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This is the closest I've found to a perfect climate.
Great climate overall but ruined by three things for me: 1) record low of 10 F ruins the chance of more tropical vegetation and requires "bundling up" which you shouldn't have to do in a warm subtropical climate 2) Winters are much drier than summers. I like precipitation evenly spread throughout the year. 3) Warm rain and thunderstorms are great but would like nights to cool off to about 66 F in summer so AC isn't overused.
Have you experienced anything close to those levels of cold? How do you know that you'll like temperatures so cold that any exposed flesh literally freezes within seconds?
Have you experienced anything close to those levels of cold? How do you know that you'll like temperatures so cold that any exposed flesh literally freezes within seconds?
No, I haven't. Hence, you have a good point that I can't be 100% sure that Oymyakon is my dream place. However, I'm ~99.9% sure that I would thoroughly enjoy it as long I'd have appropriate protection. In my experience, there has never been an instance where it has been so cold that I no longer enjoy it. Even when I (briefly) walked around outside in single-digit temps with only short sleeves and shorts (earlier this year), I still enjoyed it and compulsively thought about places which are much colder. For me, extreme cold is an "addiction," if you will - it is embedded within my psyche as a positive thing (perhaps similar to your perception of subtropical weather and thunderstorms)
I like cold and snow, but Oymyakon is far too brutal for me. Even Winnipeg is too cold for me in winter, though I think I still can tolerate its winters (Winnipeg's, not Oymyakon's).
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