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Halifax in March 2012 had a temperature of 82.8F with an average high in March of 38.5F. (44.3F difference). Not sure if this was due to a continental airmass or a foehn wind.
Halifax in March 2012 had a temperature of 82.8F with an average high in March of 38.5F. (44.3F difference). Not sure if this was due to a continental airmass or a foehn wind.
Record highs are related to the potential thermal maximum of an air mass across a region which is defined by the same circulation patterns.
So, if there isn’t a barrier that may prevent this air mass to reach a given zone, the record highs tend to be rather smooth throughout a large area, despite the eventual local influences that govern weather on a daily basis.
For instance, we have the coastal areas of the South of Australia, which are very moderate due to the maritime influence, but once the right circulation pattern appears and allows the resident hot air mass from inland to reach them, temperature skyrockets and gets very close to the inland figures –because it’s the very same air mass-. This way, all-time highs in Sydney and Melbourne are just some 4°C below the national record, even though the average highs in those cities are much lower than in the hottest spots of the country.
Record highs are related to the potential thermal maximum of an air mass across a region which is defined by the same circulation patterns.
So, if there isn’t a barrier that may prevent this air mass to reach a given zone, the record highs tend to be rather smooth throughout a large area, despite the eventual local influences that govern weather on a daily basis.
For instance, we have the coastal areas of the South of Australia, which are very moderate due to the maritime influence, but once the right circulation pattern appears and allows the resident hot air mass from inland to reach them, temperature skyrockets and gets very close to the inland figures –because it’s the very same air mass-. This way, all-time highs in Sydney and Melbourne are just some 4°C below the national record, even though the average highs in those cities are much lower than in the hottest spots of the country.
But you would be very wrong if you thought just because a place had very hot records in summer meant you could experience smilar temps.
Records are just records. Thats what I know.
Where I live has a record high of 44.1°C but temperature cannot even hit 35°C in a regular summer.
Do not count on records. Records are just records. Thats all.
I never take records into consideration when I rate a climate since they just dont happen.
But you would be very wrong if you thought just because a place had very hot records in summer meant you could experience smilar temps.
Records are just records. Thats what I know.
Where I live has a record high of 44.1°C but temperature cannot even hit 35°C in a regular summer.
Do not count on records. Records are just records. Thats all.
I never take records into consideration when I rate a climate since they just dont happen.
Well, you ‘could’, but it’s very unlikely, as the concept of ‘all time high’ implies an extraordinary occurrence. However, the likelihood of getting above certain value in a given year is up to every place’s climatology. I agree on that records aren’t important in describing the climate of a site, but averages don’t tell the whole story either.
Well, you ‘could’, but it’s very unlikely, as the concept of ‘all time high’ implies an extraordinary occurrence. However, the likelihood of getting above certain value in a given year is up to every place’s climatology. I agree on that records aren’t important in describing the climate of a site, but averages don’t tell the whole story either.
According to 1981-2010 averages, hottest average high is 29.7°C in my city and record high is 44.1°C.
The hottest temperature this year was 34.5°C and also.. Hottest temperature last year was again 34 point something, just the same.
Places with average highs above my city but record highs below my city gets hotter temps than my city.
If you see high difference between averages and records, they are most likely to be deceiving to take into consideration.
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