🇺🇸 San Francisco vs 🇺🇸 Worcester

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.

Worcester in central Massachusetts is one of New England's snowiest cities, positioned to receive the heaviest precipitation from nor'easters that track up the coast. At 1,000 feet elevation, it sits above the warm maritime boundary layer that moderates Boston's weather, resulting in significantly more snowfall. The city has been repeatedly hit by major tornadoes despite being in New England.