Weathermen Of Westeros: Does The Climate In Game Of Thrones Make Sense?

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Someone knit this young man a nice woolly hat. HBO

The climate has been a persistent theme of Game of Thrones ever since Ned Stark (remember him?) told us “winter is coming” back at the start of season one. The Warden of the North was referring, of course, to the anticipated shift in Westerosi weather from a long summer to a brutal winter that can last for many years.