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This is a thread I want to start for all the weather nerds in this forum.
So, how did you develop a interest in weather:
For me, it all happened after moving to a 4 season climate like NJ. It amazed me how rapidly weather conditions change over the course of 1 year. Every month is different, so is every season, and every year for a particular season is different. I always loved uncertainty, and so frequently kept on looking for what kind of weather was predicted for the next day, week, and month.
It is winter which particularly interests me the most in NYC , since we are always in a limbo of "will it rain, will it snow, or will we get a mix of both" due to our moderated coastal northerly presence in winter with very less protection from cold air in northern Quebec by geographical factors. This led me to look deeply into winter forecasts and analyze precipitation percentages, dew points, humidity, and cloud cover to check out if the ideal elements for a beautiful fluffy snowstorm were present.
Summer annoys me the most. I would always wait for a 65-70 F break with lows around 50 F, but it would never happen. The stupid cold front bringing cooler and drier air would stall at Binghampton and refuse to make it down to NYC and NJ. nei gets to enjoy the fresh cooler air while I swelter. I HATE THAT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Just joking nei ). Out of Relief from the heat, I started looking into summer forecasts to analyze when highs would dip below 85 F and humidity was low (below 45 %), so that I can turn off my A/C at night and comfortably open up the windows. That too rarely happens.
Fall & spring are perfect for stydying the charasteristic solition for laplace PDE's subjucted to neumann boundary conditions, going to football games, and comfy sex nights with babes .
That's my story for developing interest in a nutshell, whats yours.
Last edited by Adi from the Brunswicks; 11-22-2013 at 10:18 PM..
I travel a lot for work so checking weather both domestically and internationally became a habit.
Then I found myself watching the Weather channel just to relax.
It's great to leave Southern California when it's 76 and land in Minnesota 3.5 hours later in snow.
Probably exposure to contrasting places. I found it intriguing when my family is doing stuff outside as usual and I'm shivering under a blanket, so it made me curious what the variation was like in other places.
Also I've always been enamored by the power of thunderstorms.
For me, it was when I moved to South FL from Venezuela when I was 5 years old. The thunderstorms we got in the summer fascinated me and I used to always stare out the window during lightning storms (stupid, I know. But hey I was 5-6 years old! lol). And being from Venezuela I never experienced temperatures below 55 F ever, but when I first did I thought it was awesome and always wanted to it to be cold, I would always look at the weather forecast for the next "cold snap" during winter, even when I was that little.
I used to be really fascinated by tornadoes as well, and wanted to be a tornado chaser when I was little lol
For me, it was when I moved to South FL from Venezuela when I was 5 years old. The thunderstorms we got in the summer fascinated me and I used to always stare out the window during lightning storms (stupid, I know. But hey I was 5-6 years old! lol). And being from Venezuela I never experienced temperatures below 55 F ever, but when I first did I thought it was awesome and always wanted to it to be cold, I would always look at the weather forecast for the next "cold snap" during winter, even when I was that little.
I used to be really fascinated by tornadoes as well, and wanted to be a tornado chaser when I was little lol
I thought Venezuela had cities that get cold like Bogotá? Hmm guess not
I thought Venezuela had cities that get cold like Bogotá? Hmm guess not
There's no major cities that are quite as high up in elevation in Venezuela as Bogota. This is the coolest (and highest) major city in Venezuela at 5,350 ft:
Those daytime highs look a little low for Caracas to me, highs are usually around 28-30 C. Valencia's numbers aren't there, but from what my parents describe a high around 90 F and a low of 65 F sounds accurate.
It's when I was a teenager and learned that in the tropics it was summer year round. I was fascinated and jealous at the same time by that and one thing lead to another which lead to another and voilà ...
I guess my fascination started like most kids; "when is the next snow day?" I love precipitation of all kinds though; in the summer, I love watching thunderstorms and large amounts of rain. I've lived in a tropical climate for a few years, and I absolutely hate it. Everyday is just the same. Many people who wish for that kind of weather likely have no idea what it's like to live there. Heat becomes so ordinary that people don't even appreciate it in the tropics. There's no such thing as looking forward to summer/beach weather/etc.
I guess my fascination started like most kids; "when is the next snow day?" I love precipitation of all kinds though; in the summer, I love watching thunderstorms and large amounts of rain. I've lived in a tropical climate for a few years, and I absolutely hate it. Everyday is just the same. Many people who wish for that kind of weather likely have no idea what it's like to live there. Heat becomes so ordinary that people don't even appreciate it in the tropics. There's no such thing as looking forward to summer/beach weather/etc.
I lived in Shenzhen, China for a year which is almost a tropical climate and I absolutely loved the weather there (but disliked a lot of other things). I even went hiking in the summer... so I do know what it feels like to have sultry weather.
I also found an outdoor pool there and was able to swim year round. I love swimming (I even swim in the winter here indoors) and so that is one reason why I love the idea of summer year round
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, since we are always in a limbo of "will it rain, will it snow, or will we get a mix of both" due to our moderated coastal northerly presence in winter with very less protection from cold air in northern Quebec by geographical factors. This led me to look deeply into winter forecasts and analyze precipitation percentages, dew points, humidity, and cloud cover to check out if the ideal elements for a beautiful fluffy snowstorm were present. 
(Just joking nei 
). Out of Relief from the heat, I started looking into summer forecasts to analyze when highs would dip below 85 F and humidity was low (below 45 %), so that I can turn off my A/C at night and comfortably open up the windows. That too rarely happens. 
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