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356F in my oven right now, surely the hottest place in my metro area.
It surely must be...
What's your problem, I'm posting factual data, do you have a problem with that? Should I say that max for today is 139 and still climbing? Would that make you stop bi***ing?
just because palm springs is cooling down much faster than LA Area microclimates and we get warmer days here and there, im not saying LA Area's hottest microclimates are hotter than Palm springs.
just to give you an idea, the hottest microclimates in Los Angeles Metro have seen about 60 days of 100 F+ this year.
Palm springs starts seeing 100F in May, and stop seing them in October, that is half of May, all of june, july, august, september, plus a bit of october, rarely failing to reach 100 F. A big difference.
100s aren't really anything to brag about; mid 80s should plenty warm enough for heat lovers. 85/65 means you can enjoy the warmth during the day and open a window for good sleeping at night with minimal AC use. 100 F means massive AC bills and heat stroke/dehydration danger for those who work outdoors in the direct blazing sun.
If 100+ is so desirable over 70s and 80s, why is it so much more expensive to live in the more moderate climates near the coast that hardly ever see 100 than it is to live in the inland empire that sees 100+ pretty regularly in summer? Those hottest microclimates are also much more likely than the coast to get frost in winter so you have to put up with nippier mornings as a trade off for your summer heat.
Both Honolulu and Singapore have NEVER even seen 100 F before but are far better climates for year-round heat lovers because their winter nights are warmer than the average summer night in L.A. Their rain is also always warm in the 80s while L.A's rain is usually in the 50s and 60s.
L.A. could never qualify for tropical even if it was based on temperature because of the mid 40s average winter nights. Those frostproof microclimates have average winter lows (barely) in the low 50s also get the coolest summers with average highs in the 70s and some days that stay in the 60s even in July, especially during La Nina summers.
On the other hand, tropical climates usually have highs in the 80s and lows in the 70s most of the year and most heat lovers/cold haters on here would pick that over three months of 100 + days. and bone dry humidity.
BTW- MOST of the L.A. area is about to see some highs in the 60s this weekend due to a very weak (rainless) cold front that's coming Halloween night.
Last edited by ABrandNewWorld; 10-29-2014 at 08:20 PM..
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