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Old 08-16-2016, 12:17 PM
 
Location: Colorado Springs
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Katarina, interesting that you are using your AC so much this summer... I guess this summer would be considered a hot summer. I have heard other people saying they think it is a hot summer too.

In raw temps, no it is not hotter. However, I would contend that this summer has been more humid.

Since daily review of a hygrometer happens where I work, I can say that this summer has been more humid than usual, which would contribute to a warmer than usual feeling. A typical humidity reading in CO would be 10-25%. Many days this summer we have been sitting a 30-50%. So, to someone from a lower elevation where 80-90% is the norm, it may not feel like things are more humid than normal, but comparatively speaking, they are, which is making things feel hotter.

 
Old 08-17-2016, 01:19 PM
 
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The problem is... not only is mild a subjective word, but when someone says "a real winter", that is also subjective. What constitutes a real winter? Or even "a true 4 season climate". There are plenty of people who live in Tennessee who believe what they have is a true 4 season climate and a real winter. There are plenty of people in North Carolina who believe the same thing. I think the best thing is to compare Denver winter to other specific places - vs saying it is a mild winter or of states that have winter, it is mild. Again, my opinion is that Denver has a harsh winter compared to Philly, DC, Baltimore, Virginia - even New York City (not state), but would probably be considered a mild winter compared to Minneapolis, Green Bay, Montana, Michigan, etc.
 
Old 08-17-2016, 04:21 PM
 
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I don't think I've posted about summer yet. The past 2 summers here we've kept our a/c on from June through August without giving it much thought, like we did back east. One evening last week it was so cool that we decided we had to give it a shot and turned the a/c off. It's now been off for a full week and we aren't that uncomfortable. It starts to get warm around 3pm and stays that way until about 7. But as long as we don't have to have the oven on for long periods, it's definitely bearable. It cools off at night and the bedrooms ceiling fans help. I just vacuumed and didn't break a sweat.
 
Old 08-17-2016, 06:48 PM
 
Location: Foot of the Rockies
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^^We turn our A/C off almost every night. There have been a few nights we've left it on.
 
Old 08-17-2016, 06:49 PM
 
Location: The analog world
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In raw temps, no it is not hotter. However, I would contend that this summer has been more humid.

Since daily review of a hygrometer happens where I work, I can say that this summer has been more humid than usual, which would contribute to a warmer than usual feeling. A typical humidity reading in CO would be 10-25%. Many days this summer we have been sitting a 30-50%. So, to someone from a lower elevation where 80-90% is the norm, it may not feel like things are more humid than normal, but comparatively speaking, they are, which is making things feel hotter.
I agree. The humidity has been higher than normal for Colorado. I can see it most obviously in my garden, where my roses have been battling black spot, which is really unusual. I've used the AC more often this year, too, just to keep the house a little drier. Fifty percent makes me miserable. Guess this Ohio girl has fully adapted!
 
Old 08-17-2016, 09:05 PM
 
Location: Berkeley Neighborhood, Denver, CO USA
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Default Real men, real Winter

Real Winter = Watertown, NY.
All else is silliness.
 
Old 08-18-2016, 09:36 AM
 
Location: Denver, CO
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The problem is... not only is mild a subjective word, but when someone says "a real winter", that is also subjective. What constitutes a real winter? Or even "a true 4 season climate". There are plenty of people who live in Tennessee who believe what they have is a true 4 season climate and a real winter. There are plenty of people in North Carolina who believe the same thing. I think the best thing is to compare Denver winter to other specific places - vs saying it is a mild winter or of states that have winter, it is mild. Again, my opinion is that Denver has a harsh winter compared to Philly, DC, Baltimore, Virginia - even New York City (not state), but would probably be considered a mild winter compared to Minneapolis, Green Bay, Montana, Michigan, etc.
You have to define what "mild" means to you.

IMHO, a true 4-season climate is one in which winters have multiple days below freezing and that multiple inches of slow can accumulate on the ground -- and that it happens every year, multiple times (not like a half inch dusting in Atlanta....)

You just plain and simple don't get the same type of cold-bitterness and never-ending snow accumulation that you do in most of the US that has a true winter. The cold-windy snowy days are offset my multiple sunny days in the 40s and 50s that melt the snow. Days like that rarely happen other winter states -- but is a common occurrence on the front range.

If mild means you rarely get snow and it's always warm.... then you moved to the wrong state and you aren't trying to compare apples to apples. It's not fair to compare the west coast and the south with CO -- they aren't 4 season climates.
 
Old 08-18-2016, 09:44 AM
 
Location: Foot of the Rockies
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Real Winter = Watertown, NY.
All else is silliness.
International Falls, MN has them beat:

Watertown: Over the course of a year, the temperature typically varies from 9°F to 80°F and is rarely below -15°F or above 86°F.
https://weatherspark.com/averages/29...-United-States

International Falls: Over the course of a year, the temperature typically varies from -6°F to 78°F and is rarely below -28°F or above 86°F.
https://weatherspark.com/averages/30...-United-States
 
Old 08-18-2016, 09:47 AM
 
Location: Foot of the Rockies
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You have to define what "mild" means to you.

IMHO, a true 4-season climate is one in which winters have multiple days below freezing and that multiple inches of slow can accumulate on the ground -- and that it happens every year, multiple times (not like a half inch dusting in Atlanta....)

You just plain and simple don't get the same type of cold-bitterness and never-ending snow accumulation that you do in most of the US that has a true winter. The cold-windy snowy days are offset my multiple sunny days in the 40s and 50s that melt the snow. Days like that rarely happen other winter states -- but is a common occurrence on the front range.

If mild means you rarely get snow and it's always warm.... then you moved to the wrong state and you aren't trying to compare apples to apples. It's not fair to compare the west coast and the south with CO -- they aren't 4 season climates.
Yes, agreed. Denver has a mild winter. It still has winter. Some people from Cali think this is the equivalent of the North Pole, but for a winter, it's quite mild.

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Old 08-19-2016, 11:11 AM
 
Location: Scottsdale, AZ
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Yes, agreed. Denver has a mild winter. It still has winter. Some people from Cali think this is the equivalent of the North Pole, but for a winter, it's quite mild.
Every city has winter by definition. A mild winter would be PHX or Miami, IMO. Denver has a full-blown winter with snow and ice and blizzards.
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