Pick your Coldest temperature maximum (humidity, sunshine, normal, lows)

[ilovemycomputer90]

I love a seasonal lag, especially from winter to spring. I pretty much would prefer March and April to be slightly milder extensions of winter.

[micC]

Originally Posted by P London

Your coldest temperature maximum means - your ideal coldest month's MAXIMUM temperature not mean temperature. Not the coldest you've experienced.

Then about 3C for the warmest day.

[miamihurricane555]

my drew climate has an average high in it's coolest month of 26c and a low of 18c with an all time record low of 1c. The hottest month has avg high of 33c and an avg low of 27c with an all time record high of 38c. The average dew point in the summer is 26c creating an avg heat index high of 42.2c(108f).

[miamihurricane555]

Originally Posted by Adi from the Brunswicks

Where in India. There are places in India colder than Chicago in the winter. Seasonal lag does not happen there.

Kolkata - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia hottest temp occurs in may a month before the summer soltice and 2 months before most places in the northern hemisphere have their hottest weather. I know I said lag but I really meant seasons in general not following the traditional time period.

[Adi from the Brunswicks]

Originally Posted by miamihurricane555

Kolkata - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia hottest temp occurs in may a month before the summer soltice and 2 months before most places in the northern hemisphere have their hottest weather. I know I said lag but I really meant seasons in general not following the traditional time period.

That's due to the Indian monsoon. Once heavy Monsoon rains set in, it can rain for days on end and you have no shot at seeing sunshine. When I lived in Chennai, days in November would often be cooler than January thanks to the rains.

However, the coolest temperature I experienced In Chennai till now was a foggy 58 F (15 C) morning followed by a dry and sunny 73 F (23 C) afternoon. This happened in early January. Two Days ago, the thermometer failed to cross 80 F yet again, but due to heavy monsoon rains low temperatures were limited to 68 F.

[miamihurricane555]

Originally Posted by Adi from the Brunswicks

That's due to the Indian monsoon. Once heavy Monsoon rains set in, it can rain for days on end and you have no shot at seeing sunshine. When I lived in Chennai, days in November would often be cooler than January thanks to the rains.

However, the coolest temperature I experienced In Chennai till now was a foggy 58 F (15 C) morning followed by a dry and sunny 73 F (23 C) afternoon. This happened in early January. Two Days ago, the thermometer failed to cross 80 F yet again, but due to heavy monsoon rains low temperatures were limited to 68 F.

I don't care what the cause is. what I care about is that kolkata doesn't follow the traditional 4 season pattern.

[alex985]

Originally Posted by ilovemycomputer90

I love a seasonal lag, especially from winter to spring. I pretty much would prefer March and April to be slightly milder extensions of winter.

Eh, I think if I lived in a climate like yours I wouldn't mind seasonal lag so much. There's seasonal lag here in summer but none in winter whatsoever (by March it's full-blown spring here) so all seasonal lag means to me is hot weather in September/October when it's least welcome.

[alex985]

Originally Posted by miamihurricane555

Kolkata - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia hottest temp occurs in may a month before the summer soltice and 2 months before most places in the northern hemisphere have their hottest weather. I know I said lag but I really meant seasons in general not following the traditional time period.

Would you like a climate that follows a trend like San Francisco? (But with much hotter summers of course).

[Adi from the Brunswicks]

Originally Posted by miamihurricane555

I don't care what the cause is. what I care about is that kolkata doesn't follow the traditional 4 season pattern.

Most of India outside the Himalayas and high up hill stations in the western ghats is the same way. Summer is in May, and once "real summer" hits in July there is not enough sunshine to provide heat. Hence temperatures start dropping. The Indian monsoon is very unique with regards to this phenomenon. Its a push forward, not a lag. Very few areas experience a fast forwarded climate.

I saw the rapid onset of monsoon this year in early July when I visited India. It was a truly amazing and spectacular weather phenomenon. The midday high was 108 F and within 3 hours the temperature dropped down to 79 F. After several sizzling days in the mid 100's F, a rapid drop to the upper 70's F actually felt quite chilly.

Highs failed to reach 90 F for 5 straight days due to overcast skies and rain. In fact, one day we were limited to a high of 81 F and low of 69 F. I didn't even turn on the A/C that night, and found it hard to believe I was sleeping comfortably in the tropics. On the same day, NYC was reeling under a heat wave and hit 96 F .

[ilovemycomputer90]

Originally Posted by alex985

Eh, I think if I lived in a climate like yours I wouldn't mind seasonal lag so much. There's seasonal lag here in summer but none in winter whatsoever (by March it's full-blown spring here) so all seasonal lag means to me is hot weather in September/October when it's least welcome.

I was more thinking climates with colder winters and springs than mine (St. John's and other parts of Canada), but my area can experience lag some years. March can generally be a cold month some years here. Even early April can feature some spells of cold and snow, but not frequently. Last March didn't rise above 56 F IIRC. Average March here is similar to an average January in Nashville, so if it's below that, that generally means pretty chilly weather.