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Marbleton is located on the 57th parallel next to a mountain range. The town features very cold winters that are fairly wet early on and dry later in the winter. Summers are mild, wet, and short. There is a precipitation spike in August. The Köppen climate classification for Marbleton is Dwc, or a dry-winter subarctic climate. This is probably one of the few dry-winter climates that will rate an A.
A+ ... complete dream climate .. almosteverything's perfect (including summer temperatures/precipitation, winter temperatures, winter-length, snowfall) the only thing i would have made different in my dream climate are the sunshine hourse... too sunny for me. .. Although I'm not exactly sure about the precipitation/snowfall-proportions.. but there are definetely places with a proportion like that, even though I also know places with temperatures like "Marbleton", where 50mm precipitation are more or less 50 cm of snow. Don't really know what terms and factors cause those differences.
Although I'm not exactly sure about the precipitation/snowfall-proportions.. but there are definetely places with a proportion like that, even though I also know places with temperatures like "Marbleton", where 50mm precipitation are more or less 50 cm of snow. Don't really know what terms and factors cause those differences.
It's the very cold temps and the mountain location. The colder the temperature, the drier the snow. Check out this chart to see snow to water ratio estimates. They look pretty overestimated, though. For example, they said for temperatures from 0 to 9 degrees F, the ratio would be 40:, That's a little unrealistic. I think it would be more like 25:1 or 30:1. Snow easily gets compacted down, so if you step outside 12 hours after a snowstorm, the snow definitely won't be as powdery. The Rocky Mountains of Colorado get quite dry snow, and they are not nearly as cold in winter.
It's the very cold temps and the mountain location. The colder the temperature, the drier the snow. Check out this chart to see snow to water ratio estimates. They look pretty overestimated, though. For example, they said for temperatures from 0 to 9 degrees F, the ratio would be 40:, That's a little unrealistic. I think it would be more like 25:1 or 30:1. Snow easily gets compacted down, so if you step outside 12 hours after a snowstorm, the snow definitely won't be as powdery. The Rocky Mountains of Colorado get quite dry snow, and they are not nearly as cold in winter.
yes i know, but if you look for example at the climate stats of Labrador, Canada (Wabush, Labrador City or Churchill Falls) you will find that 62.1 mm precipitation (January-precipitation of Churchill Falls) turn out to be 68.3 cm of snow, although the januray-temperatures are pretty much the same as in your Marbleton-climate (actually even a bit colder). So there must be other facotrs, which determine the proportions... For example the Rocky Mountains (like you said) and also Japan (?) have a quite different snow to water ratio, in spite of their higher temperatures compared to Labrador... pretty strange.
yes i know, but if you look for example at the climate stats of Labrador, Canada (Wabush, Labrador City or Churchill Falls) you will find that 62.1 mm precipitation (January-precipitation of Churchill Falls) turn out to be 68.3 cm of snow, although the januray-temperatures are pretty much the same as in your Marbleton-climate (actually even a bit colder). So there must be other facotrs, which determine the proportions... For example the Rocky Mountains (like you said) and also Japan (?) have a quite different snow to water ratio, in spite of their higher temperatures compared to Labrador... pretty strange.
In Labrador, the moisture source is directly off the ocean, resulting in humid air and consequently, wet snow. That is balanced out by the frigid temperatures, and snow ratios are 12:1 for example, in Wabush. Closer to the coast, in Nain, the snow to water ratio is 9.8:1, despite temperatures around 7F (-14C). In the Rockies, the air is dry because the air passes over mountain ranges, so there is drier snow, with ratios around 20:1. Same in Japan. Cold, dry Siberian air comes to the coast and picks up some moisture, but not alot. It is enough when combined with orographic effects to dump large quantities of powdery snow. In Marbleton, this happens to a greater extent. A large low pressure area sits off the coast, and the moisture passes over mountains. Marbleton is quite far from the winter moisture source, but because of that the snow is very dry and light.
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