Rate the climate: Warm days, chilly nights part 2 (snowfall, hot, averages)

[lpfan921]

Tried to give you snow fans a real winter... the remainder of the year is warm and sunny during the day but rather cool at night for sleeping.

Jan 15 27 3.0 20
Feb 17 31 3.0 20
Mar 29 47 2.0 2
Apr 39 68 1.5
May 46 77 1.5
Jun 54 83 1.5
Jul 61 88 1.5
Aug 61 87 2.0
Sep 49 79 1.0
Oct 43 73 1.0
Nov 33 63 1.0
Dec 21 34 3.0 12


Total Precip 22"
Total Snow: 54"

[lpfan921]

I don't even know if I like this one myself, in retrospect. I might have made fall nights too cold and summer afternoons too hot. Might need to make some adjustments on this.

[nei]

Originally Posted by lpfan921

I don't even know if I like this one myself, in retrospect. I might have made fall nights too cold and summer afternoons too hot. Might need to make some adjustments on this.

Your night temperatures are almost identical to mine. Your climate's afternoons are hotter than mine except for winter, which are a quite a colder.

[Patricius Maximus]

This figures up to a D grade for me. I appreciate the effort, but I don't like it. You did succeed in creating a climate with a real winter, and I may add it also sports a real summer. The averages in winter are quite a bit warmer than I like (34F in December? ), and the snowfall, while good, has a lot of room for improvement. The summers are awful. The highs are terrible and those lows are above 60F, which is not a figure that suggests sleepable nights.

I would advise you to make some adjustments, but don't chase a A or B grade from me, because if it has a hot summer that depresses my grade greatly. There is hope for improvement to a C. Here are the adjustments I'd like you to make:

1. Summer lows should be deep into the 50's so they are actually sleepable

2. There shouldn't be so much seasonal lag. 63F in November and 47F in March is very uneven, and I think it would be more satisfying if they were reversed into a seasonal lead. A faster onset of Spring and a faster onset of Fall would satisfy hot and cold weather fans. Also don't make your Decembers so warm. December should be the coldest month along with January; make February your warm month if you must. This also brings a better chance of a White Christmas.

3. It wouldn't hurt to have more snow in winter. 100 inches sounds really good, and you could concentrate it in the winter months themselves. Perhaps a snow pattern like the lake effect areas could be used. But cut it off abruptly when Spring starts to satisfy the warmth fans. November can have a little bit as part of our advanced fall program . Snow being really big but confined to the winter months may be a plus for warmth fans, who often complain about early and late season snow (though these people may prefer to have no snow, we have to make compromises, right?).

These suggestions would improve this climate, and you can still have your hot summer afternoons, as well as warm springs. The first half or so of autumn can also be warm. Take some cues from Kazakhstan (seasonality), the U.P. of Michigan (snow pattern), Fairbanks (for a seasonal lead prototype) and Yellowstone (if you want chilly nights, there's some for you!).

[nei]

Originally Posted by Patricius Maximus

There shouldn't be so much seasonal lag. 63F in November and 47F in March is very uneven, and I think it would be more satisfying if they were reversed into a seasonal lead. A faster onset of Spring and a faster onset of Fall would satisfy hot and cold weather fans. Also don't make your Decembers so warm. December should be the coldest month along with January; make February your warm month if you must. This also brings a better chance of a White Christmas.

Any reason why a seasonal lead would be more satisfying than a seasonal lead. In my mind, they should be about the same; as you're getting the same temperatures just at different times of year.

[lpfan921]

I actually like the seasonal lead idea. By the end of a hot summer, most people are ready for a refreshing autumn. Likewise, by March, most people have spring fever.