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Index of Subjects <html><div style='background-color:'><P>Hello Andy,</P> <P> The short answer is the proximity of the ocean, which retains heat much better than the land, and results in the delay of the coldest weather in the fall (and the arrival of warmer weather in the spring) in areas with coastal climates.</P> <P> Likely someone will be able to give you a more complete answer and perhaps some additional factors.<BR><BR>Wayne Neily <BR>Tremont, Nova Scotia <BR><BR><BR>"In nature's infinite book of secrecy <BR>A little I can read." - William Shakespeare, 1607. <BR><BR><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; FONT-FAMILY: tahoma,sans-serif"> <HR color=#a0c6e5 SIZE=1> From: <I>"Andy Moir/Chris Callaghan" <andyandchris@ns.sympatico.ca></I><BR>Reply-To: <I>naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</I><BR>To: <I><NatureNS@chebucto.ns.ca></I><BR>Subject: <I>Re: [NatureNS] The Depths of Winter</I><BR>Date: <I>Wed, 7 Feb 2007 17:38:49 -0400</I><BR><BR> <META content="Microsoft SafeHTML" name=Generator> <STYLE> </STYLE> </P> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #a0c6e5 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am curious why the low point for temperatures would come in February. I would have thought it would come when the days are shortest, in late December. What other factors are at play, other than length of day, that make late January and early February the coldest part of the winter? </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Andy Moir</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Freeport (or Freezeport, lately)</FONT></DIV><BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></div><br clear=all><hr>Free Alerts : Be smart - let your information find you ! be smart - let your information </html>
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