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Which kind of microclimate do you have in your area? Oceanic or continental/subarctic winters? I know Trondheim vary a lot depending on elevation.
I guess it's very common with extremely low diurnal variation though? Similar to our coastlines. Where I live it's more like 5 degrees between winter days and nights, in Trondheim more like 3?
Moderated oceanic. Since I am right in between the -3C and the 0C 24-hr mean for coldest month, the feel of winter can vary a lot from one week to the next and also from one year to the next.
But the snow is never far away in winter as the hills are so close.
Last winter we had 2 months of snow cover here in the lowland.
Unloaded like B87 lol. But if I had to choose I'd take front loaded over the other options. As much as I hate winter I'd prefer to get it over with as quickly as possible.
Freeze the crap out of me in December and give me spring in February. December is noticeably milder than the other winter months so even if it's colder than normal the cold will have less bite, and by February the days are longer and everyone's longing for spring.
I agree. It can be cold and snowy at Christmastime because that somewhat adds to the holiday mood (though I'd rather have warm sunshine and a high of 83*F [28*C] ) but by the time February rolls around, I'm sick of winter and want, nay crave, highs in the 50s or warmer again. The sad part of it is that our winters here are becoming increasingly back-loaded, with the coldest month every year since 2013 being February.
I like cold and snow any time of the winter; we don't get enough cold as it is, and measurable snow only occurs every few years on average. But ideally, I would want winter to peak during the middle of the season.
Ideally I don't want to see above-freezing temps from October till April.
Also there should a great deal of snow which accumulates throughout the season at a roughly uniform rate.
If I had to pick one I guess I'd choose backloaded because it's a special treat when the cold/snow lingers into March and April when it's not ordinarily supposed to. Gives a good feeling.
I agree. It can be cold and snowy at Christmastime because that somewhat adds to the holiday mood (though I'd rather have warm sunshine and a high of 83*F [28*C] ) but by the time February rolls around, I'm sick of winter and want, nay crave, highs in the 50s or warmer again. The sad part of it is that our winters here are becoming increasingly back-loaded, with the coldest month every year since 2013 being February.
Blame that on the warm PDO and blob. Ever since that started they have been back loaded.
I prefer a combo of front and back. I want mid thru late December to get cold for Christmas, then can stay that way up to around early Jan. Then a mid thru late Jan thaw, then late Feb can get cold again into early March cause by then the sun strength works its magic on the cold and it just doesn't feel as bad. Cold in March is annoying if it hangs around, but the sun still drastically reduces its impact for me.
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) but by the time February rolls around, I'm sick of winter and want, nay crave, highs in the 50s or warmer again. The sad part of it is that our winters here are becoming increasingly back-loaded, with the coldest month every year since 2013 being February.
