The Cascades block moisture transport from the pacific and causes a rain shadow on the eastern side of the mountain range.
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The Cascades block moisture transport from the pacific and causes a rain shadow on the eastern side of the mountain range.
Los Angeles is basically a desert. Come on, I know you are a lot smarter than that. I know you've seen pictures of LA and the topography and foliage. All of LA tree's were planted by people for the most part. Before it was developed it was basically orange groves with very few trees.
I know. I just find it amazing how you can be right on the coast and still have a dry climate.
We've fortunate to have the gulf of mexico or much more of the US would be a desert, that's for sure.
Not to mention this too! What month is it! I can’t believe we will be using the tropics thread so early 
Hurricane season starts June 1st.
Also, while Atlanta is downwind of the Appalachian Mountains, it is roughly 1,000ft higher in elevation (Seattle and Portland are both just above Sea Level) and whatever compressional heating Atlanta gets pales in comparison to the extreme downsloping that Portland and Seattle get from the Cascade Mountains.
In any event, I say let Portland and Seattle have their 5 minutes of fun with the record breaking heat.
Come the Fall/Winter/Spring when they're seeing weeks upon weeks of overcast skies and drizzle, Atlanta will be looking awfully nice.
Come the Fall/Winter/Spring when they're seeing weeks upon weeks of overcast skies and drizzle, Atlanta will be looking awfully nice.
But I’m sure they are the same latitude as the Sahara! ?
Yeah Atlanta is at the same latitude as parts of the northern Sahara indeed ! It’s so weird why is Portland at 46 n seeing 110 but not northern Maine at a similar latitude? modernweenie
They will also , without fail, have a 1-2 week period with ice and snow! They do every winter and we all get a little envious!
12z GFS was an big improvement from what it had been showing in the med/long range.
Still quite a bit more room for it to get better though.
Still quite a bit more room for it to get better though.
Not this Michigan ex-pat.
They can have that too, especially after what we went through in Dallas this past February.
The only reason Atlanta averages the same, or slightly less temps in the summer than Raleigh or Charlotte is the elevation. The main difference between Atlanta and the other two locations is the fact that immediately once you head north from the city you are climbing in elevation with greater temperature differences. I would say Atlanta holds one of the biggest spreads from average temps in the far northern and western suburbs versus the southern and eastern suburbs.
30 miles NW
30 miles south
Here's another "WTF!?" observation.
Both Las Vegas and Phoenix are *ONLY* in the low/mid 80s at 4pm in late June:
Both Las Vegas and Phoenix are *ONLY* in the low/mid 80s at 4pm in late June:
Correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t a dewpoint of 65 a fairly high for Phoenix this time of year
Yes. They even had a t'storm earlier today.
Really? Because I have been there multiple times and while it may be considered a Mediterranean Climate it is also very dependent on winter storms which as of late have been sparse. They are running out of water out there. I was literally just there. It's very dry right now. And if you look at a map, the greater LA area also includes the Inland Empire and the Antelope Valley all of which is very desert-like. You're a smart guy but let's not kid ourselves and pretend like LA is some tropical oasis. They are struggling big time. Not to mention you have 12 plus million people living there. It's so bad they are trying to convert ocean water into drinkable tap water by opening a plant in Orange County.