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Which of these cities do you consider to be more subtropical?
Wellington is considered subtropical according to Trewartha, but oceanic under Köppen. This 'subtropical' city failed to record a single daily high at or above 25°C in 2020 and has a record high of only 30°C. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wellington#Climate
New York City is considered subtropical according to Köppen, but oceanic according to Trewartha. This 'subtropical' city records lows below -10°C almost every year and has a record low of -26°C. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City#Climate
Both cities are located on similar latitudes and have almost identical annual average temperatures.
Definitely Wellington. Its native vegetation is mostly evergreen and a large range of subtropical plants can grow. New York has the hotter summers but Wellington is a bit more exposed to tropical cyclones.
Which of these cities do you consider to be more subtropical?
Wellington is considered subtropical according to Trewartha, but oceanic under Köppen. This 'subtropical' city failed to record a single daily high at or above 25°C in 2020 and has a record high of only 30°C. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wellington#Climate
New York City is considered subtropical according to Köppen, but oceanic according to Trewartha. This 'subtropical' city records lows below -10°C almost every year and has a record low of -26°C. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City#Climate
Both cities are located on similar latitudes and have almost identical annual average temperatures.
Wellington can be variable during summer due to geography, while it's true that the Kelburn recording site only reached 24.5C by Feb, Upper Hutt averaged 24.6C for the average daily maximum.
I think Kelburn also has issues with being non standard - Wellington airport site has a annual mean 1C warmer than both Kelburn and NYC.
I'd say Wellington has a more subtropical environment, therefore a more subtropical climate -it ain't Brisbane, but you can still have an avocado or lime tree in your backyard.
That's not "environment", but rather public and private gardening
New York is slightly less subtropical due to the more harsh winter conditions. At least in most of the metro area. But at the central park station, heavily influenced by the heat island, that difference turns negligible.
That's not "environment", but rather public and private gardening
New York is slightly less subtropical due to the more harsh winter conditions. At least in most of the metro area. But at the central park station, heavily influenced by the heat island, that difference turns negligible.
They might be parks, but they're pretty much just standard plants native to the region, and grown without the need for assistance.
Doesn't matter where you go around Wellington, those species and plenty more will be growing everywhere that isn't pasture, lawn, or plantation.
The "negligible difference" of NYC heat islands, is a very long way from supporting the vegetation that Wellington can.
That's not "environment", but rather public and private gardening
New York is slightly less subtropical due to the more harsh winter conditions. At least in most of the metro area. But at the central park station, heavily influenced by the heat island, that difference turns negligible.
Here's some of the natural environment around Wellington. I took these photos in the middle of winter.
Here's a photo from Central Park. Quite easy to understand where the term "dead of winter" comes from.
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