What's your city's weather like?

[bbfan02 23]

Well, this is a thread to discuss and tell what your city's weather is like, and what temperatures, and etc.

[GingerBlokey 30]

Well its one of the driest in the UK but its still in the UK so its usually wet and miserable or crisp and clear.

[octaves 4]

Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada is mainland and in a river valley, PLUS we're in the maritimes.  So our weather gets pretty wishy-washy.

Winter:  COLD.  Sometimes gets down to -40 C and then school gets canceled    We usually get a couple blizzards in a winter and about a foot of snow stays until March, then is gone by May.  The sky seems to always be white and overcast and it is never warm.  When it is, people get suspicious. 

Spring: Temperatures aren't really steady, and can go from lows of -10 C to highs of 22 C.  Rains quite a bit...as they say and Flowers bloom, trees bud, and grass greens.  The sky gets bright bright blue and after seeing 4 months of dull white skies, you get pretty happy to see it. 

Summer: Humidland.  Ungh.  I love summer but it just gets so hazy and humid here.  Temperatures go from 20 C to 41 C...I remember that day it was actually 41 C...hoooot.    But yeah, we can get some MASSIVE rainstorms with thunder and lighting and all, houses burn.    The grass gets pretty yellow around the end and the sky goes from clouds of pure pitch BLACK to blue as the screen at the end of a movie.

Autumn: Said to be the most beautiful season with all the foliage and crap...I despise fall.  Gets cold as heck in a quite a hurry and man does it get dry.  It never rains, and the trees turn red, orange, yellow and brown.  It's beautiful for a couple weeks, then the leaves die and fall off, then all you see is dank, depressing branches.  Yet again, the sky never turns blue after November, and we get the first snowfall.  The kids all go crazy over it, the adults shovel, then it melts into slush, car accidents occur and then you're left to suffer through winter. 

Funny how I'm talking so much about WEATHER...I need a life. 

[kawan 6]

Here in Manchester the weather is usually humid summers and mild winters. Rain is common but is generally light, and snow is also common.

Summer this year was very disappointing though - it was just rain, rain and more rain and hot summer days was very rare. Good thing I went on vacation to Dubai and Syria...

[bbfan02 23]

Wow, here in New Jersey, you can get pretty rainy days. Basically, it is hot in the summer, usually gets as hot as the 90's in August on good days. And on bad days in the winter, the low can hover around zero. So basically, I think it is normal weather here. Average rainfall about 35-40 inches.

[granto93 4]

i live in St.John's, Newfoundland (which is in canada for those of you who don't know ) We have what they call a "maritime temperate climate" which basically means that the ocean controls all. Our winters are fridged and snowy but our summers are nice and mild. Everything in between is just cold.

After Winter (Spring): Very coooool (cold). our temperatures range from -alot to about 20 C. It doesnt really snow much around this time but it is still freezing so all the white crap that fell over the winter lingers and lingers until seemingly forever. By early may all the snow is usually gone.

Warm Winter (Summer): pretty warm. temperatures range from 15 C to about 35 C. We don't get much rain but alot of fog and icebergs which keeps the tourists flowing in for some reason. We get alot of wind also but at least its sunny. wind and cloud in summer would = a large suicide rate here. it gets depressing

Winter (Fall): basically the same thing as spring except everything is dying and people are franticaly stocking up on christmas gifts, batteries, snowblowers, shovels and studded tires. its cold.

Hell (Winter): YAY! snow! we like snow here.....for about 2 weeks. after a couple weeks it goes from white and fluffy to black, dirty and salty. once it starts to pack down its pretty hard to shovel. thats where the snowblowers come in. temperatures range from about -30 C + windchill to about 5 C + windchill.

[bbfan02 23]

Grant, how much snow does your town average each year?

[granto93 4]

average snowfall is about 325 cm

[hamsterTK 93]

it's 43 F (about 6 C) and rainy. This is common in the winter here in Texas.

