ClimatologistBrian Brettschneiderhas conceived of a year-long cross-country road trip where it’s always a comfortable 70F.
Brettschneider first designed the road trip map in 2015.
The triumphant final stop was in San Diego on December 31.
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It has resonated with people in a way I never imagined, hewroteon his blog.
As the 19912020 normals were released by NCEI in May 2021, Brettschneider set out to update his map.
Not only did he have some very interesting findings, but he also added more routes to the map.
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It’s just too short of a time period to capture the distance change, he wrote.
Instead, I decided to come up with new routes.
The original route was interesting, but it left out a lot of options.
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This time around, there are multiple routes to choose from.
Spring in the East Coast or the Midwest?
Summer in the Pacific Northwest or Wyoming?
But who wouldn’t say yes to not having to wear a coat above your costume?
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Brettschneider first designed the road trip map in 2015.
As the 19912020 normals were released by NCEI in May 2021, he set out to update his map.
You asked for it, and here it is.
The 13,909-mile year-long road trip that follows the 70F (21C) high temperature value.
