Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
Are there any places in the world (obviously it would have to be intensely continental, temperate climates) where record highs in the 3 months of meteorological winter are all lower than record lows in the corresponding 3 months of summer?
The only one I can think of that comes close is Turpan, China.
Close, but not quite. July's record low is warmer than January's record high, but the record lows of June and August are colder than the record highs of December and February.
It's not the South Pole or Alert either, just checked them and it's not even close. I can't see where it would exist if it isn't any of the places that first spring to mind (Turpan, Oymyakon etc).
The Oymyakon August record low of -17.1C is absolutely insane (assuming true)!
It's not the South Pole or Alert either, just checked them and it's not even close. I can't see where it would exist if it isn't any of the places that first spring to mind (Turpan, Oymyakon etc).
The Oymyakon August record low of -17.1C is absolutely insane (assuming true)!
I get the feeling that's an error, but can't really say for sure. It would surely be the lowest temperature record in the Northern Hemisphere outside of really high mountain areas or the Greenland Ice Cap.
I get the feeling that's an error, but can't really say for sure. It would surely be the lowest temperature record in the Northern Hemisphere outside of really high mountain areas or the Greenland Ice Cap.
It's certainly suspicious considering the September record is only -25.3C. Verkoyansk's record lows for August/September look a lot more feasible (-9.9, -21.7).
Are there any places in the world (obviously it would have to be intensely continental, temperate climates) where record highs in the 3 months of meteorological winter are all lower than record lows in the corresponding 3 months of summer?
The only one I can think of that comes close is Turpan, China.
After looking in various places I can't find one that fully qualifies what you are looking for, and I don't think that even exists and if it does it is extremely rare and turpan is probably as close as you will get. However there are a lot more climates where the record low of the warmest month is warmer than the record high of the coldest month, such as vladivostok https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladivostok#Climate
If we only consider two winter months and two summer months, many places qualify.
Nanchong, China is an example.
Record highs for Dec and Jan: 17.4, 15.4
Record lows for Jul and Aug: 18.0, 17.9
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
