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Heat, humidity, and sunshine for me, in that order. I loathe heat and have a high sensitivity to it, and it is by far the worst for me. Humidity when combined with heat is even worse, but high relative humidities when it isn't hot (say, temps <65 Fahrenheit) are tolerable, but still I don't like them. I prefer dry conditions at all times (when compatible with my preferences for stormy weather (and no, not the summer thunderstorm kind )). Dew points less than 20 Fahrenheit and relative humidities of around 25% are optimal for me, and are most important during the summer (or warm season).
Sunshine is the other weather that is my least favorite, especially when it is warm or hot. I prefer short days and low sun, since my build finds it more pleasant than long days going on too late in the evening (partly because of Daylight Saving Time) and high strong sun, as is the preference of the heat-and-sunshine crowd, which is considered the norm in Western culture. Not that I have anything against these people (if you find strong sun pleasant that's just fine by me), but all climate preferences should be accepted and preference for cold and dark should not be stigmatized as it is today. Moreover, sunshine adds to the heat factor, which is my primary dislike. It's harder to control my environment's light level when it is sunny as when it is cloudy or dark (as strange as that sounds it's true - just look at the unevenness next time you open your blinds). I actually don't mind sunshine when it is cooler - in fact, some of my favorite weather moments come when it is sunny and cold after a snowstorm, or when it is 45 Fahrenheit and sunny in springtime. However, when it is taken to excess, when there is sunshine for more than a few days at a time, or goes on nearly uninterrupted for 5, 10, or 15 days, I just go crazy and can't stand the monotony of it no matter how cold it is. That said, when there is unvariegated overcast for days on end I tire of the monotony, but it doesn't drive me nuts like long periods of sun does. When the overcast is not flat and boring, this effect isn't experienced by me (click this to see what I mean: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...-July_2000.jpg). Although I count sunshine as one of my least favorite weather events, I prefer a decent mix of clouds and sun, biased toward clouds (1200-2400 sunshine hours/year).
I would also like to present the other side of the coin, among the choices presented. My favorites among the choices are Cold, Windy, and Icy/Frosty (Snow is conspicuously absent; my real favorites are cold/snow/wind - that's awesome). Drizzle, Rain, Fog/Mist, Hail, and Thunder I am indifferent to, with some caveats. Rain can be a pain if it is taken to excess, if it rains all the time, making the soil consistently wet and muddy, wet plants, and producing wet pavement. That I don't like. I also don't care for pouring, heavy rain, since it makes me soggy and wet, and I don't like that feeling. However, for short periods pouring is fine.
Fog can be neat at times. Thunderstorms can also be neat, and I don't mind them, as long as they aren't the kind that occur during hot/humid periods, bringing the temperature down to just below 80 Fahrenheit, but making the air even more humid when it heats up again.
Hail. I don't think I've seen hail we here we live now, but there are hail corridors all around here. I've seen entire crops wiped out a few times-hail insurance isn't something to be ignored. Extended periods without rain aren't much fun for me either, the impact on crops/pasture and bottom line profit sucks.
Other than that I don't mind the other things on the list, as they either don't really happen here a lot, or don't last for long.
Out of all those options, my favourite would be a tie between snow and thunderstorms, love them both, just a shame thunderstorms are usually associated with heat.
Windy. Mainly because when it is actually warm enough to sit outside, i cant actually do anything because the wind blows my newspaper away or my paper napkin or any half empty drinks can if I am eating.
Out of all those options, my favourite would be a tie between snow and thunderstorms, love them both, just a shame thunderstorms are usually associated with heat.
Oh man, definetly together. But I chose 1 thing only. Heat. The rest I can tolerate. I woulda chose Ice too, but its with frosty so not sure if it meant morning ice.
You can get thunder in the winter at 45 degrees. northEast did couple weeks ago. ..but storms, yeah, real heat creates the instability and storms.
Heat, humidity, and sunshine for me, in that order. I loathe heat and have a high sensitivity to it, and it is by far the worst for me. Humidity when combined with heat is even worse, but high relative humidities when it isn't hot (say, temps <65 Fahrenheit) are tolerable, but still I don't like them. I prefer dry conditions at all times (when compatible with my preferences for stormy weather (and no, not the summer thunderstorm kind )). Dew points less than 20 Fahrenheit and relative humidities of around 25% are optimal for me, and are most important during the summer (or warm season).
Sunshine is the other weather that is my least favorite, especially when it is warm or hot. I prefer short days and low sun, since my build finds it more pleasant than long days going on too late in the evening (partly because of Daylight Saving Time) and high strong sun, as is the preference of the heat-and-sunshine crowd, which is considered the norm in Western culture. Not that I have anything against these people (if you find strong sun pleasant that's just fine by me), but all climate preferences should be accepted and preference for cold and dark should not be stigmatized as it is today. Moreover, sunshine adds to the heat factor, which is my primary dislike. It's harder to control my environment's light level when it is sunny as when it is cloudy or dark (as strange as that sounds it's true - just look at the unevenness next time you open your blinds). I actually don't mind sunshine when it is cooler - in fact, some of my favorite weather moments come when it is sunny and cold after a snowstorm, or when it is 45 Fahrenheit and sunny in springtime. However, when it is taken to excess, when there is sunshine for more than a few days at a time, or goes on nearly uninterrupted for 5, 10, or 15 days, I just go crazy and can't stand the monotony of it no matter how cold it is. That said, when there is unvariegated overcast for days on end I tire of the monotony, but it doesn't drive me nuts like long periods of sun does. When the overcast is not flat and boring, this effect isn't experienced by me (click this to see what I mean: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...-July_2000.jpg). Although I count sunshine as one of my least favorite weather events, I prefer a decent mix of clouds and sun, biased toward clouds (1200-2400 sunshine hours/year).
I would also like to present the other side of the coin, among the choices presented. My favorites among the choices are Cold, Windy, and Icy/Frosty (Snow is conspicuously absent; my real favorites are cold/snow/wind - that's awesome). Drizzle, Rain, Fog/Mist, Hail, and Thunder I am indifferent to, with some caveats. Rain can be a pain if it is taken to excess, if it rains all the time, making the soil consistently wet and muddy, wet plants, and producing wet pavement. That I don't like. I also don't care for pouring, heavy rain, since it makes me soggy and wet, and I don't like that feeling. However, for short periods pouring is fine.
Fog can be neat at times. Thunderstorms can also be neat, and I don't mind them, as long as they aren't the kind that occur during hot/humid periods, bringing the temperature down to just below 80 Fahrenheit, but making the air even more humid when it heats up again.
I generally agree. A few clear days a month are fine, but excessive sunshine does get really boring after a while. I've never cared for the long days of summer. A good trade for the longer days would be overcast afternoons, but of course it doesn't usually work that way. Quite annoying to have sunshine blasting at 5 or 6 in the evening. And of course sun just adds to the discomfort of heat and humidity during the summer. Even during the relatively pleasant month of September, the afternoon sun can make it feel uncomfortable warm.
With that said, I still didn't vote for sun or humidity, because I don't mind some sunny weather from time-to-time nor do I usually dislike humidity when the temperatures are cooler. Heat I could do without. Warmest temperatures of the year I would prefer to experience would be in the 75-80 F range.
Heat first, humidity when combined with heat. I could say the same for sunshine, but it bothers me less than humidity and also, I forgot.
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)). Dew points less than 20 Fahrenheit and relative humidities of around 25% are optimal for me, and are most important during the summer (or warm season).
