In where you live, what weather extremes are most likely to occur? (warm, ice)

[Glacierx]

Nothing extreme here (though extremes are relative). The biggest snowfall ever recorded was 30cm/12in. Someone in Florida would call that extreme. It gets hot relative to Vancouver or London, so maybe they would call that extreme. It also gets cold relative to those two places, but by Canadian standards, our winters are very mild.

Overall, our weather is pretty uneventful. No big hail storms, no big snow storms, no big rainstorms, very little wind, no extreme cold, no earthquakes, no tornadoes, no hurricanes, no floods, no humidity, no extreme Phoenix-style heat, no bilzzards, and no ice storms.

[Hiromant]

Some article listed Estonia as being the safest place in the world to live. No natural hazards outside of winter cold waves. People freeze to death every winter.

[The East Frisian]

Winter: Stormy weather is possible with gusts up to hurricane force (118 km/h+/ 74 mph+) and heavy rain with 20 mm or more in a day.
Also stationary air mass boundaries could bring heavy amounts of snow (up to 20/30 cm) in a day or two.
Lowest possible temperatures about -15°C at night and -10°C at day, its rarely lower than that.
Warmest temperatures possible in winter are about 13-15°C, this only in combination with high southern or southwestern winds.

Spring:
Late season cold snaps are possible up to Mid April with settling snow, night temperatures could drop to about -10°C. Ice days can still be possible in March but not in April, here the lowest possible maximum temperature would be 2-4°C and 6-8°C in May.
On the other hand starting from late March, first warm weather can occur with almost summer like temperatures, nights are still mostly cool in that conditions but daytime temperatures could go up to 20°C in March and surpass 25°C in April and 30°C in May. Thunderstorms usually start to occur in May.

Summer
Freak Heatwaves can push the temperatures over 35°C they are usually accompanied by dry air and plentyful of sunshine. During a spanish plume sometimes humid weather can be pushed towards us, leading to somewhat lower temperatures in the upper 20 (C) range and dewpoints in the 17-20°C range. But in cold rainy summers also a streak of days with maximums of only 14-17°C is possible (in June even a few degrees colder) (nighttime temperature is then usually only a few degrees lower), generally minimums rarely drop below 10°C here in July and August, in June it can drop to 5°C in rare occasions. Sometimes heavy thunderstorms can be possible but not as often as parts of Central or Southern Germany

Autumn
September can still be summer-like in the first half, with maximums often surpassing the 20°C mark and with highs up to 30°C still possible (night time temperatures are also usually above 10°C until Mid September).
After October it usually starts to get stormier with longer rain periods possible but still very mild, lows can drop below freezing from late October and in very exceptionally events it can also snow in latter days of the month. Late season warm waves with temperatures up to 20°C are also still possible.
November usually gets the first wintry shape with the first night freeze occuring and the first snow by the latter part of the month usually.
But like the winter months, November can also experience storms with gusts up to hurricane force. In very rare occasions late November can already see ice days and lows down to -10°C.

[pretendingtowork]

Out in Duarte, Ca we once hit 32 degrees. In the summer we hit 115. We got a big windstorm a few years back with 80mph gusts. I think that is about as extreme as we get.

[cloudcrash619]

Weather is usually not extreme here. It gets hot, it gets cold, it storms, it snows. but usually not severe or in big amounts.

[chicagogeorge]

Originally Posted by irlinit

In summer we can get up to 100F if low pressure stalls out to our west.. but more often than not we only get 90F from these.

All a bit tame really.

100F has only happened once or twice in the UK right?


I'd be interested to see just how many times temps have surpassed 95F/35C in London. Had a discussion with B87 on a different forum a few years back about this, and I think I counted from tutiempo less than 15 times as far as the records go for Heathrow on tutiempo. Too lazy right now to double check it.


Midwest probably has one of the most varied and extreme weather on the planet.

Extreme heat? Check
Extreme drought? Check
Extreme humidity/dew points? Check
Tornadoes? Check
Violent thunderstorms? Check
Flooding rains? Check
Blizzards? Check
Extreme cold? Check
Unusual spikes in temps during winter? Check
Unusual dips in temps during summer? Check
Insane day to day variability in temps in spring? Check
Long stretches of tranquil weather in autumn? Check
Long stretches of cloudy gloomy days? Check
Long stretches of sunny days? Check



I think this is why it's difficult for me to believe that weather extremes are on the rise as a result of climate change, because I am so used to weather extremes.

[Cambium]

Originally Posted by EricS39

New England, lowest tree line per latitude north of the equator

Fewest partly cloudy days in a year "lots of all blue sky days and also lots of all gray sky days"

Some of longest durations of steady rain in the world ...it can rain steadily and continuously for over 24 hours at a level not enough to drown you but just enough to soak you...
Happens more in New England because there's more patterns that result in this weather...

Nor'easter pattern (occluded front...
the warm Moisture lies to the south and east, dry cool air out towards the west, cold turbulent low pressure cyclone over New England states with cold wind and rain.

Low pressure offshore
Stalled out or slow-moving frontal boundary
Jet stream moisture behind a cold front
Widespread low pressure system
Being on the line of an approaching front with the warm sunny air being to the south
Strong pressure gradient


And then there's what would be New England's favorite weather system

"Stalled out west-east front that is stuck over Minnesota-North Dakota

This is THE New England drought scenario ...the 7 sunny days in a row

Awesome weather post/thread in the "weather" forum. You forgot NorEasters can bring snowstorms and blizzards too. But I think you were just mentioning what brings the rains we get.

I wouldn't call anything you mentioned "extreme" though. Just typical. Extreme would be like what happened in 2011 & 2012. We had a tropical storm/hurricane hit then a snowstorm weeks later both years.

[Ethereal]

Originally Posted by ksolina

In summer:

-Endless heat (it gets worse with each passing year)
-Endless sunshine, interrupted by one or two days with thunderstorms lasting all day
-Strong thunderstorms and heavy rain (stronger, but less frequent than in spring)
-Drought
-Strong winds (that mostly go with thunderstorms)

In autumn:

-Strong winds
-Weeks of completely overcast skies
-Heavy rain (it doesn't fall in short showers like in spring and summer, but more steadily all day, or even longer)

The weather here in Sydney is so much like your descriptions up there. I just made the more similar statements bold.

[thisguysa]

South/Central Texas....

Extreme (world-class) rainfall events creating deadly flash flooding. Talking 12-24 inches in 24 hours sort of rain fall events when a low pressure systems parks itself in the right spot.

High temperatures 100-105+ for extended periods.

Extended drought. 2-3 months without a rain shower/storm isn't uncommon.

Dramatic temperature changes as a "Blue Norther" comes down from the plains in the winter (not entirely unique to the region)

Low level cloud cover every morning, particularly in spring/summer, that almost always burns off to reveal a cloud free blue sky. This can happen in minutes, go inside and it's completely cloudy and gloomy, come out 15 minutes later and there's not a cloud in the sky.

[sulkiercupid]

The only real extremes we get here are extreme heat and drought during the summer. Whilst winter rainfall is fairly high it falls in short bursts and it is very rare to see more than 50mm/2" in a day, temperatures during this season are also very consistent.