Originally Posted by Moses2013 (Post 12161190)

But again that's a myth. Every summer is different but Halifax on average has more rainy days than London in summer. Maybe not in 2016, as Halifax had a very dry summer and Yarmouth saw the driest summer on record but that's not the norm. I remember being in Kent or Jersey and we had glorious summers but also crap ones.


Why was Nova Scotia's summer so hot and dry? - Nova Scotia - CBC News

Originally Posted by Moses2013 (Post 12161203)

Yep and I must note that no one can be in the same place at the same time. People living in Canada aren't in the UK either:lol:. And there are also live webcams these days and I can see it's pretty grey in Halifax but sunny enough in Plymouth:rofl:.

Originally Posted by confused_uk (Post 12161235)

Don't know about that, those clouds over plymouth look pretty ominous it may rain, then again it is January when it's supposed to rain.

Originally Posted by confused_uk (Post 12161223)

It is, but this has been my experience since living here so far along with the seven years I've spent holidaying here. Even when it does rain in the summer it's usually a welcomed cooling off event & it's quickly over with & back to blue skies & sunshine. Just looking at rainfall stats doesn't give you the full picture, it's a completely different experience.

I spent most of my summers over the last 20+ years on the UK south coast (not far from Eastbourne) where my family have a place on the beach, 80% of the time the weather is a huge disappointment, it's lovely when it's warm & sunny but those days definitely feel few & far between compared to the overcast drizzly ones.

Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 12161242)

Riiight... https://www.worldweatheronline.com/h...scotia/ca.aspx

Originally Posted by confused_uk (Post 12161278)

Now compare with London

https://www.worldweatheronline.com/l...london/gb.aspx

Originally Posted by confused_uk (Post 12161278)

Now compare with London

https://www.worldweatheronline.com/l...london/gb.aspx

Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 12161287)

My point was that the wettest month in Halifax is July (not January).

Originally Posted by dbd33 (Post 12161198)

This is rather a medieval position, almost Trumpist. There's science these days, databases, shared resources, you don't have to go Florida to know that it's sunny there. I understand that the glow of happiness projected by people living in NS is like that seen in breakfast cereal adverts and that it repels raindrops; so much so that one can't tell it's raining but, still, if rain falls in the government's little cups, it's rainy.

Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 12161287)

My point was that the wettest month in Halifax is July (not January).

Originally Posted by confused_uk (Post 12161343)

Oh ok, I thought you were trying to prove moses point about the NS being wetter than the UK. Yes it does say that but still someone getting excited because it is currently raining in January is not a very strong argument.

Moses I'am not sure how accurate the site Novo found is but it clearly states that in the summer months (which is the key time we are talking about) Halifax has considerably fewer rain days than either London or Plymouth

Originally Posted by Moses2013 (Post 12161351)

Please look at the official pages that I posted above. Halifax has 142 rainy days and London 107. That's 35 more rainy days in Halifax. Of course micro climates and different locations of the cities vary.

Originally Posted by Howefamily (Post 12161336)

really?
The OP was asking for info to see if they wanted to move here as they want to enjoy summers without rain ruining it for them. Living here, I have tried to let them know weather as I live it. I dont see thats Trumpist or medieval, I am rather saddened that you would see my opinion as that way.