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Originally Posted by Warszawa
Pittsburgh has very cool summers compared to the eastern part of PA
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Originally Posted by TheRealDavid
High elevation + proximity to the Great Lakes I'm guessing.
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Also the windward side of the mountains versus the leeward side. The leeward side is almost always warmer than the windward side.
Pittsburgh is the only major metropolitan area in the Northeast or Midwest with an ASOS elevation that's 1,000'+ above sea level. Its ASOS is 1,204' above sea level, and the second-highest is Cincinnati at 891' above sea level. That difference alone would cool things off by ~2°F due to adiabatic cooling.
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Originally Posted by speagles84
I remember hearing Philadelphia had 57 90° days last year. We had 12 lol and that was ALOT.
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Originally Posted by Warszawa
Note to self: Never move to Pittsburgh. Lol
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Two things:
1. Pittsburgh had 11 days of 90°F temperatures last summer, not 12.
2. Pittsburgh averages 10 days of 90°F temperatures per year, so last year was very close to average.
If anything, last summer in Pittsburgh was notable for the
lack of extreme heat relative to elsewhere in the Northeast and Midwest. In 2016, Rochester had the 4th-most days of 90°F temperatures in their weather history, Philadelphia their 5th-most (tied), Cleveland their 6th-most, Washington DC their 8th-most, Baltimore their 9th-most (tied), Buffalo their 13th-most, and Detroit their 14th-most (tied).
By comparison, Pittsburgh had only their 67th-most. For that matter, Columbus had only their 63rd-most, and Cincinnati had only their 51st-most, so the upper Ohio Valley was largely left out of the most extreme heat, which tended to center itself on the lower Great Lakes and the immediate East Coast.
By the way, the following summers since 1980 had as many or more days of 90°F temperatures in Pittsburgh as 2016:
1988 (38 days)
1995 (27 days)
2002 (24 days)
1993 (23 days)
1991 (22 days)
2012 (20 days)
1987 (19 days)
2011 (18 days)
1999 (16 days)
2010 (16 days)
2005 (15 days)
2007 (15 days)
1994 (11 days)
RED indicates years with 95°F temperatures, and
MAROON indicates years with 100°F temperatures.
For some perspective, the temperature has never reached 100°F in Binghamton. Also, the earliest 90°F day Binghamton is June 7, and the latest is September 16. By comparison, the earliest 90°F day in Pittsburgh is April 18, and the latest is October 5.
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Originally Posted by Stitch227
Yup, summers here are a lot more miserable than people think. They resemble the upper south far more than even the inland northeast.
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Philadelphia has a record maximum temperature identical to Atlanta (106°F). Harrisburg has a record maximum temperature identical to Montgomery, AL (107°F).
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