hour day with 1 hour of sunshine.
The sun is much stronger at lower latitudes, and they also tend to be sunnier as well.
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