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You can't use extremes to judge the overall classification of a climate. The averages, even with those factored in, put South Florida as over 18 C in winter and therefore tropical.
Never gonna agree it is tropical so time 2 move on. If you think it is then that is fine with me. But when coconuts got killed and burned from the super freezes we had back when we had normal weather you just can't call it tropical. Not even Key west is pure tropical.
That's still tropical, just with some bad cold snaps. It's not unique to Florida and nor is the climate made non-tropical by subjective opinions.
With that said, if you want to move on, that's fine and I can respect it. If you want to, at any time, keep going, we should take it to the Miami climate thread or similar.
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Never gonna agree it is tropical so time 2 move on. If you think it is then that is fine with me. But when coconuts got killed and burned from the super freezes we had back when we had normal weather you just can't call it tropical. Not even Key west is pure tropical.
I love how you expound on how cold it was back in the 60's thru 80's. Yes it was colder and more severe cold snaps did happen, but there have been coco palm trees in Florida for decades know it all. You can find pictures of coco palms in Florida in the 1800's.
You weren't even around in the 70's and 80's to remember. I was. I was in cocoa beach with my family in the 70's and I picked coconuts off the ground underneath the trees in cocoa beach. Keep quiet about how cold it used to be. You weren't there, I was. And there are still coco palms in areas outside of south FL. You have no clue.
I love how you expound on how cold it was back in the 60's thru 80's. Yes it was colder and more severe cold snaps did happen, but there have been coco palm trees in Florida for decades know it all. You can find pictures of coco palms in Florida in the 1800's.
You weren't even around in the 70's and 80's to remember. I was. I was in cocoa beach with my family in the 70's and I picked coconuts off the ground underneath the trees in cocoa beach. Keep quiet about how cold it used to be. You weren't there, I was. And there are still coco palms in areas outside of south FL. You have no clue.
I was 15 in 1978 when i started keeping records jack. There have been coconuts in FL way before the 1800's. Don't know where you dreamed up i typed they have only been around since the 70's. But there have never been coconuts growing so far north in FL like there is now.
Some troll is padding most of the south Louisiana stats making it look more like Central Florida. Go look at the NOAA stats for even the warmest part of Louisiana like Grand Isle or Port Fourchon and it's still only ~55-56F for January mean
I honestly had never heard of this before. With global warming being as it is, Louisiana could be one of the Lower 48 to join Florida in being tropical.
And this January might even average 18+ C for Grand Isle, since it's forecasted to be a warm La Nina. I'll keep my eye on it.
17.2 degrees C isn't referenced at all in that link you provided.
Louisiana is a solidly subtropical climate.
The June to September period has average high temperatures above 90°F. The high humidity and dew point make the heat feel like 120°F.
Winters are mild in south La. with day highs often above 66°F while north La. sees colder days below 59°F. Nights occasionally register below freezing, with average low temperatures between 37°F in the north and 46°F near the Gulf.
The average rainfall in Louisiana ranges from 48" in north La. to 75" in south La.
What is a subtropical climate? Wikipedia says "A humid subtropical climate is a zone of climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and cool to mild winters. These climates normally lie on the southeast side of all continents, generally between latitudes 25° and 40° (sometimes 46°) and are located poleward from adjacent tropical climates. It is also known as warm temperate climate." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humid_subtropical_climate
17⁰C is the average high. The average mean is 12⁰C. This is not nearly tropical.
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