I was wondering why it is that here in Mansfield, Ontario, do not receive the snow storms that towns five and ten minutes west and north of us receive?
“Local effects” is the term which refers to relatively large differences in weather over relatively small areas. Over a relatively long period of time, some cities record more or less precipitation than others, are warmer or colder than others. Lake effects on the lee side of Georgian Bay and Lake Huron lead to heavy snowfall in some locations and significantly less in others. Mansfield probably gets less snow due to the lake effects than does, say, Collingwood. Having said this, it is difficult to generalize the statement and say that Mansfield (or another city) gets significantly warmer, colder, less precipitation, etc. without looking at recorded meteorological information. The closest stations to your location are in Mount Forest and Collingwood and Barrie. You may want to track local effects by keeping track of how weather differs in these locations.
