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There are stereotypes. When I ask someone what they think about the weather in the UK, they say it's dark and wet. When I ask them about NZ, they say nice and pleasant weather. Very similar to the Seattle and Vancouver stereotypes - Seattle is the darkest and cloudiest climate in the US while Vancouver is the mildest in Canada compared to California when it's even cloudier, wetter and colder than Seattle.
Seattle and Vancouver have the same climate though which in turn is the same as London .
In fact many say through gritted teeth to their closest and most trusted ones that London is preferable to Seattle simply because of fewer rain days , but they won't say it out loud .
London gets slated more because it is British - it needs slating - it is in THAT country . It is a marked man .
London will never shake off it's bad reputation because people just love to hate it . It is the most vocally despised of all climates in the Universe .
In fact many say through gritted teeth to their closest and most trusted ones that London is preferable to Seattle simply because of fewer rain days , but they won't say it out loud .
Because the US uses 0.01" (0.25 mm) to define a wet day when the rest of the world uses 1 mm (0.04"). There are plenty of days with less than 0.04" of rain in Seattle. London may still have fewer rain days, but the difference won't be that big and in the warmer months it's the opposite.
Last edited by Botev1912; 05-22-2017 at 12:51 PM..
That's just an anecdotal argument that doesn't amount to much. Compare it with some stats from south-east England, and the difference seems neither here nor there in many cases.
I do compare it with the stats from SE England, and it looks a lot better here.
I don't see the opinions of British immigrants as anecdotal. It's not hard to talk to one here on a daily basis, and I really can't remember one saying that the climate here was marginally better. Dunedin and Invercargill are worse than the SE of England imo, but I'm not seeing any Motueka, Gisborne, Tauranga, or Auckland like climates over there.
It doesn't matter where in the UK people come from, they all say much the same thing -that's it's a lot better.
Wellington isn't great, but it's far from the worst in NZ. It would standout in the UK though
a friend of mine lived in Auckland ,he said it was a lot better - that goes without saying . I don't know anyone else who has spent time there . NZ folk i have spoken too always ramble on about how 'good' the weather is even if they live in Invercargill - i think they feel inferior to their cousins across the sea down there
But i doubt anyone from SE England would say how great it was if they moved to Christchurch . They might say it's marginally better . Which it is .
I wouldn't notice the difference in C'church , apart from the 3 winter months where it would be slightly sunnier (and obviously lighter) . Summers would be a tad cooler .but once again i doubt i would notice.
The UV down there is very high - i wonder if that has an impact on how warm it feels - it shouldn't do !
I think George said his kid did at around 19C, but not 23/24C.
It's 23C today with mostly sunny skies. No need for light jackets.... Yesterday was 19C cloudy and damp so I made them take one. Obviously no jackets at 26C either, but still I don't consider that hot or very warm either. Just warm or mild for the season.... Cool if it were in July though.
Because the US uses 0.01" (0.25 mm) to define a wet day when the rest of the world uses 1 mm (0.04"). There are plenty of days with less than 0.04" of rain in Seattle. London may still have fewer rain days, but the difference won't be that big and in the warmer months it's the opposite.
I actually looked it up. Seattle gets 124 rain days per year on average if 1 mm threshold is used. Only 37 days in the warmer 6 months of the year (May-October).
Because the US uses 0.01" (0.25 mm) to define a wet day when the rest of the world uses 1 mm (0.04"). There are plenty of days with less than 0.04" of rain in Seattle. London may still have fewer rain days, but the difference won't be that big and in the warmer it's the opposite.
that's fair enough . But on a side note Seattle easily gets more rain/drizzle complaints than any other city .(a lot more than London - London gets the overcast /lack of summer heat complaints ) If i didn't know different i'd say it rained in Seattle 360 days a year - of course i know thats nonsense .
that's fair enough . But on a side note Seattle easily gets more rain/drizzle complaints than any other city .(a lot more than London - London gets the overcast /lack of summer heat complaints ) If i didn't know different i'd say it rained in Seattle 360 days a year - of course i know thats nonsense .
Vancouver and Portland get even more drizzle, but not so many complaints.
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