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Old Posted May 7, 2017, 11:56 PM
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Originally Posted by SignalHillHiker View Post
Shearwater is at 51m elevation, and about as exposed as downtown Halifax.

St. John's International is at 141m elevation, on a plateau - compared to a downtown core that is like the water in your hands cupped to carry it.

You stick your weather station 141m up in the air and see if it's colder than ours (it will be).

And I can't believe I'm... usually in these discussions I'm kind of detached and not that invested. But I am actually hands-on-hips into this one.

I spent a winter in Cole Harbour and Dartmouth. And it was effing brutal.
^Ha ha, I almost spit out my coffee reading that last sentence.

Here is the closest official comparison: Halifax Citadel (70m) and Signal Hill (96m). Both on top of exposed hills with lots of wind and close to downtown approx. ~1km.

St. John's Signal Hill - Daily Max January -0.5 C, February -0.9C
Halifax Citadel Hill - Daily Max January -0.1 C, February +0.4C



Actually the coldest morning lows usually occur in low lying valleys as oppose to higher elevations.

I've also been to St. John's in winter and it was unbelievable how insanely brutal it was. I have no doubt that Downtown Halifax is warmer on average every month of the year compared to Downtown St. John's (and there is no data that suggests otherwise).
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