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It's sunny and warm in Austin, 81 degrees under cobalt blue skies. This is arctic high pressure but modified by the latitude strong sun angle. Sometimes arctic high pressure can actually warm us up. Only cold times are when a cold front has overrunning. Nights are mid 40's though.
Fixed some sprinkler heads that were bothering me.
It's so spectacular out there! Loving this very dry (37 degree dewpoint, 22% humidity), sunny, and warm day, also no wind!
It's actually cooler in the house than outside but I still have the heat on (it just isn't kicking in). 72 in the house (I have good insulation), if it gets above 75 I'll consider opening a window when the temp outside is lower than inside.
Went skiing in the Laurel Highlands today. Solid 6-8" of snow up there, only a dusting back home. Won't survive tomorrow so hopefully tomorrow night's storm will bring snow
I came to Qingdao to visit my relatives. Unfortunately I came across the stereotypical Chinese smog every day except the 14th, which was a pretty nice day.
Weather.com says fog for the past 8 days. It was somewhat like Seattle with no rain. I will be returning on Christmas Day.
I came to Qingdao to visit my relatives. Unfortunately I came across the stereotypical Chinese smog every day except the 14th, which was a pretty nice day.
Weather.com says fog for the past 8 days. It was somewhat like Seattle with no rain. I will be returning on Christmas Day.
China weather is an epic failure because of the Siberian High. It causes the air mass to be very stable which means very little wind in the winter. This means pollution can build up to horrible levels. This is one of the reasons I hate monsoonal climates.
North American climates are very interesting because both the humid subtropical and the continental climates still have plenty of moisture even in the winter because of the presence of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Gulf of Mexico playing a role in the weather. It means there never is a "Canadian High" like the Siberian High except sporadically. It also means no every present monsoonal rains in the summer. You can still have high pressure or low pressure, it's variable. It's one of the main reasons America is one of the most powerful countries. The fact that Boston got 65 degrees today in December but was 15 degree in November is one of the reasons. No matter how cold the northern cities can always get a respite just like no matter how warm the south there will always be some kind of freeze.
China weather is an epic failure because of the Siberian High. It causes the air mass to be very stable which means very little wind in the winter. This means pollution can build up to horrible levels. This is one of the reasons I hate monsoonal climates.
North American climates are very interesting because both the humid subtropical and the continental climates still have plenty of moisture even in the winter because of the presence of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Gulf of Mexico playing a role in the weather. It means there never is a "Canadian High" like the Siberian High except sporadically. It also means no every present monsoonal rains in the summer. You can still have high pressure or low pressure, it's variable. It's one of the main reasons America is one of the most powerful countries. The fact that Boston got 65 degrees today in December but was 15 degree in November is one of the reasons. No matter how cold the northern cities can always get a respite just like no matter how warm the south there will always be some kind of freeze.
Enjoy the Tsingtao beer.
I'd say the pollution is still primarily human-caused. Southern China still gets quite a bit of pollution despite getting more winter rain. What really needs to happen is to eventually remove the old factories that add the pollution in the first place. Pollution has gotten less severe over the past few years (source), which is proof that it is human-caused. Temperatures are still by far the most important factor to consider when rating a climate, followed by precipitation amount and sunshine. IMO precipitation pattern is a relatively minor factor that can bring a climate from a B down to a B-, but not have a major impact.
About the winter variability of North-American climates, I agree that it is interesting but then I also think that southern climates are hurt by being able to grow less subtropical plants.
Anyways, the AQI is at 91 now compared to 150-300+ for most of the past week. A strong wind from the sea blew off a good amount of the pollution. Btw, Weatherspark says that Qingdao averages 10-12 mph of wind in winter. That is quite a bit and I honestly think I was just unlucky. 2 weeks isn't enough to judge a climate.
And finally, I'm too young to drink beer.
Last edited by arcleo; 12-23-2018 at 02:31 AM..
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