In New England, at least off the coast and west of the Appalachians, it tends to be cold in the winter. I vaguely remember a colleague who made a business trip to some state in New England in the winter telling us about the -50 C temperature there. Finland has a mixed maritime-continental climate with prevailing winds from the west. The Atlantic happens to be in the west from our perspective. Despite the northern location (60th latitude) about - 40 C is as cold has it has ever got in the south of the country in recorded history. In arctic north, however, -40 C is fairly common although not an yearly event. The coldest ever recorded temperature in the country is -51.5 C, measured in Lapland in 1999.
Yes that sounds like fun NOT... The ocean and for us Great Lakes of Erie and Lake Ontario moderate most of that for us.... USA gets this polar trench when jet stream dips in from Canada in the center of the USA.
Right. North America has no mountain ranges blocking surface airflows from the north to the south or vice versa. Europe has the Alps and the Carpathians.
Yes. Only running/oriented north and south and out east and out west. All open in the middle. Yes. Plus when Lake Erie was slow to freeze over, cold air comes over it and makes TONS of snow.... Lake Effect. Ontario does same but at eastern tip of it. RT 81.
Low 80's and sunny
Nice. It's 20 F, mostly uncloudy but dark here. Lahti, Southern Finland.
HA ! That is great... my least hated favorite place in the winter? Potsdam NY
-40 F or C don't matter they are both the same...
In New England, at least off the coast and west of the Appalachians, it tends to be cold in the winter. I vaguely remember a colleague who made a business trip to some state in New England in the winter telling us about the -50 C temperature there. Finland has a mixed maritime-continental climate with prevailing winds from the west. The Atlantic happens to be in the west from our perspective. Despite the northern location (60th latitude) about - 40 C is as cold has it has ever got in the south of the country in recorded history. In arctic north, however, -40 C is fairly common although not an yearly event. The coldest ever recorded temperature in the country is -51.5 C, measured in Lapland in 1999.
Yes that sounds like fun NOT... The ocean and for us Great Lakes of Erie and Lake Ontario moderate most of that for us.... USA gets this polar trench when jet stream dips in from Canada in the center of the USA.
-50 is or has to be gruesome.
Right. North America has no mountain ranges blocking surface airflows from the north to the south or vice versa. Europe has the Alps and the Carpathians.
Yes. Only running/oriented north and south and out east and out west. All open in the middle. Yes. Plus when Lake Erie was slow to freeze over, cold air comes over it and makes TONS of snow.... Lake Effect. Ontario does same but at eastern tip of it. RT 81.