🇺🇸 Atlantic City vs 🇺🇸 San Francisco

Atlantic City on Absecon Island on the Jersey Shore has a full coastal maritime climate. The Atlantic Ocean directly moderates temperatures year-round while the barrier island position means vulnerability to nor'easters and hurricane storm surge. Superstorm Sandy in 2012 caused catastrophic flooding and casino closures.

San Francisco's climate is shaped by its position on a peninsula surrounded by the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay. The coastal fog (Karl the Fog) rolls in through the Golden Gate each summer afternoon, keeping temperatures mild year-round. The city has dramatically different microclimates — the Sunset District fog-bound while the Mission basks in sun on the same day.