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Lowest temperature in the forecast according to the NWS is 1 F. TWC says -7 F.
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Originally Posted by Weatherfan2
Same here also. Just a boring, cold and nasty extension of winter. We had a severe freaking blizzard on March 31st last year followed by more bloody snow on April fool's day. Yeah, really fooling me. Anyone woulda thunk it were still January.
We've had snowstorms in April too, although they don't happen very often. Last year on April 7th we reached 89 F. Definitely an unpredictable time of year.
More bittersweet than unhappy. It's 30 degrees and beautiful outside with snow everywhere, but I'm coming back to shorts weather: the high in Mississippi is supposed to be 75 freaking degrees. Gloves to shorts... oh well, at least I've experienced a real winter.
Lowest temperature in the forecast according to the NWS is 1 F. TWC says -7 F.
We've had snowstorms in April too, although they don't happen very often. Last year on April 7th we reached 89 F. Definitely an unpredictable time of year.
Funny enough I found some old posts I made years ago when I first came to Buxton describing hail and thundersnow on 7th April 2004. Snow is not uncommon in April at all here.
Sydney is only moderately warm by world standards, particularly the coastal suburbs.
And invariably most people that live in a place like Sydney CAN'T leave, due to work commitments, and hence spend their entire life there.
Funny that . Moderately warm. Coupled with humidity in the 90s and above 22-23C minimum temperatures. Ohhh please!
I'd LOVE to leave for cloudier, cooler (mininums below 20C every night) and wetter climes but as long as I'm stuck in my job in which nowhere else matches the salary level enabling that I'm stuck in this hell hole.
I absolutely hate Oz's hot, sunny and droughty weather but don't have any choice
When I look at the "mismatches" of climate preferences vs. climate reality that constantly get hammered at on this thread, I feel quite well off - my mismatch is not small by any means, but I'm better adapted to it. I daresay it helps that I spent years in places that were even further out of line for me.
Incidentally - "moderately warm" to describe a place that is only about 2.5C above the global mean is quite reasonable!
When I look at the "mismatches" of climate preferences vs. climate reality that constantly get hammered at on this thread, I feel quite well off - my mismatch is not small by any means
You don't say! Don't take this the wrong way, but Wellington is a hellhole (worse than ChCh!) and you're not getting any younger. If I were you I'd be heading to Perth (or wherever suits your preference) post-haste. It's a tragic thing to be stuck in a subarctic dump like Wellington when there are countless warm, sunny climes in the world that would be very hospitable to a man of means, such as yourself (presumably). Family and friends is a flimsy excuse -- frequency of warm, sunny weather trumps every other consideration!
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Originally Posted by RWood
Incidentally - "moderately warm" to describe a place that is only about 2.5C above the global mean is quite reasonable!
Bear in mind that our standards of warmth are relative to Western (in the cultural sense, not the literal sense) nations. In other words, countries populated predominately by Caucasians, who generally inhabit the higher latitudes (and have done for most of recorded history). Hence, Westerners would generally regard Paris, Christchurch and Seattle as average; Edmonton, Anchorage and Helsinki as cool; and Seville, Los Angeles and Sydney as warm. Given that the world's population tends to be centered in the tropics and subtropics, the climates we would consider 'warm' would be considered 'average' or even 'cool' by most of the world's population.
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