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Okay I am doing a different poll here today, as I am pretty curious on what people here view as a 4 season climate. I have seen some people use the term four seasons pretty liberally, while a few others have a mroe strict view of the term. So I will post a few places and I want you to pick the one closest to your definition of a typical four season climate, or at least your minimum criteria. So if you find 2 to fit your definition, then just go for one that is less seasonal I guess. Also, use the first weatherbox for each climate.
I think Seoul fits almost perfectly in my definition of a four-season climate, all seasons are pretty solid. Salt Lake City comes closely in the second position because of the summer record lows being too cold.
Guelph would be pretty much a perfect example of a typical 4-season climate.
The winter is cold and has snow, springs last a couple of months with a gradual warm up, summers are warm, and fall lasts a couple of months with a gradual transition to winter.
Novosibirsk is also continental but has much colder winters than the typical 4-season climate.
Munich is kind of borderline 4-season. It has somewhat defined seasons though not as clearly delineated as Guelph's or Novosibirsk's.
Salt Lake City also has 4 seasons but I would not consider it typical as it is too arid to be a "normal" 4-season climate.
Seoul has seasons but lacks snow which I consider essential for 4 seasons.
Plymouth has very little difference year round.
San Antonio has two seasons: tolerable (Nov-early March) and hell on earth (rest of the year). Atlanta has two seasons-Spring and Summer.
Honefoss has a decent climate with some seasonality though it's a bit on the mild side.
Yeah I listed Seoul as I felt that the temperatures do match what people consider to be 4 seasons, but I knew that the precipitation pattern isn't as even as the others, which would cause people to not vote for it. I think a city like Pittsburgh would have ran away with this since the temperatures are similar to Seoul, but with more winter precipitation. Even with that, Seoul is winning. Furthermore, I did add climates such as San Antonio and Plymouth because I guess there will be some person that considers them seasonal. Plus I wanted to get away from the large popular cities such as London or Houston. I almost listed Oslo, but the weatherbox on the Wiki page has been changed. So I went with the nearest location that I know of, which is Honefoss. Guelph was added as I feel Toronto suffers a bit from the UHI effect and the moderation of the lake. Plus I know people from there as well. Actually, I know people from all of these cities, except Atlanta for some reason.
I think Seoul fits almost perfectly in my definition of a four-season climate, all seasons are pretty solid. Salt Lake City comes closely in the second position because of the summer record lows being too cold.
I think Seoul lacks a summer. It doesn't even have one month where the average high exceeds 90. I'd consider this place 7 months of spring/fall with a 5 month winter.
Plymouth for me - it has more range that my climate, and my climate is four season to it's core.
Plymouth.....too mild...anywhere that can grow palms is not true four seasons to me
Guelph ....50 kms from me is the most four season climate in this poll.
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