Har har har!
That's a good one.
ODB already chimed in from Winnipeg, and I'll contribute my own chilly $.02
from Minneapolis, pointing out that we share the northern continental great
plains, where the conditions can swing from over 38 deg C (100 F) in summer,
to -50 C (-62 F)* in winter, with an unfortunately high proportion of the
time closer to the latter than former.
* conversions rough, meteorologists and anal-retentives please forgive me.
In fact, when writing the Gloranthan weather generator program (stuck in the
middle betas for too long now - I have too many projects...) my main
objection is that Gloranthan weather is far too mild for my tastes. Sure,
northern Pent, the immediate area around Valind's Glacier, and the northern
extremes of the KoI are all places where snow might accumulate, but most of
the rest of Genertela is depressingly Californian (in weather, not in
wierdness) ;).
There's actually a fairly small proportion of the continent that's
temperate, in the sense of experiencing a distinct summer and winter (with
persistent snow).
Sadly, I missed the start of this discussion; I'll pitch in my own RW
analogues (heavy on the US climates since that's what I know best -
apologies for the high fraction of international digest readers):
Loskalm: Oregon, N.Calif. (should be substantially colder, but I don't read
that to be so (nothing about the long winter, huge snowdrifts, etc.) in most
descriptions of Sog City, etc.)
Arolanit, Castle Coast: S.Calif
Seshnela: S.Louisiana (bayou) - although considering the ocean currents,
Olympic Peninsula would be more accurate
Maniria: Hardwood subtropical, much like Alabama. SW Georgia
Safelster/Ralios: dry upland, much like the Estremadura or some parts of
southern Italy
Upper Janube (and Peloria, if not for the Kalikos Cult): Wisconsin/Minnesota
Peloria: Iowa, Illinois, Ohio
Dragon pass: Kentucky, W Virginia
Prax: High Steppes East of the Caspian Sea
Wastes: Western China/USA Badlands
Pent: Mongolia, but with more snow
Kralorela: almost exact analogue of China, from hot steamy southern jungles
to dry cool northern climes, islands like Japan
FWIW.
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