When comparing winters between cities, do you judge the high temp or low temp? (warm, temperatures)
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For winter the lows matter more, cause that's when the coldest temp occurs. But highs also matter, cause with a high day/night range thawing would annoy me so much.
Location: Near Tours, France about 47°10'N 0°25'E
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To me highs speak more since they usually happens during the day, when people are more likely to be outside. Lows tend to happen in the early mooring when we still sleep.
Can't decide, both equally. Over here, when the temperature is "solar-influenced" (a lot of days in winter have random temperature curves depending on weather fronts), winter lows tend to happen around 8-9 am, when most people are awake and commuting. It's especially the case on the coldest nights when it's usually clear. So I think they're important. In the morning, I tend to be a little more cold sensitive, being sometimes a bit sleepy.
Just wondering what is the best way to judge the coldness of the city. The average high of the day? Or the average low of the day when looking at weather charts. For instance an average high might be different by 12 degrees. But the "low" of the day might be within 4 degrees of each other, and vice versa. So which stat is best for judging how cold a place is in winter?
Thats actually a good question... I havent read through the posts here but one might say the "mean" is the best way... I say both the High and Low equally (should of been a poll option)... but If I had to choose, Im going to say the High is more important to me.. because if the high is low enough, you know the low will be lower.
High for me, although very low temps at night can help to retain the snowpack.
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