The coldest it gets here is just below freezing for a few nights in January, so sometimes we have ice storms . Snow is rare anywhere south and east of Fort Worth, but I do remember seeing several inches of snow when I lived north of Austin. I like winter personally. Like they say you can always layer to get warm, but you can never lose enough clothes to cool off. Dreary overcast weather just makes me want to go see a movie or go to the mall or something. I'm not really prone to Seasonal Affective Disorder.

During the summer, well high 90s(30-40 C) are typical. Interestingly it gets hotter as you go north and inland, and more mild when you get along the coast. In this respect, Houston isn't nearly as hot as Dallas. But then Houston is humid as hell.

I only like summer because you can go swimming, other than that it sucks. I have to mow grass twice a week because the humidity makes the yard grow like a rainforest. And there are lovebugs...

Fall is ehh in Texas and so is spring.

[panthersimcity4 162]

Phoenix, Arizona:

Summer: Like the inside of a Pizza oven. Then again that might be because I'm originally from Washington state

Autumn: Nice. A little hotter, but still cool in the morning. There aren't really alot of leaves on the ground since there aren't really alot of trees... lol

Winter: Now this is probably the best season. Not too hot, not too cold. But no snow... boohoo

Spring: Kinda like Autumn. Only... I dunno, different... lol

It used to rain like Hell in Washington, that's one reason I love Arizona.

[octaves 4]

Originally posted by: granto93 average snowfall is about 325 cmquote>

3.25 meters?!  Typo much? 

[granto93 4]

nope, it says 325 centimetres on the St.John's website

St.John's

edit: actually 322

[octaves 4]

Whups *smacks head*

I read that wrong.

[A Nonny Moose 8,261]

I live just outside the village of Bayfield, Ontario in a wooded residential park with modular homes in it.  Lots are 100 x 150 feet, and are heavily treed with evergreens and a few deciduous trees.

The weather here is moderate, as we are less than five Km from the western shore of Lake Huron.  This area gets less snow than the areas just to the north (Goderich) and south (Grand Bend).  Inland cities (London, Stratford) get more snow than we do.  So I would say the winters here are moderate for south western Ontario.

Spring is a slow transition from winter to summer with some serious wind storms and gales around the equinox and for about a month following.  Early wildflowers are abundant, as are new shoots from the perennial gardens.

The summers here tend to be moderated by the lake as well.  Of course the surrounding forest helps quite a bit.  While black flies in May/June are rather terrible, the mosquito population is quite low.

Fall tends to be quite late here.  We have just had our first permanent snowfall (November 23rd) and it is expected to melt off next week.  Up to then, I still had geraniums and cosmos blooming inthe yard but everything else was either showing fall colors or had called it quits for the winter.

[granto93 4]

Brad: yes you did

Moose: basically your huge lake acts like our ocean?

[bbfan02 23]

Living in Phoenix has some pros and cons. Pro: It is always hot, so you dont have to be misrable in the winter. Con: You never see snow. I mean here, the biggest snow storm here was when we got 16 inches. We only had a big storm last year with about 10. Hopefully, I can get out of school this winter with some storms.

[rubberduck 3]

I live in the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range in Northern California. The summers are usually mild and the autumn is usually cool. We get periodic snowstorms in the winter throughout the spring, sometmes accumulating up to 36 inches in one night/day.

[Smarty218 2]

Who loves snow? Theres plenty to do around in NY. Not near my house though. It's warm down here, south of all the snow. Sometimes even gets up into the 40s.

[bbfan02 23]

Smarty, you live in the city or in the suburbs of NYC?

Rubberduck: That has to be cool. Is it rural by your area?

[Ratieya455 1]

I live in Fargo, North Dakota, which is located in the middle of the continent and literally 20 miles from the nearest hill.

Summer

Generally not too bad, it will slowly become warmer and more humid over a period of a week or so then there is a big ol' thunderstorm to drop it back to cooler temperature. It really only ever rains during a storm, but it comes down hard. It usually hits 100°F once per year, over 90° about ten times.

Fall

There are long stretches of nice days with a few cold, rainy days spread between. Temperatures have a big range, they can drop into the 20s quickly and can top 90° as late as October.

