Dumb things people say about the weather? (greatest, month, South)

[nei]

Originally Posted by owenc

Its the opposite in the Summer.

Not necessarily. Anyhow, latitude doesn't give that much information about a climate.

Western Europe at the same latitude as New York City has roughly the same summer temps. Redding, CA is much hotter than either.

[P London]

Originally Posted by owenc

Its the opposite in the Summer.

Which is the exact region you shouldn't bring latitude into a discussion to back your nonsense up.

[Mac15]

Well I will be bringing latitude in because it is a factor.

[miamihurricane555]

Originally Posted by owenc

Well I will be bringing latitude in because it is a factor.

yes only one factor of many.

[Mac15]

Well it has a massive influence.

[P London]

Originally Posted by owenc

Well I will be bringing latitude in because it is a factor.

A small factor with Europe being a good example, we are on the same latitude has the Russian far east yet we are much much milder in winter. Climate isn't black and white.

Kinda ironic... thread title

[Mac15]

But then russia is an elevated plateau with no mountain barriers.

[Infamous92]

Originally Posted by ilovemycomputer90

Only by 2 degrees F.



If you average Dec, Jan, and Feb together, NYC's average low is 29 F/-2 C. Average high for the same months is 41 F/5 C.

I use LaGuardia Airport as opposed to Central Park.

[Infamous92]

It's weird, but I don't associate the humid subtropical climate with the subtropics, although they do overlap.

Originally Posted by P London

New York is in the temperate zone, Braemar is also...
Humid Subtropical is just misleading Nyc is Humid continental really just a mild winter one.

I agree that name "Humid Subtropical" is misleading and should be changed. However I wouldn't really call NYC "Humid Continental" though, that's just expanding an already broad climate definition. I've grown fond of the term "Mixed-Humid".

I like this map for the eastern half of the U.S.:



The current "Humid Subtropical" climate would be split in half, the green being Mixed Humid (or something else) and the southern half (orange) would retain the Humid Subtropical name, other than South Florida, Hawaii, & Puerto Rico which are all tropical. The purple would be Humid Continental (or something else).

[B87]

New York is a lot colder than London in winter, there is a 4c difference in winter highs. Most people would say NYC has much warmer summers than London, but the difference isnt that much different to the winter (5c). We are also comparing Central Park in the heart of the city, with Heathrow on the edge of London. Using a central station for London, the winter difference would be even more pronounced.