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I just think people who don't know about Denver misrepresent what the climate is like. Why is everyone refusing to talk about the spring, summer, and fall time though?
Well if Denver is at all like Philly, Spring and Fall are to me the best weather months of the year. Summer can be HHH at times (maybe too much of the time). To me the Winters are maybe less offensivce in Philly than are the summers in actuality
If you are going to change the topic to the extremes of cold in both cities climates, you may want to re-think your argument. Also, FYI, in order for temperatures to get that low, there has to be a lot less moisture in the air which is the reason why philadelphia and most of the east coast outside of extreme northern Maine doesn't get negative temps that often; at least not nearly as often as places in the mountain West. So your whole argument of "oh, that humid cold at negative so and so degrees is way worse than the dry cold at negative so and so degrees" is way off base. There is no such thing as a "humid" negative degrees Fahrenheit cold. Temperatures that low are cold no matter what climate you are in and can only exist when there is a lack of humidity in the first place.
The major difference is that Denver heats up so quickly to the 70's the next few days after it gets really cold. Philly tends to stay consistanly cold. Denver really goes up and down in temps in a matter of few days. Philadelphia, the cold gets you to the bone while in Denver, it doesn't.
The major difference is that Denver heats up so quickly to the 70's the next few days after it gets really cold. Philly tends to stay consistanly cold. Denver really goes up and down in temps in a matter of few days. Philadelphia, the cold gets you to the bone while in Denver, it doesn't.
Right....and after that "heat up really quickly" (not to the 70s every time, that's an extreme exaggeration, more like the 40s or 50s) the roller coaster keeps on going with ups and downs, bitter cold followed by milder weather followed by bitter cold etc....lingering winter. The OP asked which city has less lingering winter. That is Philadelphia. It doesn't matter if there may be periods of warmer/milder weather between the large snowfalls and cold temps that occur in spring in Denver because they specifically said they did not want the wintery weather during that time of the year... period.
Right....and after that "heat up really quickly" (not to the 70s every time, that's an extreme exaggeration, more like the 40s or 50s) the roller coaster keeps on going with ups and downs, bitter cold followed by milder weather followed by bitter cold etc....lingering winter. The OP asked which city has less lingering winter. That is Philadelphia. It doesn't matter if there may be periods of warmer/milder weather between the large snowfalls and cold temps that occur in spring in Denver because they specifically said they did not want the wintery weather during that time of the year... period.
No, literally in the 70's if you look what happens in the past. Definitely in the 60's. It swings rather dramatically because of the Chinooke Califonia winds. It's trying to make up its mind whether it wants to be cold like Philly or warm like California.
How does -20 degrees in Denver not bite as much as 40 degrees in Philadelphia? HAHAHAHA you make no sense. Same old trolling nonsense from you. It is never dangerous to stand outside in Philadelphia. Philadelphia rarely gets below 32 degrees and never goes into the negatives, not even at night. Denver has highs in the negatives, and only has 3 months of warm weather that are HOTTER THAN PHILADELPHIA.
How is that good weather? People crack me up. Philadelphia weather is much much much better than Denver.
I kind of understand what he's saying though. I mean, I was in Center City Philly right after Christmas when it was supposedly about 32 degrees, and after only about 10 or 15 minutes walking around outside, I felt like I was going to freeze to death! There is a certain sting in the air the closer you are to bodies of water, etc. I live well north of Philadelphia in upper Bucks and Philly feels easily just as cold as it does here, despite often being about 5-7 degrees warmer.
I kind of understand what he's saying though. I mean, I was in Center City Philly right after Christmas when it was supposedly about 32 degrees, and after only about 10 or 15 minutes walking around outside, I felt like I was going to freeze to death! There is a certain sting in the air the closer you are to bodies of water, etc. I live well north of Philadelphia in upper Bucks and Philly feels easily just as cold as it does here, despite often being about 5-7 degrees warmer.
You see, Denver, it doesn't get you to the bone. Wait on until mid week next week, the high temps should only be around the low 20's or even lower due to the next Arctic blast. It happens when you get a trough on the East Coast and high pressure ridge on the West Coast. I've been saying this all along, and now you guys are going to witness this first hand.
You see, Denver, it doesn't get you to the bone. Wait on until mid week next week, the high temps should only be around the low 20's or even lower due to the next Arctic blast. It happens when you get a trough on the East Coast and high pressure ridge on the West Coast. I've been saying this all along, and now you guys are going to witness this first hand.
Oh yeah, it's most def gonna be brutal! I was in Philly again today, high 33, and people were bundled up with scarves over their faces, gloves, etc., and rightfully so because the stinging wind was that bad.
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Like Denver there is some movements in the temperature. Sounds like fridgud eather later next week though
