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Not really representative of the city as a whole as that station is at SFU which is at the top of Burnaby Mountain. It's of course going to be colder and snowier than lower elevations and places further from the mountains
Perhaps uniform rainfall, shouldn't be used in the description of Cfb climates?
Not sure. Perhaps not removed, but maybe less stock should be taken in that part of the description of an oceanic climate?
I would say oceanic climates like Vancouver, Paris, or Dublin would be more known for factors other than uniformity in precipitation, such as winter gloominess for example. I'm certainly not ignoring the notable spread in Vancouver's precipitation patterns, but I would still be hesitant to describe it as Mediterranean. Perhaps another one of those borderline cases. What stands out the most in oceanic climates?
There's still plenty of rain during the summer here. Except this one.
Not really, though. May and June were record-setting dry this year but July and August have been pretty standard (July was actually wetter this year than the previous two).
The yellow grass, water restrictions, forest fires in the interior, etc. are all pretty normal most years, they're just worse this year than usual because May and June were extremely dry rather than moderately wet like usual.
Sunshine and dryness are the norm out here in the summer. Even when we do get wetter months most of the rain tends to come down in a few days with the rest of the month still being quite dry.
Not sure. Perhaps not removed, but maybe less stock should be taken in that part of the description of an oceanic climate?
I would say oceanic climates like Vancouver, Paris, or Dublin would be more known for factors other than uniformity in precipitation, such as winter gloominess for example. I'm certainly not ignoring the notable spread in Vancouver's precipitation patterns, but I would still be hesitant to describe it as Mediterranean. Perhaps another one of those borderline cases. What stands out the most in oceanic climates?
I think of a climate like mine, where polar and subtropical weather systems are frequent at any time of the year - warm humid weather should be common during winter and cold dry air flow common during summer. That seems like the true Oceanic climate.
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Not really, though. May and June were record-setting dry this year but July and August have been pretty standard (July was actually wetter this year than the previous two).
The yellow grass, water restrictions, forest fires in the interior, etc. are all pretty normal most years, they're just worse this year than usual because May and June were extremely dry rather than moderately wet like usual.
Sunshine and dryness are the norm out here in the summer. Even when we do get wetter months most of the rain tends to come down in a few days with the rest of the month still being quite dry.
Similar to here 3-4 inch average rainfall for each summer month, but heavy downpours means most just runs off.
I think of a climate like mine, where polar and subtropical weather systems are frequent at any time of the year - warm humid weather should be common during winter and cold dry air flow common during summer. That seems like the true Oceanic climate.
Why would air flow be warm in winter and cold in summer?
Vancouver. It's a typical "oceanic" climate, albeit with a bit of Mediterranean influence. Paris is a little warm in summer to be completely "oceanic." It's an oceanic climate, but with some continental influence.
Other than in NZ, what would be some examples of a quintessential oceanic climate to you?
I would say Dublin, ReykjavÃk, and Glasgow are the most quintessential oceanic climate IMO with their chilly summers, cold-but-not-quite-enough-to-snow-regularly in winter, low sunshine hours, and evenly distributed rainfall throughout the year falling as mostly cold overcast drizzle (lots of rain days but low totals for the day, low sunshine hours, lack of thunderstorms, and low standard deviation).
As for the original question, I'd say Paris is more classically oceanic than Vancouver but still gets pretty decent summers for its latitude; June, July, and August average highs are actually warmer than Santa Monica and LAX!
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