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Hmm, good point. Never thought of that. But well, let's assume that we have some shallow bays which allows for higher water temps. And my dream climate is, uhm, 48N?, so the summer days are long, allowing water to heat up. Hmm, the Baltic Sea shores here had a SST of 77F in 2014 though the mean air temp was 69F.
Hmm. I wonder how water can be warmer than the mean air temperature? Maybe because water absorbs sunlight better than land? That must have been fun.
Hmm. I wonder how water can be warmer than the mean air temperature? Maybe because water absorbs sunlight better than land? That must have been fun.
That's the reason. 18-hour days, 375 hours of sun in July and windless conditions created very high sea temps. In the Estonian part of the Gulf of Riga they peaked at an amazing 82F SST's.
The ocean is often too cold for my liking in the summer. 80 and above would be a good ocean temperature but we never see that. Upper 70s if we're very lucky. Mid 70s as a seasonal maximum is more realistic.
My ideal climate has average highs of 70 F, 75 F, and 72 F for JJA, respectively and average lows of 47 F, 52 F and 49 F. Nice and warm during the day and cool at night. Perfect summer weather. There's occasional 90+ days and 65-70+ lows for variety's sake.
Sounds like April/October in mine. Shoulder seasons should be comfortable, not summer. Btw didn't you say before that you wanted August to be cooler than June?
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Originally Posted by nei
Issue with relatively mild summers such as mine and Ariete's ideal climate is the summers aren't hot enough to warm up water to make them swimmable except for a month or month and a half. Mean temperature of 71°F doesn't get you water in the high 70s except for some unshaded lakes for a short time.
And on the other hand, my ideal summers are significantly warmer than yours but I don't care for swimming.
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There's occasional 90+ days and 65-70+ lows for variety's sake.
