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Asia doesn't get the warm swings that the eastern US gets, so the averages are lower.
For example:
Place 1
January avg is 50, but with a extreme high of 85 and an extreme low of 15
Place 2
January avg is 40, but with an extreme high of 65 and an extreme low of 15
Make sense?
I understand that, but I was wondering about record lows, Central Asia doesn't get as cold. And what exactly about Asias geography contributes to this.
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I understand that, but I was wondering about record lows, Central Asia doesn't get as cold. And what exactly about Asias geography contributes to this.
Only thing I can think of is Polar Vortex being more stable in Eastern Hemisphere, due to colder Arctic areas there
Upstate NY is even colder than Pyongyang tho, and it's at the same latitude. Syracuse, Ithaca, Binghamton, Buffalo, these places are probably the coldest in the entire world for their latitude. Colder than New England, colder than Korea, colder than northern China, Lake Ontario just obliterates temperatures in Upstate NY, all the way down to the Hudson Valley and norhweatd PA
Vladivostok is in Russia, but you get the point. It is right on the Sea of Japan, yet January has an average temperature of −12.3°C (9.9°F). You will not find any coastal climate, anywhere in the world, with winters that cold.
All three climates have colder winters than anywhere in upstate NY, even Old Forge, despite being at around the same latitude or further south.
Vladivostok is in Russia, but you get the point. It is right on the Sea of Japan, yet January has an average temperature of −12.3°C (9.9°F). You will not find any coastal climate, anywhere in the world, with winters that cold.
All three climates have colder winters than anywhere in upstate NY, even Old Forge, despite being at around the same latitude or further south.
Speaking about Vladivostok that is a bit of a mixed bag. if it were on the East coast it would be just south of Portland.
Although Vladivostok is significantly colder especially in the winter when it comes to averages, Portland has recorded much colder record lows.
Record Low
Vladivostok −31.4C (−24.5F)
Portland −39C (−39F)
Maximum Record Low
Vladivostok 10.1C (50.2F) Aug
Portland 4C (40F) Jul
I consider Vladvostok to be Colder than Portland,if someone ask me what i prefer,an Every winter with this very Cold average like Vladvostok,or Portland,who is milder in Average but can get very Cold 1 for some days 1 in 50 year,i would surely choose Portland!
I wasn't Expecting this but even in the far north, North America has colder record lows then Asia in this particular Area.
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