Battle of the longitudes: Magadan, Russia vs Chuuk State, Micronesia (climate, snow)

[Ethereal]

Both are very extreme climates that are on the same longitude of 150'E (take or add a few). Which do you prefer?

Magadan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magadan#Climate

Chuuk State: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuuk_State#Climate

[grega94]

I was about to vote for Chuuk State because the temperatures are not that horrible, though very boring. But then I looked at the precipitation I was like nope. Magadan isn't all to bad, but their winters are a bit to long and there is no summer except for a couple days when a heat wave passes over, but at least it's not the same weather all year long, and you get the bonus of having snow.

[MuffinMan16]

Both aren't very good but I'll take Magadan since it's somewhat variable and it isn't some year-round sweatbox that gets way too much rain.

Death Valley > Chuuk State

[Alkis]

Both are terrible but I chose Magadan.

[deneb78]

Chuuk State by lightyears! It definitely rains too much but those year round temps are just heavenly Magadan is just another subarctic hell hole.

[Mhc1985]

Chuuk is hot, wet, damp, too rainy, dull, boring, I hate it, yet it's miles ahead of a place like Magadan where the annual average is below freezing (!!!). Considering how tight the poll is, this is the kind of threads that makes me skeptical about the judgement and interpretation of the city-data forumers...

Maybe there will be an exception here and there, but I don't think most if not all who voted Magadan would tolerate it better than Chuuk, no matter how much of a weather freak they are.

[Shalop]

Originally Posted by Mhc1985

Considering how tight the poll is, this is the kind of threads that makes me skeptical about the judgement and interpretation of the city-data forumers...

Maybe there will be an exception here and there, but I don't think most if not all who voted Magadan would tolerate it better than Chuuk, no matter how much of a weather freak they are.

Magadan is not even that extreme. There are much larger cities in Siberia with far colder winters than those of Magadan (for example Kyzyl, Ulan Bator, Yakutsk, Norilsk, Chita, Blagoveschensk, and many more). Summers in Magadan are chilly but not extreme in any way.

As for the judgment and interpretation thing, I think we're old enough to make our own decisions with confidence.

[grega94]

here are the links for the current weather for both places.

Magadan: https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=magadan+weather
mostly sunny, current temp (6:00am): 9F forecast temp:44F/24F humidity: 85% wind: 2mph, sunny all week with snow sun-tue

Chuuk: https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q...onesia+weather
cloudy, current temp (6:00am): 82F forecast temp:86F/79F humidity: 90% wind: 16mph thunderstorms all week

out of this weeks weather I prefer Magadans, I don't know how anyone can live through a perpetual thunderstorm.

[deneb78]

Originally Posted by grega94

here are the links for the current weather for both places.

Magadan: https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=magadan+weather
mostly sunny, current temp (6:00am): 9F forecast temp:44F/24F humidity: 85% wind: 2mph, sunny all week with snow sun-tue

Chuuk: https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q...onesia+weather
cloudy, current temp (6:00am): 82F forecast temp:86F/79F humidity: 90% wind: 16mph thunderstorms all week

out of this weeks weather I prefer Magadans, I don't know how anyone can live through a perpetual thunderstorm.

Chuuk's thunderstorms aren't perpetual. They only last a small part of the day usually late afternoon I'm guessing.

[grega94]

Originally Posted by deneb78

Chuuk's thunderstorms aren't perpetual. They only last a small part of the day usually late afternoon I'm guessing.

I guess I was a bit exaggerating but still it would get annoying.

hear is the weather records for each day for the past year

magadan: http://www.weather.com/weather/monthly/l/RSXX0057:1:RS

chuuk: http://www.weather.com/weather/monthly/l/FMXX0002:1:FM