Winter

Cold and windy. There can be stretches of 5 days or more where the temperature stays below 0°F (-18°C) constantly, even during the afternoon. A few days later it might be 45°. The wind is the worst part of it, though. The average January wind speed is something like 16 MPH. That is an average, there are plenty of 30+ MPH days to make up for the calm ones. There are so many blinding blizzards they had to install gates on the freeways to make it easier to shut them down. Wind chills of -50° are not uncommon and not fun.

Spring

Much like the fall, but more rain. When it gets into the 40s, convertibles and motorcycles come out of hiding and lots of people wear shorts and a t-shirt.

[bbfan02 23]

Yea, I remember a few times that I saw Fargo's lows in the negatives on the weather channel. It is a good place if you like snow!

[A Nonny Moose 8,261]

Originally posted by: granto93

Moose: basically your huge lake acts like our ocean?quote>

Yes, except if it freezes right across.  Since it is fresh water this can happen, and when it does, the winter is really severe.  Hasn't happened for years, probably due to the current warming trend.

[jacqulina 162]

cold but dry here in uk

[bbfan02 23]

Originally posted by: N_O_Body

Originally posted by: granto93

Moose: basically your huge lake acts like our ocean?quote>

Yes, except if it freezes right across.  Since it is fresh water this can happen, and when it does, the winter is really severe.  Hasn't happened for years, probably due to the current warming trend.quote>

 

Well you mean global warming?

[Smarty218 2]

I don't live in NYC. I live 20 - 30 miles south of Albany. Not quite as south as I said, sorry. Do u live in NYC?

[bbfan02 23]

No, I live in a quiet suburb of NYC. Only about 10-15 miles from midtown. There are actually farms scattered around town. Only 1 left though. Dam suburban demand....

Check this out:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne,_New_Jersey

[confused04 14]

Originally posted by: Ratieya455 I live in Fargo, North Dakota, which is located in the middle of the continent and literally 20 miles from the nearest hill.

Summer

Generally not too bad, it will slowly become warmer and more humid over a period of a week or so then there is a big ol' thunderstorm to drop it back to cooler temperature. It really only ever rains during a storm, but it comes down hard. It usually hits 100°F once per year, over 90° about ten times.

Fall

There are long stretches of nice days with a few cold, rainy days spread between. Temperatures have a big range, they can drop into the 20s quickly and can top 90° as late as October.

Winter

Cold and windy. There can be stretches of 5 days or more where the temperature stays below 0°F (-18°C) constantly, even during the afternoon. A few days later it might be 45°. The wind is the worst part of it, though. The average January wind speed is something like 16 MPH. That is an average, there are plenty of 30+ MPH days to make up for the calm ones. There are so many blinding blizzards they had to install gates on the freeways to make it easier to shut them down. Wind chills of -50° are not uncommon and not fun.

Spring

Much like the fall, but more rain. When it gets into the 40s, convertibles and motorcycles come out of hiding and lots of people wear shorts and a t-shirt.quote>

Similar in Minneapolis-St.Paul, just somewhat warmer in the winter, somewhat cooler in the summer for the most part.

[marryescher 0]

Here in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the weather can change a lot from day to day. You could be in shorts one day, and wearing a winter coat the next.

The Fall:  The temp. changes the most. It can get pretty hot late in the fall. It even snowed on Sept. 1st last year I think it was. Generally it is the most comfortable temps. 

Winter: Very, very cloudy. The wind blows across Lake Michigan, and makes lake effect clouds. When somebody visits from another state, they usually comment on how cloudy and depressing it is every day. There are also Alberta Clippers, dumping lots of snow every 2-3 days, and lake effect snow until Lake Michigan cools down enough, then not so much of that.

Spring:  Usually rainy. Another season that the temp can change a lot.

Summer:  The 1st half of summer is nice, with warm temps and occational rain, but around mid July or August, usually it stops raining for weeks, it gets very hot, and the grass turns into straw.

[confused04 14]

This morning was a balmy 5 F (-15 C)!!! Wee!!

[your_adress_here 11]

Ottawa -

Like the rest of Canada, our winters last all year. The ground is permanently frozen, and it snows all year long. Only during July and August do the tempatures go above freezing.