Is the climate of Brisbane more similar to Singapore or to New Orleans? (tornadoes, snow)
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Would you say say the climate of Brisbane is more similar to Singapore or to New Orleans?
Brisbane is a truly frostproof subtropical climate with hot, humid, and rainy summers and mild, sunny, and dry winters. Although frostproof, winters are distinctly not as warm as the summers and also not completely dry and do get some rain; just significantly less than summer. Winter temperatures do seem consistent with warm days (70 F) and cool nights (50 F).
Singapore is a year round tropical rainy climate. Hot, humid, and both high sun and high rain all year round. No district seasons and never any potential for anything resembling cooler weather at all.
New Orleans is a subtropical climate with humid and stormy summers and no dry season. Winters average in the 60s F by day and 40s F by night but are prone to wild fluctuations; anything from 80s F and sunny to days that don't rise above freezing with snow/ice and everything in between including severe thunderstorms and tornadoes.
This is a good question. I'd say Brisbane looks more like Singapore but feels more like New Orleans.
Here's how Brisbane looks:
However, if you were blind and spent a year in Brisbane it would feel much more like a year in New Orleans. So I guess it depends what you value more, feel or looks.
Winters average in the 60s F by day and 40s F by night but are prone to wild fluctuations; anything from 80s F and sunny to days that don't rise above freezing with snow/ice and everything in between including severe thunderstorms and tornadoes.
Well, New Orleans has failed to reach freezing 7 days since 1946. Nevertheless it does see needlessly strong deviations in the winter.
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Originally Posted by Ed's Mountain
I'd say Brisbane looks more like Singapore but feels more like New Orleans.
if you were blind and spent a year in Brisbane it would feel much more like a year in New Orleans. So I guess it depends what you value more, feel or looks.
Of course the feel of a place also depends on the environment and vegetation in addition to the ambient temperature. Moreover, as far as non-seeing things go, coconut trees and other tender tropical species obviously behave as if Brisbane is more like Singapore than New Orleans. The coconut palms are voting with their fronds and fruit, as it were.
Where I'm going with this is that I've decided Brisbane is the new Singapore. A month like this really changes things:
Like New Orleans, Brisbane has temperature fluctuations throughout the year, so it's more like New Orleans.
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