What things annoy you about people's taste in weather? (rainfall, season, freezing)

[CharlesRamon]

Originally Posted by 77Kelvin

Dang. You got me. I'd better hurry up and get to a mild, sunny, perfect climate as soon as possible before my weight gets any worse--in fact, I'm only 90 pounds away from the 200 lb mark. I'm basically obese already. I haven't so much as set foot outside in a year. I have no bones. I am literally a blob of pure fat. And I'd better stop watching TV, too. I think I might have caught a glimpse of the television yesterday. I'm addicted.

But in all seriousness, you do have me on the snacking. I love snacking.

(Also, wonderful twist of logic: the people who like mild, calm weather are strong while those who like wild weather are weak. Perfect).

those who are strong can deal with any weather while remaining active and not complaining much about something they can't control. I've noticed that people who rave about fall and winter tend to be inactive and complain all summer long about the heat and humidity, and need to be somewhere indoors with the AC blasting. and in winter they're mostly indoors avidly watching TV and snacking on everything. I'm sure in their minds they're leif ericsson types but in reality they're couch potatoes.

[russ8]

I can't rationalise why a person could think 1000mm is wet, it isn't.

[FirebirdCamaro1220]

Originally Posted by russ8

I can't rationalise why a person could think 1000mm is wet, it isn't.

It's drenching wet if the mean annual temp is below 10°C

[Steelernation71]

Originally Posted by russ8

I can't rationalise why a person could think 1000mm is wet, it isn't.

Seriously? So you're telling me I live in a dry climate? Well I don't. My place gets 900mm on ~120 days and I can tell you got a fact it is wet. Vegetation is lush and green most of the time and rain is frequent. It's rare to go a week without rain (or snow in winter) and many times there are 3-4 straight days with rain. Absolutely nobody here says "oh we live in a dry climate" or even "this isn't very wet". Just because it's not rainforest precipitation, doesn't make it not wet. It's like saying just because there's -50C in Antarctica, -10C isn't cold or just because it's 45C in Death Valley, then 30C isn't hot.

If 1000mm isn't wet, then why do so many have forests and lush vegetation?

I get saying 1000mm is not wet enough for you, but saying it's not wet period is just nonsense.

[FirebirdCamaro1220]

Originally Posted by Steelernation71

Seriously? So you're telling me I live in a dry climate? Well I don't. My place gets 900mm on ~120 days and I can tell you got a fact it is wet. Vegetation is lush and green most of the time and rain is frequent. It's rare to go a week without rain (or snow in winter) and many times there are 3-4 straight days with rain. Absolutely nobody here says "oh we live in a dry climate" or even "this isn't very wet". Just because it's not rainforest precipitation, doesn't make it not wet. It's like saying just because there's -50C in Antarctica, -10C isn't cold or just because it's 45C in Death Valley, then 30C isn't hot.

If 1000mm isn't wet, then why do so many have forests and lush vegetation?

I get saying 1000mm is not wet enough for you, but saying it's not wet period is just nonsense.

Exactly, for 1000mm to even resemble dry, you have to be in the lowland tropics with an annual mean of at least 24°C

[Bottletree]

With an average 1100 mm a year, would you call Townsville wet or dry?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Townsville#Climate

[alex985]

I like rain and even to me 1000 mm isn't dry lol. Although too dry for ME, personally. I like about 1500-1700 mm of precip a year.

[Acajack]

Originally Posted by Steelernation71

Seriously? So you're telling me I live in a dry climate? Well I don't. My place gets 900mm on ~120 days and I can tell you got a fact it is wet. Vegetation is lush and green most of the time and rain is frequent. It's rare to go a week without rain (or snow in winter) and many times there are 3-4 straight days with rain. Absolutely nobody here says "oh we live in a dry climate" or even "this isn't very wet". Just because it's not rainforest precipitation, doesn't make it not wet. It's like saying just because there's -50C in Antarctica, -10C isn't cold or just because it's 45C in Death Valley, then 30C isn't hot.

If 1000mm isn't wet, then why do so many have forests and lush vegetation?

I get saying 1000mm is not wet enough for you, but saying it's not wet period is just nonsense.

That's why Rochester has a "humid continental" climate.

[Pfalz]

I have a problem with people who prefer known weather disaster zones (like under 10 ft. elevation on SE Coast) then expect others to pay for their poor decision, either through subsidized insurance or disaster relief.

[Pfalz]

Originally Posted by JetsNHL

With an average 1100 mm a year, would you call Townsville wet or dry?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Townsville#Climate

Both. It is excessively wet in the summer and excessively dry in the winter.