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One of the last times I was in San Francisco I probably experienced the most anomolous ~week in the history of the city
Temps were in the High 80's most of the week with NO fog whatsoever. The last day dawned bright and warm witb temps climbing toward the middle 80's then clouds moved in and I was treated to a suprisingly potent bay-area thunderstorm.
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.
This past January, the average low in Daytona Beach was colder than the absolute low in Miami. They are certainly different climates.
Absolutely. While the air temps may be within 10-15 degrees of each other, the ocean temps in Miami being in the 70s while Daytona is 60 degrees makes all the difference in the world.
It's rare we have cold snaps. It may get down into the 50s for an hour or so at night but the ocean temp warms it right back up within the hour.
This past January, the average low in Daytona Beach was colder than the absolute low in Miami. They are certainly different climates.
Yes, they are different. However their difference is nothing compared to the contrast that can be found within relatively short distances on the west coast.
When I was a kid, until I read World Book I didn't know that Lima, Peru basically doesn't get rain since it's on the coast. Ditto Baja California, and Jidda, Saudi Arabia. I was surprised that the desert meets the beaches.
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Ditto. My interest in climate actually started when I looked at Scandinavian climate charts and was surprised that they were much milder than I thought.
Inland, in Scandinavia it can get pretty snowy and cold. Thus the term "Nordic skiing" for cross-country.
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Before I became interested in weather, I thought that London and New York City had winters mean temperatures similar to -3/-7 C and lasting snow cover was common in both cities. I also thought that Sydney had a climate similar to what Toronto is actually like.
I also thought that temperatures above the 35-40 C range were unique for deserts.
For the past two winters New York City had snow cover that lasted in excess of 45 days. Ditto 2010-11. That is rare though. And NYC actually hit 40C in July 2011, and most summers (last summer being an exception) goes over 35C.
You were further off with Toronto and Sydney. The latter almost never gets snow or gets below 0C.
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