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Especially when factoring in moister Pacific air.
It seems Toronto's latitude & slightly lower humidity are worth another 1+ in UV level.
Did you notice greater sun intensity in Ottawa?
UV is probably about the same in the Okanagan Valley;
altitude and/or lower humidity compensate for latitude to make about the same UV intensity.
My most favourite sun angles are 55+ though;
that's when I can focus on the horizon and not even see the sun in my peripheral vision.
This happens in Toronto around mid-late April and lasts until maybe early Sep.
When is the sun angle 55+ in Vancouver?
In Ottawa, I noticed a slightly higher sun and definitely more visible sun at virtually at all times of the year. It was most noticeable in the sunrise and sunset times in winter.
Vancouver gets a sun angle of 55 degrees or more between April 28 and August 14.
Toronto by contrast gets a sun angle of 55 degrees or more between April 12 and August 30 - so about a month more in total than Vancouver.
This:
Cold with snow. High 35. Winds NE at 5-10 MPH.
Or this:
Partly cloudy gradually becoming mostly cloudy with a chance of afternoon thunderstorms. High 75-85. Winds SW at 15-20 MPH.
Or this:
Partly cloudy. High 65-90. Winds light and variable.
If I can't get thunderstorms or snow, I want it to at least be comfortable enough to do outdoorsy stuff.
-Sunrise (overnight low) this morning was 67 F/19 C, with 78% humidity, clear skies and hazy-sunshine
- DAILY RECORD HIGH of 89 F/31.4 C, with 49% humidity, clear skies, intense mostly-vertical sun
-Sunset it will still be 80 F/27 C, and probably 60% humidity
I feel like I'm on a Caribbean holiday!
Sounds good! Our November last year (May equivalent) was the best in history. I remember one morning leaving for work at 5am when the temp was 31C/88F!
And many days were over 30C, several were aroudn 35-36C infact it was hotter than most Februarys in the past decade.
49% humidity at 31C sounds pretty sultry, what's the dewpoint? In Melbourne the humidity at that temp is far more likely to be at 5-10% particularly in spring.
Sounds good! Our November last year (May equivalent) was the best in history. I remember one morning leaving for work at 5am when the temp was 31C/88F!
49% humidity at 31C sounds pretty sultry,
what's the dewpoint?
In Melbourne the humidity at that temp is far more likely to be at 5-10% particularly in spring.
That would definitely be an "interesting experience" with low humidity.
It was. When there wasn't a breeze, it guaranteed a "minimum level of stickiness" under clothing for everyone, including me.
(I was downtown, so some places didn't have breezes some moments... or anywhere industrial that probably has no air-con and no breeze ) The dewpoint was 19 C/67 F when the air was 31.4 C... yet the sky had less than 1 okta of cloudcover!
The dewpoint seemed to climb thoughout the day subtly, and drop stubtly overnight.
I wonder is that is a common feature of "blue-dome skies" weather?
(we had 15 C/59 F dewpoints at sunrise, with ambient temps at sunrise around 19 C/67 F )
Last edited by ColdCanadian; 05-28-2010 at 03:41 PM..
Not really. That's only a 32 C heat index. Pretty good for the latitude though.
Here in Christchurch (which is about the same latitude) we only had about 10% humidity when it reached 35, which really only yields a 32 C heat index.
Interesting reference to heat index...
But do you know what a 19 C dewpoint feels like?
Most people here agree it's at least beginning to feel "distinctly-muggy."
Dewpoint of 19 C is probably like an average summer dewpoint in Brisbane.
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