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Old 09-04-2015, 08:20 PM
 
Location: Lexington, KY
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I prefer if summer temps don't see highs of 40C and 21C within three days. Whilst we're not as bad as Melbourne when it comes to fluctuations this is still over the top and bothersome.
Hmm, I thought those fluctuations only happened in the eastern US. You mean Australia has a flawed climate as well?
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Old 09-04-2015, 10:24 PM
 
Location: Sydney, Australia
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Hmm, I thought those fluctuations only happened in the eastern US. You mean Australia has a flawed climate as well?
We only have temperature fluctuations in the summer. Winter temps don't vary by much.
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Old 09-04-2015, 11:00 PM
 
Location: Lexington, KY
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We only have temperature fluctuations in the summer. Winter temps don't vary by much.
So it's only flawed if they happen in winter?
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Old 09-05-2015, 01:39 AM
 
Location: Sydney, Australia
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So it's only flawed if they happen in winter?
It's only flawed because of summer temperature fluctuations.
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Old 09-12-2015, 09:29 PM
 
Location: Lexington, KY
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It's only flawed because of summer temperature fluctuations.
I was referring to tom77falcons who insists that we are the ONLY region in the world that sees such large fluctuations from the mean, while that is only true during the winter.
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Old 09-12-2015, 09:46 PM
 
Location: Toronto
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Old 09-12-2015, 09:49 PM
 
Location: Mid Atlantic USA
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I was referring to tom77falcons who insists that we are the ONLY region in the world that sees such large fluctuations from the mean, while that is only true during the winter.
Read again the opening post. Yes the deviations matter more in winter. You obviously grow nothing in the garden. Let me re phrase. Eastern North American subtropical climates are the absolute worst subtropical climates in the world when it comes to actually growing tender subtropical plants and trees. Jacaranda? Forget about it. Orange trees? Forget about it. And I'm not talking about the ridiculously hardy native American subtropical trees. Every single Native American subtropical plant is incredibly hardy compared to every other continent. That should tell you all you need to know about how cold we get in winter. Yes a totally flawed subtropical climate regime in the eastern US. I wouldn't even call it subtropical. More like continental modified subtropical. Let me know the next time Naples, Italy goes 35F below its avg Jan mean low temp. It has never happend, and never will. In eastern NA every single city has experienced this difference, or even more.
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Old 09-12-2015, 11:29 PM
 
Location: Lexington, KY
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Read again the opening post. Yes the deviations matter more in winter. You obviously grow nothing in the garden. Let me re phrase. Eastern North American subtropical climates are the absolute worst subtropical climates in the world when it comes to actually growing tender subtropical plants and trees. Jacaranda? Forget about it. Orange trees? Forget about it. And I'm not talking about the ridiculously hardy native American subtropical trees. Every single Native American subtropical plant is incredibly hardy compared to every other continent. That should tell you all you need to know about how cold we get in winter. Yes a totally flawed subtropical climate regime in the eastern US. I wouldn't even call it subtropical. More like continental modified subtropical. Let me know the next time Naples, Italy goes 35F below its avg Jan mean low temp. It has never happend, and never will. In eastern NA every single city has experienced this difference, or even more.
The opening post says, "Which do you prefer? having stable summers and unstable winters temperature wise or stable winters and unstable summers temperature wise?" Well, I want winter to be the season of unpredictability and excitement.

I'll tell you something else that will never happen in Naples, Italy: 80 days with thunderstorms in a year which is the AVERAGE in Mobile, AL. I am a weather fan and anything to do with gardening is an afterthought. However, I'm not into dry mediterranean landscapes and vastly prefer the biome of the southeastern US.
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Old 09-13-2015, 03:21 AM
 
Location: Northern Ireland and temporarily England
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Sd is low here.

I did that in Statistics! Funny how i'm awful at alot of Maths but amazing at Statistics!
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