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The 13/7 would probably feel a little colder because that low diurnal range is most likely caused by high humidity, clouds, fog, rain, etc., all of which increase the perception of cold.
13/7 is a typical midwinter day in San Francisco.
20/0 is a typical late September day in Saskatoon, Canada.
The 13/7 would probably feel a little colder because that low diurnal range is most likely caused by high humidity, clouds, fog, rain, etc., all of which increase the perception of cold.
13/7 is a typical midwinter day in San Francisco.
20/0 is a typical late September day in Saskatoon, Canada.
You mean a typical day in San Francisco any time of the year: July can often be like that too.
There was a 70/28, sunny day in late March this year (and several other 70s/30s dats but that was the most extreme) and it felt very pleasant and warm. A short morning walk was cool but not bad--probably mid 40s--and I spent much of the day outside and was very pleasant. I went outside again in the evening and it was still warm enough for shorts and a t-shirt. 55/45 days are very common here and do not feel nearly as warm. Also, I find little difference between 45 and 32 in the middle of the night. Especially if the second one was cloudy or rainy it would be even worse
Lows are kinda meaningless to me since nobody is around doing things at that time of day anyway. Most businesses are closed... hmm maybe a few folks are doing stuff, but the majority of the world is not, myself included. So realistically.... 13/7 would feel cooler. But you said winter and I think people might naturally pay attention more to winter low temps than summer low temps.
Yowch, when I try to sleep - going from 68 F to 32 F in one day is a lot. Nothing a few extra blankets and maybe the heat turned on couldn't fix tho. I would hate to live in a climate like this though, I think that would make me throw up.
Like I mean I don't know- those lows are extreme so I'd probably feel colder more but like today the high is 83 and the low is 63... I am going to remember the 83 a lot more than the 63. Now to keep it fair let's say the low would be 47. It's a close call actually.... but having a house at night with heat where you could just get into it sort of makes the low temp irrelevant, realistically.
II don't think there's anyplace in the world that would have a wintertime daily temperature range like the first example given. Some higher-elevation places might have that daily range in the Summer, but not in the Winter.
Richmond, a suburb in Sydney, isn't that far off though.
Yowch, when I try to sleep - going from 68 F to 32 F in one day is a lot. Nothing a few extra blankets and maybe the heat turned on couldn't fix tho. I would hate to live in a climate like this though, I think that would make me throw up.
20/0 is typical early fall weather here in Saskatoon. It's a lot more comfortable than you'd think. I don't turn the heat on until much later in the fall. If it's sunny (which it has to be to achieve 20 degree highs), the room temperature stabilizes at around 18 C day and night if the windows and curtains are closed at night. My favorite time of year. I hate winter and I hate summer. Spring isn't that great because it fluctuates too much.
Obviously a day with 13C max will feel much colder than a day with a 20C max regardless of the minimum.
20C/0C is a very rare combination here but it did happen in April 2007. There was a visible white frost in the morning but it soon lifted and warmed up rapidly resulting in a wonderful gloriously warm and sunny day.
13C/7C is typical of the dross we get in October. Doesn't feel remotely warm.
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One thing that I think people are failing to realize is that we are talking winter, with shorter days/longer nights and lower sun angle, so it will be cooler for a much longer period of the day in the 20/0 scenario than the 13/7
One thing that I think people are failing to realize is that we are talking winter, with shorter days/longer nights and lower sun angle, so it will be cooler for a much longer period of the day in the 20/0 scenario than the 13/7
Thats irrelevant if the coldest temperatures are happening when everybody's inside their nice warm houses. The highs are what matter cuz they happen during the day when people aren't sleeping.
One thing that I think people are failing to realize is that we are talking winter, with shorter days/longer nights and lower sun angle, so it will be cooler for a much longer period of the day in the 20/0 scenario than the 13/7
Depends on where in winter we're talking about. A 20C/0C average in winter is definitely not possible this far north. Further south, say in Phoenix, winter days aren't very short anyway.
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