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Exactly. Places like Acapulco have seen record lows in the 60s and Singapore has seen record low near 70F
I agree, even places closer to Miami like San Juan or Kingston have completely different winters. Or more correctly, no winter at all, simply a less hot/slightly drier season.
And on NOVEMBER 2 my house on Key Biscayne (just off the coast) recorded a low of 49.7. Some inland stations in rural areas were in the LOW 40s. Not too tropical.
Also on november 19 temps were in the upper 50s and low 60s all day with a low of 55 and a high of 65 (high was recorded at 9 pm) very strange for a "tropical" climate indeed.
Miami is not a true tropical climate, but it's closest thing we've got to it in the continental US.
Days like today feel tropical where the highs are in the 80s and lows in the 70s, however everytime a cold front comes through and temps fall into the 50s and 40s.... I'm reminded we do not live in a truly tropical climate, but again....it's close, but not quite there. .
If cold fronts did not come through, I'd venture to say Miami has a true tropical climate, but it's those cold fronts that sag so far south that ruin it.
I wonder why that is? Other locales at the same latitude have truly tropical climates. Why do cold fronts go so far south in this particular part of the globe?
Miami is not a true tropical climate, but it's closest thing we've got to it in the continental US.
Days like today feel tropical where the highs are in the 80s and lows in the 70s, however everytime a cold front comes through and temps fall into the 50s and 40s.... I'm reminded we do not live in a truly tropical climate, but again....it's close, but not quite there. .
If cold fronts did not come through, I'd venture to say Miami has a true tropical climate, but it's those cold fronts that sag so far south that ruin it.
I wonder why that is? Other locales at the same latitude have truly tropical climates. Why do cold fronts go so far south in this particular part of the globe?
Because Florida is flat and connected to the mainland U.S. which gets its cold fronts from the north. The Caribbean islands are surrounded by warm water on all sides which protects it from the cold pockets of air that travel across the land south into Florida. Australia is surrounded by warm ocean all around. South Asia has the Himalayas to protect it from the cold air masses.
Miami is not a true tropical climate, but it's closest thing we've got to it in the continental US.
Days like today feel tropical where the highs are in the 80s and lows in the 70s, however everytime a cold front comes through and temps fall into the 50s and 40s.... I'm reminded we do not live in a truly tropical climate, but again....it's close, but not quite there. .
If cold fronts did not come through, I'd venture to say Miami has a true tropical climate, but it's those cold fronts that sag so far south that ruin it.
I wonder why that is? Other locales at the same latitude have truly tropical climates. Why do cold fronts go so far south in this particular part of the globe?
Because we get deep low pressure systems due to oceans on either side of us, and a huge chunk of land straight to the Arctic. North America gets more active fronts per year than any other continent.
Also, no large east-west mountain chain like in Karachi Pakistan to block the cold air. Check out Karachi. Same lat as Miami, much warmer record lows.
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