Rocky Mountains and USA Climate (warm, ice, days, cities)
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Can someone explain why a city like Phoenix, AZ (at latitude 33, elevation 1,117 ft) has a much milder climate than Charleston, SC (latitude 33, elevation sea level)? I have been in both cities and the diff is amazing. Phoenix has orange trees everywhere, and Charleston has nothing of the sort. Looking at climate data for the two cities is striking:
Jan 2010 min days below 32 Phoenix=0 Charleston=16
Jan 2009 " " Phoenix=0 Charleston=9
Jan 2008 " " Phoenix=0 Charleston=9
Phoenix avg high/low January = 67/44
Charleston " " = 59/38
Do the Rocky Mountains completely block any of the severe aortic or polar fronts from the western USA?
I'm kind of curious what the climate of Charleston would be like (the entire eastern US for that matter) if the Rocky Mountains ran parallel along the US/Canadian border. Anyone have any ideas on what the US climate would be like if that were the case? I assume Canada would stay the ice box that it is, but am thinking maybe NYC would be subtropical.
Not to be rude, but this topic has been beaten half to death. Do a search of the forum, and you will get plenty of answers. Here is one to start you off with:
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