Rate this awesome climate: Dunsmuir, CA (snowfall, hot, warm, record)

[Omegaraptor]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunsmu...fornia#Climate

I haven't rated any climate on this forum an A yet. Here's an A- climate.

Although Dunsmuir is near Shasta City, it shows several improvements over it:

- Warmer winters

- Rainier winters with epic downpours

- Snow does exist but melts fast (doesn't stick forever) and usually stops by late March

- Very nice spring and fall seasons - very pleasant temperatures, good mix of rain and sun, and not snowy in April like Shasta

- Summer days are very long and it's warm enough to be outside at 11PM in shorts and a t-shirt despite the cold-looking lows, but cool enough to easily go to sleep

- Judging from forecasts and nearby locations, quite sunny considering the rainfall amount

I'd give it a straight A if the lows were a bit warmer (fewer frosts). Other than that, this is one of my favorite climates.

[tij]

B. It seems decent, but the nights are too chilly year round (especially during the summer), and the highs are too hot year round (especially summer)- too much diurnal range. Maybe summer is a bit dry and winter touch wet as well.

[arcleo]

B. Nights are too cool year-round, especially in summer. Summers are too dry while winters are too wet. As with most climates in WA, OR, and northern CA, a major problem is that humidity, thunderstorms, and summer rain are basically non-existent.

On the positive side, I like how this climate can get a good amount of snow with relatively mild winters.

[Tall Traveler]

I rated it a B...too much winter rain and snow for my preference, otherwise it's quite good. I love the hot and dry summer days and cool summer nights.

[Adaminaby Angler]

B–; splendid snowfall, but its winter highs are just too warm. Absolutely EPIC summer temps, but alas! Much to my misfortune, it is a drought of a summer...

What is the storm activity like? If it is adequate enough, then I might as well upgrade my rating

[lommaren]

Same rating as Angler, but for different reasons. Winter highs are quite decent, while still getting some snow, whereas summer means are really good. 32/10 = 21 = perfection, even though diurnals are a bit too high. I wish precipitation was more evenly spread, but that's not happening in California. Hopefully it's not overly prone to wildfires, since that would take the B- away, but just seeing the weatherbox, that's my verdict! The cold rain erases any chances of a higher degree of "B", though.

[wawa1992]

Grade: 65.3% / D

By California standards, this is an excellent climate. Unfortunately, it suffers from several shortfalls. It's effectively a desert for one quarter of the year. Summer lows are too cold, and winters a bit too mild. A climate that almost passes muster - if the summer dry season were one month shorter, it would be a C.

Winter mean / Summer mean / Seasonal range / Precip / Seasonal lag / Snowfall / Record range*

68 / 71 / 67 / 89 / 50 / 86 / 75

[Randomguy1234]

C. Too hot in summer.

[cBach]

A-. This is a wonderful climate. I love the Med climate and gets lots of precipitation. Winters are very mild and you still can get snow but it will melt. I generally hate snow but with winter highs like that you know it's not a cold winter climate.
Summers are nice, hot enough in the day to go swimming but cool enough at night to not need A/C.

I could see myself retiring to a community like this. Warm the winters up 10 degrees and this is A+.

[Oklazona Bound]

I would give it a B. Although it gets rather warm in the summer it is offset by low humidity and cool evenings. Personally I would take 90 with low humidity over 75 or 80 with humidity.



Only negative is the 10" or so of rain for four consecutive months of the fall / winter.