clueless

    • Nagarjuna [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      It's based on winter lows, not summer highs. This just means both those places have mild winters.

      • ClimateChangeAnxiety [he/him, they/them]
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        2 years ago

        Yeah the main difference between the two is that Seattle has a beautiful mild summer and the Florida panhandle makes you want to kill yourself

    • regul [any]
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      2 years ago

      Pacific Ocean proximity will do that.

        • MattsAlt [comrade/them]
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          2 years ago

          Combination of oceans absorbing all the heat from the sun during the day and breezes distributing it inland.

          With zones caring more about cold than heat, both locations hit similarly low temperatures even though Florida probably has much higher temps

  • FakeNewsForDogs [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    This has me in zone 5 when really it’s supposed to be 4. But now that I think about it, these zones are probably more like… zestimates, going forward. USDA should add three question marks and a shrugging emoji after the number the next time they update these. Or maybe a frowning face for like the southwest for instance.

    • EmmaGoldman [she/her, comrade/them]
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      2 years ago

      These are USDA hardiness zones, and these are the normal low temperatures in winter for these areas. The zone system can help people determine which plants will thrive/survive in their area.

        • MattsAlt [comrade/them]
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          2 years ago

          It's the expected lowest lows iirc. No point saying a plant would survive average winter temps if the lowest lows that can usually occur during the season would kill them

    • Sted [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      It's the Rockies. Most of Arizona is mountains, but people think it's just a giant desert because that's where most of the people in the state live.

  • pooh [she/her]
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    2 years ago

    Zone 9 or maybe 8 represent. Not sure if that's a good thing.