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Originally Posted by flamingGalah!
Anywhere that has a marked difference in temperatures at different times of the year, has seasons. So just because somewhere may have mild or even warm winters compared to somewhere else it doesn't mean it doesn't have a winter. It is all relative, if winter temperatures are considerably less than summer temperatures then of course it has a winter, winter does not just mean frost & snow...
Yeah
Peoples think that winter mean persistant snow cover and bone freezing temperatures.. so the most part of the world doesnt have winter ?
IMO, when talking about winter, real means cold on an absolute scale and not a relative scale. Since all major cities in Australia have winter averages above freezing, I voted No.
IMO, when talking about winter, real means cold on an absolute scale and not a relative scale. Since all major cities in Australia have winter averages above freezing, I voted No.
Most places in the UK have winter averages above freezing too, does that mean the UK has no winter?
IMO, when talking about winter, real means cold on an absolute scale and not a relative scale. Since all major cities in Australia have winter averages above freezing, I voted No.
Exactly.
Being 5 or 10C colder than summer averages does not constitute a "real" winter. Sure, it might feel a little chilly relative to summer averages, and astronomically speaking it may constitute a winter. But without decent snowpack and subfreezing temperatures, it just wouldn't feel "wintry."
@flamingGalah and ghost-likin: Yes, that includes most of the UK and most of North Carolina, imo. Even NYC (where I live) has a half-assed winter, with sunny 5C weather and lack of persistent snowpack.
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