Cities you thought were hotter/colder/wetter/etc than what they are (climate misconceptions) (hottest, degree)

[Wildcat15]

Originally Posted by Infamous92

I used to think Singapore was more variable throughout the year, and sunnier.

I didn't know anything like Singapore existed until I came to this forum. I thought Hawaii was the warmest place on earth.

[B87]

Originally Posted by G8RCAT

I didn't know anything like Singapore existed until I came to this forum. I thought Hawaii was the warmest place on earth.

I thought Hawaii was warmer and drier than it actually is.

[divisionbyzero0]

I thought Mecca/Madinah was like 50C in summer and (near) freezing in winter. Similar to Everblack's childhood thought regarding Australia and North Africa

[convextech]

I went to Hawaii expecting a sunny paradise, and instead I was rained in every day for a week. Never again.

[arctic_gardener]

Growing up in a very hot climate, I found it hard to believe that any place with summer highs < 30 C or lows < 20 C would find their summers warm. Then I moved to Canada, acclimated to the cold winters, and realized that it's all relative. I now find Canadian summers warm. A summer night above 10 degrees C is warm to me.

[North 42]

^^^
A 10c low in the summer here would be very cold and probably break a record most days.

[jbgusa]

Originally Posted by North 42

^^^
A 10c low in the summer here would be very cold and probably break a record most days.

A 10C low elsewhere in your province, such as in Rainy River, Moosonee or Attawapiscott would not be unheard of.

[EverBlack]

Originally Posted by BBQKing

10C lows in summer are freezing cold.

Yes, but there are some temperate places that get that, like Santa Cruz Province (Argentina), and Calgary (Canada).

[ialmostforgot]

I used to to think n NYC was hotter during the summer because I first went there during a July heat wave. Because of the images of people surfing that I saw on television, I thought the same of coastal Southern California.

I used to think London got more snow in the winter.

[ialmostforgot]

Originally Posted by Nor'Eastah

Before we purchased a 2nd property in Tennessee, I thought there would be a great discrepancy in temps between there and Maine, where we live full-time. So I saved both locations on a weather site and now can compare the temps every day. Surprise! The biggest difference was about 12 degrees F. Most commonly, it is 5 to 8F warmer in TN than in Maine; the smallest difference was 2F (this year).

That is the difference, IMO, between weather and climate. Those daily small differences are weather; the effect of this constant, slightly warmer reading produces the climate differences between TN and Maine. For instance, I cannot tolerate the heat in TN during the summer, and find it quite warm in winter.

Right, a noticeable but not dramatic difference. Another surprise for me was to find out that Nashville's temperatures were similar to those of my hometown of Baltimore. The high temps of northern Mississippi are also surprisingly close.