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ELI5: How come NYC (latitude=40°) gets covered in snow during winter whereas Melbourne (latitude=-38°) never really gets much?
gpt
Oceanic currents and wind patterns keep the weather on some coasts milder than on others. That is why the West Coast is much warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer than the East Coast of the US. Melbourne is protected from Antarctic weather systems by the Southern Ocean, while nothing stops polar winds from reaching NYC.