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I don't think the dew points were as high as Philly or Chicago. I check the NCDC and Central Park did reach 102F on July 15th, but no dew point information is given.
I think the dew points on average might be a little higher in Philly, but Chicago probably sees higher swings. We have a higher record dew point than Philly.
I think the dew points on average might be a little higher in Philly, but Chicago probably sees higher swings. We have a higher record dew point than Philly.
And Washington DC dew point is more higher than Philly and Chicago ?
ASK TOM WHY: Do Southern Hemisphere cities experience Chicago-like winters?
Posted on: July 23rd, 2013 7:44 PM by CWC Staff No Comments
Dear Tom,
I'm looking at world city temperatures in the Southern Hemisphere and notice no real cold. Don't they experience winter as we know it here?
Thanks,
Fritz Walker
Dear Fritz,
They do not. With the exception of Antarctica, Southern Hemisphere winters are much milder than winters north of the equator and geography is the main reason. Huge expanses of land at high latitudes serve as breeding ground for intensely cold air masses, but the Southern Hemisphere features little real estate that fits the bill. The land masses of South America, Africa and Australia lie too near the Equator to experience cold winters, and the bitterly cold air sweeping north from Antarctica is quickly moderated by transit across the oceans which comprise more than 80 percent of the Southern Hemisphere.
I wonder how denizens of the Southern hemisphere feel that no cities there experience subfreezing winters like Chicago... do they feel lucky or are they wishing for cold snowy winters?
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