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26,000,000/64,000,000 x 100 = 40.6%. It's pretty obvious dear!
Maths isn't YOUR strong point.
Do me a favour and count the following geographical areas
North East
North West
South East
South West
Are we agreed that's 4? Good, now lets consider the whole of Britain 100% of Britain if you like, have you done that? Now tell me what is 100% divided into 4?
It would, but Florida wouldn't have a large land/sea temperature differences that you get prior to mid summer, so the sea breeze wouldn't be as strong.
I'm not counting geographical regions dear, I am counting land area and % i.e real maths.
Most people in the UK live in England so the the weather in England is what most of us will experience - hence why UK-wide averages are misleading. The UK as a whole gets like 1,300mm of rain a year on average but where people actually live it's much less.
True, but that's a very tiny sliver of coastal area. The vast vast majority of the UK gets much less than that
Probably true if you want to compare it to the CS recorder
Seattle is considered one of the gloomiest parts of the US, so your sunniest would still be gloomy here.
I don't know, we were always told when I was at PSU that State College and the ridge and valley areas of central PA are pretty darn cloudy, and were cloudier than Seattle. There might be gloomier areas of the US besides Seattle. Pittsburgh is quite cloudy also and probably gives Seattle a run for its money.
My experience from inland places in NZ and regions like California and Australia, is that they don't have skies as clear as coastal areas after a front. They often have a haze, which lessens the impact of the heat. Perhaps your higher humidity means that you don't get the clearer atmosphere.
The hottest feeling sun, comes just after a cold front, so temperatures are typically only average, not higher. Don't see people sunbathing, when days have that feel to them.
Sometimes in late summer and early fall we get what is called a "backdoor" coldfront.
When these pass thru it is very noticeable, particularly at the beaches in NJ. The sea breeze is not an afternoon thing, more like an all day and night thing with wind right off the ocean. Skies are clear also under the resulting New England high pressure. I notice no difference with clearness though versus fronts which come in from the NW or W. In fact, I'd say the northwest arctic fronts bring the absolute most crystal clear skies in this area and that would be in winter.
btw, Southern California isn't really known for having very clear skies, at least anywhere near LA with the smog and fog burning off. And imo, yes the southeast US and FL had very clear skies. San Francisco also had very clear skies when I was there once in April. But our clear skies in winter seem to be as clear to me as the FL skies in winter.
My experience from inland places in NZ and regions like California and Australia, is that they don't have skies as clear as coastal areas after a front. They often have a haze, which lessens the impact of the heat. Perhaps your higher humidity means that you don't get the clearer atmosphere.
Cold front here usually means dry continental, quite clear. Haze comes from high humidity [usually before a front]. It's possible in late spring to get hot, dry weather with clear skies. I don't think California, Australia or inland New Zealand have similar weather patterns to here — so your experience won't be a helpful guide. But inland northern California can get some very clear skies.
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The hottest feeling sun, comes just after a cold front, so temperatures are typically only average, not higher. Don't see people sunbathing, when days have that feel to them.
My experience is hotter it is = more sunbathers until about 85°F or so. Never noticed a difference with sun strength.
Most people in the UK live in England so the the weather in England is what most of us will experience - hence why UK-wide averages are misleading. The UK as a whole gets like 1,300mm of rain a year on average but where people actually live it's much less.
Exactly. Just like Lapland isn't representative for whole of Finland, or even what we consider "Northern Finland", which is pretty much the northern half of the country.
When these pass thru it is very noticeable, particularly at the beaches in NJ. The sea breeze is not an afternoon thing, more like an all day and night thing with wind right off the ocean. Skies are clear also under the resulting New England high pressure. I notice no difference with clearness though versus fronts which come in from the NW or W. In fact, I'd say the northwest arctic fronts bring the absolute most crystal clear skies in this area and that would be in winter.
Plenty of backdoor cold fronts here, they never really let up here, just a bit less in mid/late summer. I hate them, because they bring a lowering of dewpoints .
Sea breeze all the time sounds different. I guess because your overnight lows are so much warmer, there's always a convective effect. Here the sea breeze starts mid morning and dies before sunset. The sea gets millpond calm, when it's not blowing.
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