[servbot]

Those of you who are fans of American football (NFL), are probably aware that come December and January (and this year even early October in Boston!) winter weather can have a huge impact on games played in many midwestern and northeastern US cities. Games being played in snow, wind, and cold, are always fun to watch as a fan, and certain games achieve legendary status (Ice Bowl, etc.). It is even sometimes seen as a badge of associating the weather/team play with the pride of fans who reference things like "the frozen tundra of Lambeau Field" or "Bear weather".

As European football is played through the winter months, I was wondering if this happens at all, and how it affects games, and if there's a sort of "prestige" about them. I recognize that the climate is more moderate in Europe for the most part, but I wonder if maybe in some inland or high-altitude cities it might be more possible? It has looked pretty cold in some of the recent Milan matches, but not quite freezing cold...perhaps in January? And if so, how does it impact the gameplay?

[kurtsimonw]

Pretty much what Tennie said. The colder countries don't have a season during the winter months. The countries that do have a season over the winter either take a break, or don't have much snow at all. December-February is probably the busiest time in England for football, but we don't know what snow looks like.

One thing I do find weird about Earth is the weather. How can Birmingham be on the same line of lattitude as Edmonton and Moscow, further north than Kiev and the whole of the US yet we never, ever get snow. We've had 2 good snows days in the last decade. Crazy.

[Habitant]

Pretty much what Tennie said. The colder countries don't have a season during the winter months. The countries that do have a season over the winter either take a break, or don't have much snow at all. December-February is probably the busiest time in England for football, but we don't know what snow looks like.

One thing I do find weird about Earth is the weather. How can Birmingham be on the same line of lattitude as Edmonton and Moscow, further north than Kiev and the whole of the US yet we never, ever get snow. We've had 2 good snows days in the last decade. Crazy.

i'm no climatologist but i do know the sea tempers your weather quite a bit.

like i know for a fact Edmonton has very dry climate along with the rest of the prairies, and it's the same case with moscow and the majority of russia.

but ya edmonton is brutal, i have some friends that have lived there and its not uncommon for the temp to drop top -40 celcius

This post has been edited by Habitant: Dec 12 2009, 01:29 AM

[kurtsimonw]

i'm no climatologist but i do know the sea tempers your weather quite a bit.

Now you've mentioned it, I think we do get something that comes from South East America to warm us up a bit. That probably explains it.

like i know for a fact Edmonton has very dry climate along with the rest of the prairies, and it's the same case with moscow and the majority of russia.

but ya edmonton is brutal, i have some friends that have lived there and its not uncommon for the temp to drop top -40 celcius

-40? That's crazy, I thought your eyes would freeze in that kind of weather!

[Habitant]

Now you've mentioned it, I think we do get something that comes from South East America to warm us up a bit. That probably explains it.

the gulf stream i believe.