11-01-2018, 09:09 AM
One model lets you see what can happen with global warming by 2050. No, it is not Giselle Bundchen.
Winters and summers will both be warmer. If you are familiar with the Koeppen climate classification, you probably recognize Detroit just on the snowy side of the line between climates with warm-to-hot summers and snowy winters (Dfa, the infamous fire-and-ice climate of the Corn and Wheat Belts) and climates with warm-to-hot summers and rainy winters (Cfa, as in the lower Ohio Valley and southeasternn Pennsylvania down to central Florida and Texas). Detroit is also barely south of the line dividing the tame summers of northern Michigan and the sultry summers of the fire-and-ice climate that it has.
The typical summer high will go from 82.4 F to 87.3 F, which means that you will need air conditioning from late May to early September instead of relying upon open windows and fans. The typical January low will go from 22.3 F (which allows snow to remain on the ground for several weeks) to 27.6 F (which allows any clear, sunny day in winter to be warm enough to melt snow away). Detroit will go from having a Dfa climate to a Cfa climate.
Hate the heat in Wichita, Kansas? 91.6 F as a summer high normal now in Wichita is awful, but 96.8 F is where summer highs are headed. That's roughly how it is in Dallas. Winters will be milder, going from 23.9 F to 28.1 F, but that won;t take one out of Tronado Alley -- or, more precisely, take the tornadoes out of Tornado Alley.
Places Rated Almanac related the climatic conditions of many places in America, and the worst places based on climate were typically high-latitude locations (Alaska) and high mountains (Yellowstone National Park, Mount Washington, New Hampshire) for brutal cold, or hot deserts (Yuma as a small city, Phoenix as a big city, and Death Valley for the worst of all) for brutal heat. For places not in hot deserts, high altitudes, or Alaska, Waterloo, Iowa was the worst for a combination of polar winters, steamy summers, and severe winter storms. Winters will moderate a bit, with the January lows going from 12.8 F to 18.0 F -- but summers already warmer than those in Detroit will get even hotter, with July highs going from 83.3 F to 88.0 F. Waterloo will still be in Tornado Alley -- and tornado season will be longer and might return in the autumn.
OK -- Phoenix. Winters will be more spring-like or autumn-like as January lows go from 42.7 F to 45.9 F, which sounds almost delightful. But summer heat gets more intense. It goes from 104.7 F to 109.2 F for daily highs. No, those are not positions on your FM radio. For a not-so-dry heat, Saint Petersburg will make you wish you were in the city after which it is named. Summer heat goes from July highs of 90.4 F to 94.1 F -- which means that interior seating in a car left outside might make starting a car terribly unpleasant. Winter temperatures as winter lows (54.1 F to 58.0 F) suggest a frost-free tropical climate as in Miami. Hurricanes will be bigger and more frequent.
Winters and summers will both be warmer. If you are familiar with the Koeppen climate classification, you probably recognize Detroit just on the snowy side of the line between climates with warm-to-hot summers and snowy winters (Dfa, the infamous fire-and-ice climate of the Corn and Wheat Belts) and climates with warm-to-hot summers and rainy winters (Cfa, as in the lower Ohio Valley and southeasternn Pennsylvania down to central Florida and Texas). Detroit is also barely south of the line dividing the tame summers of northern Michigan and the sultry summers of the fire-and-ice climate that it has.
The typical summer high will go from 82.4 F to 87.3 F, which means that you will need air conditioning from late May to early September instead of relying upon open windows and fans. The typical January low will go from 22.3 F (which allows snow to remain on the ground for several weeks) to 27.6 F (which allows any clear, sunny day in winter to be warm enough to melt snow away). Detroit will go from having a Dfa climate to a Cfa climate.
Hate the heat in Wichita, Kansas? 91.6 F as a summer high normal now in Wichita is awful, but 96.8 F is where summer highs are headed. That's roughly how it is in Dallas. Winters will be milder, going from 23.9 F to 28.1 F, but that won;t take one out of Tronado Alley -- or, more precisely, take the tornadoes out of Tornado Alley.
Places Rated Almanac related the climatic conditions of many places in America, and the worst places based on climate were typically high-latitude locations (Alaska) and high mountains (Yellowstone National Park, Mount Washington, New Hampshire) for brutal cold, or hot deserts (Yuma as a small city, Phoenix as a big city, and Death Valley for the worst of all) for brutal heat. For places not in hot deserts, high altitudes, or Alaska, Waterloo, Iowa was the worst for a combination of polar winters, steamy summers, and severe winter storms. Winters will moderate a bit, with the January lows going from 12.8 F to 18.0 F -- but summers already warmer than those in Detroit will get even hotter, with July highs going from 83.3 F to 88.0 F. Waterloo will still be in Tornado Alley -- and tornado season will be longer and might return in the autumn.
OK -- Phoenix. Winters will be more spring-like or autumn-like as January lows go from 42.7 F to 45.9 F, which sounds almost delightful. But summer heat gets more intense. It goes from 104.7 F to 109.2 F for daily highs. No, those are not positions on your FM radio. For a not-so-dry heat, Saint Petersburg will make you wish you were in the city after which it is named. Summer heat goes from July highs of 90.4 F to 94.1 F -- which means that interior seating in a car left outside might make starting a car terribly unpleasant. Winter temperatures as winter lows (54.1 F to 58.0 F) suggest a frost-free tropical climate as in Miami. Hurricanes will be bigger and more frequent.
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