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View Poll Results: Climate battle
Ganyu 10 50.00%
Fort Smith 9 45.00%
Tie 1 5.00%
Voters: 20. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 04-04-2017, 10:06 PM
pdw pdw started this thread
 
Location: Ontario, Canada
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganyu_District#Geography_and_climate

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Smith,_Arkansas#Climate

One is on the coast of China the other is in the American interior. This is one of many examples that debunks the myth that North America has an exceptionally cold climate for it's latitude.
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Old 04-04-2017, 11:44 PM
 
Location: Syrmia, Northern Serbia, near 45 N
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I vote for Ganyu. Both climates are terrible (too hot summers), but I chose Ganyu because has a colder winters and a little less hot summers. Fort Smith is to wet.
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Old 04-04-2017, 11:57 PM
 
Location: Syrmia, Northern Serbia, near 45 N
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganyu_District#Geography_and_climate

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Smith,_Arkansas#Climate

One is on the coast of China the other is in the American interior. This is one of many examples that debunks the myth that North America has an exceptionally cold climate for it's latitude.
I do not know for summers, but East Asia has colder winters than North America.
For example Harbin is located at the same latitude as Montreal and Minneapolis, and has a pretty colder winters than Montreal and Minneapolis.
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Old 04-05-2017, 01:02 AM
 
Location: Foreignorland 58 N, 17 E.
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The premise is false given that Arkansas is near the Gulf, so in effect facing a sea based in the tropics whenever it gets southerly winds. It's also far nearer a westerly ocean than anyplace east of the Ural mountains are on the Eurasian landmass.
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Old 04-05-2017, 05:02 AM
 
Location: Rochester, NY
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Ganyu for the drier, cooler winter. Summers are terribly wet and humid, but fort smith has lots of humidity as well.
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Old 04-05-2017, 05:11 AM
 
Location: C: Home R: Monroe CT, Climate:Dfa
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The premise is false given that Arkansas is near the Gulf, so in effect facing a sea based in the tropics whenever it gets southerly winds. It's also far nearer a westerly ocean than anyplace east of the Ural mountains are on the Eurasian landmass.
If Fort Smith, Arkansas is near the Gulf then I must be steps from the LI Sound...

Anyway, Fort Smith wins this one by a hair with its summers overcoming its winter shortcomings.
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Old 04-05-2017, 05:19 AM
 
Location: Foreignorland 58 N, 17 E.
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If Fort Smith, Arkansas is near the Gulf then I must be steps from the LI Sound...

Anyway, Fort Smith wins this one by a hair with its summers overcoming its winter shortcomings.
Climate-wise it is because there are no natural barriers between Fort Smith and the Gulf that would trap the maritime air during winters (like the Rockies would be for westerlies). See the aspect of the non-snow-winters in Nürnberg/Nuremberg, Germany, at a bit of an altitude and a long way inland. When there's a warm air source and no natural barriers restraining it, places quite far from an ocean become influenced by maritime patterns.
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Old 04-05-2017, 05:37 AM
 
Location: C: Home R: Monroe CT, Climate:Dfa
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Climate-wise it is because there are no natural barriers between Fort Smith and the Gulf that would trap the maritime air during winters (like the Rockies would be for westerlies). See the aspect of the non-snow-winters in Nürnberg/Nuremberg, Germany, at a bit of an altitude and a long way inland. When there's a warm air source and no natural barriers restraining it, places quite far from an ocean become influenced by maritime patterns.
Fort Smith is that far inland that the maritime effect will be lessened a lot. Hell there are places in Oklahoma that are closer to the Gulf than Fort Smith.
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Old 04-05-2017, 05:40 AM
 
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Ganyu
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Old 04-05-2017, 10:58 AM
 
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Fort Smith
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