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  • $\begingroup$ This has a starting point worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/55560/… $\endgroup$
    – Mormacil
    Commented May 6, 2017 at 10:53
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    $\begingroup$ Please be aware that climate is very complex. Even today we cannot make any predictions that hold for more than 3 days. Such a question does not have a clear answer and depends on many things. Also, have you checked out how much temperatures vary already in various parts of the world? There is the Gobi desert for example which isn't exactly Florida $\endgroup$
    – Raditz_35
    Commented May 6, 2017 at 11:28
  • $\begingroup$ For extra cold polar regions, look into how sea currents impact climate. $\endgroup$
    – Mormacil
    Commented May 6, 2017 at 13:59
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    $\begingroup$ Regarding @Mormacil's comment, the reason why Antarctica is non-habitable (too cold and too dry) has to do with the Antarctic Circumpolar Current. In general, for extreme weather, go for large, termically isolated continents. $\endgroup$
    – pablodf76
    Commented May 6, 2017 at 14:44
  • $\begingroup$ Look up continental climates. Basically, water bodies (seas, oceans) stabilise temperature due to huge heat capacity of water. Areas far away from seas and oceans have much wider yearly temperature amplitudes than same latitudes but near oceans. Answer to your question is as simple as taking earth and reversing land-to-water ratio. $\endgroup$
    – M i ech
    Commented May 6, 2017 at 15:39