Thoughts on this fictional four seasons climate? (snowy, hot, warm)
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It's pretty humid continental, with the exception of the hot, dry August where conditions prevail that are more typical of hot desert climates. This climate has something for everyone.
Winters are cold and snowy with snow concentrated in December and March. Springs are wet and typically mild, especially the second half. June starts off very humid, wet, and quite mild but then in the second half of the summer everything dries out and temperatures soar. Then, at some point during the second half of September the heat breaks and the rains return. Octobers are typically very nice followed by misty and cloudy Novembers.
What are your thoughts? Could you handle August? Where in the world has a climate the most similar to this?
P.S. Focus more on the mean monthly maximum and mean monthly minimum than the record highs and lows.
It's pretty humid continental, with the exception of the hot, dry August where conditions prevail that are more typical of hot desert climates. This climate has something for everyone.
Winters are cold and snowy with snow concentrated in December and March. Springs are wet and typically mild, especially the second half. June starts off very humid, wet, and quite mild but then in the second half of the summer everything dries out and temperatures soar. Then, at some point during the second half of September the heat breaks and the rains return. Octobers are typically very nice followed by misty and cloudy Novembers.
What are your thoughts? Could you handle August? Where in the world has a climate the most similar to this?
P.S. Focus more on the mean monthly maximum and mean monthly minimum than the record highs and lows.
The closest I can think of for temperatures is Turpan, China. The rainfall pattern is totally different as Turpan is a fully arid climate. I don't think is possible for a climate to be this extreme in temperatures and not be arid or at least semi arid in the present state of Earth.
Turpan was exactly my thought. Terrible climate to me. If you're gonna have hot summers, at least have beautiful mild winters. If you're gonna have cold winters, at least have beautiful mild/warm summers. This is the worst of both worlds with very little "nice" weather.
The closest I can think of for temperatures is Turpan, China. The rainfall pattern is totally different as Turpan is a fully arid climate. I don't think is possible for a climate to be this extreme in temperatures and not be arid or at least semi arid in the present state of Earth.
Turpan is very similar in regards to temperature. As you say though, it's desert year round. This climate has very wet springs and a secondary wet season in the fall. Nearly all moisture is cut off however between around mid July through mid September, which is what causes the extremely high temperatures.
Also, you are right that it's doubtful anywhere has this exact type of rainfall pattern and temperatures. Most places with these kind of extremes are arid. It would be interesting to know what kind of geology would make it possible.
Junes are very nice in my opinion, with almost daily afternoon thunderstorms and afternoon highs typically topping out in the upper 80s to very low 90s.
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Turpan was exactly my thought. Terrible climate to me. If you're gonna have hot summers, at least have beautiful mild winters. If you're gonna have cold winters, at least have beautiful mild/warm summers. This is the worst of both worlds with very little "nice" weather.
This is a very two-faced summer. The first half is nice. It's wet and warm but not hot. Then around the second week of July, without fail, the rain stops. The temperatures rise as the air and the vegetation dries out. By the first of August, trees are losing their leaves, grass is brown, and temperatures are consistently in the 110s. August is also notorious for dust storms.
Usually third or last week of September, humidity will return, ending 100+ degree temperatures and will soon be followed by a front bringing much needed rain. That marks the beginning of the fall season. Octobers are nice, except for the first week when temperatures still get up into the 90s. It cools down pretty quick after that though.
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This is a very two-faced summer. The first half is nice. It's wet and warm but not hot. Then around the second week of July, without fail, the rain stops. The temperatures rise as the air and the vegetation dries out. By the first of August, trees are losing their leaves, grass is brown, and temperatures are consistently in the 110s. August is also notorious for dust storms.
Usually third or last week of September, humidity will return, ending 100+ degree temperatures and will soon be followed by a front bringing much needed rain. That marks the beginning of the fall season. Octobers are nice, except for the first week when temperatures still get up into the 90s. It cools down pretty quick after that though.
Yea May and June isn't that bad. Just too short of a nice part of summer
C-/D+ in my book and I feel even that rating is being generous; record lows are far too cold and record highs are too hot even for me. The saving grace here is the adequate amount of annual precipitation though August is just atrocious.
Turpan is very similar in regards to temperature. As you say though, it's desert year round. This climate has very wet springs and a secondary wet season in the fall. Nearly all moisture is cut off however between around mid July through mid September, which is what causes the extremely high temperatures.
Also, you are right that it's doubtful anywhere has this exact type of rainfall pattern and temperatures. Most places with these kind of extremes are arid. It would be interesting to know what kind of geology would make it possible.
Junes are very nice in my opinion, with almost daily afternoon thunderstorms and afternoon highs typically topping out in the upper 80s to very low 90s.
This is a very two-faced summer. The first half is nice. It's wet and warm but not hot. Then around the second week of July, without fail, the rain stops. The temperatures rise as the air and the vegetation dries out. By the first of August, trees are losing their leaves, grass is brown, and temperatures are consistently in the 110s. August is also notorious for dust storms.
Usually third or last week of September, humidity will return, ending 100+ degree temperatures and will soon be followed by a front bringing much needed rain. That marks the beginning of the fall season. Octobers are nice, except for the first week when temperatures still get up into the 90s. It cools down pretty quick after that though.
Firstly, this climate is an F. The decent shoulder seasons don't make up for the roastingly hot summers and relatively cold winter.
Secondly, there's a place not far from Turpan with a precipitation pattern like this. The city of Almaty, Kazakhstan has the same spring precipitation maximum with dual winter and summer precipitation minima that your climate has. It's located about 1000 km due west of Turpan, so there may be some microclimate in the Tian Shan mountains in the far western part of China with a similar climate.
Firstly, this climate is an F. The decent shoulder seasons don't make up for the roastingly hot summers and relatively cold winter.
Secondly, there's a place not far from Turpan with a precipitation pattern like this. The city of Almaty, Kazakhstan has the same spring precipitation maximum with dual winter and summer precipitation minima that your climate has. It's located about 1000 km due west of Turpan, so there may be some microclimate in the Tian Shan mountains in the far western part of China with a similar climate.
I think the lower humidity during the hotter part of the summer would make it more tolerable, but August and early September are still oppressively hot no matter how you slice it. Junes are really nice with almost daily afternoon/evening showers.
Decembers also aren't extremely cold. They are snowy but temperatures typically stay above 0*F most years and above 10*F many years.
Interesting regarding Almaty, Kazakhstan. I think to get this kind of precipitation pattern, you would need mountains combined with rising air during the wet season and sinking air during the summers.
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