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I even found it a bit much. My thought: Oh, it must have been mild in much of upstate NY. All that orange (actually 90-92°F)! And cool for summer where all that green is.
>115F...Torrid (White)
106 to 115F...Excessively Hot (Light Pink)
97 to 105F...Very Hot (Hot Pink)
88 to 96F...Hot (Dark Red)
79 to 87F...Very Warm (Red)
70 to 78F...Warm (Orange)
60 to 69F...Mild (Yellow)
45 to 59F...Cool (Lime Green)
33 to 44F...Cold (Light Blue)
20 to 32F...Very Cold (Dark Blue)
0 to 19F...Bitterly Cold (Dark Purple)
<0...Brutally Cold (Black)
Originally I had a more uniform approach but I didn't like the outcome, it didn't look realistic. I may have some bias, I live in a climate where summer temperatures feel hotter than they actually are due to the humidity, the opposite is true for winter where windchills are almost always a factor.
As far as the maps go, I prefer Weather Underground's approach, the colors are perfect and it isn't too busy like some of the others are.
44C+ Extremely Hot (White)
38C to 43C Very Hot (Burgundy)
33C to 37C Hot (Red)
27C to 32C Very Warm (Orange)
22C to 26C Warm (Yellow)
14C to 21C Mild (Green)
5C to 13C Cool (Electric Blue)
-6C to 4C Cold (Blue)
-18C to -7C Very Cold (Dark Blue)
<-19C Extremely Cold (Navy Blue)
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>40C / >104F ...Torrid (White)
35 to 40C / 95 to 104F ...Excessively Hot (Pink)
30 to 35C / 86 to 95F ...Very Hot (Dark Red)
25 to 30C / 77 to 86F ...Hot (Red)
20 to 25C / 68 to 77F ...Warm (Orange)
15 to 20C / 59 to 68F ...Mild (Yellow)
10 to 15C / 50 to 59F ...Coolish (Chartreuse Yellow)
5 to 10C / 41 to 50F ...Cool (Green)
0 to 5C / 32 to 41F ... Chilly (Light Green)
-5 to 0C / 23 to 32F ...Coldish (Light Blue)
-10 to -5C / 14 to 23F ...Cold (Blue)
-15 to -10C / 5 to 14F ... Very Cold (Dark Blue)
-20 to -15C / -4 to 5F ... Excessively Cold (Blue Purple)
-25 to -20C / -13 to -4F ...Bitterly Cold (Purple)
-30 to -25C / -22 to -13F ...Brutally Cold (Dark Purple)
<-30C / <-22F ...Frigid (Black)
White & Black are in many cultures the colours of death.
I also wanted to keep the Freezing/non-freezing divide at blue/green, and Yellow indicates room temperature, where humans are most comfortable. In my case, around 18C/64F
Blue is the colour of winter, green that of spring, yellow that of the "shoulder seasons" and orange/red is most associated with summer, where orange is almost always comfortable, and red can be comfortable in case of low humidity.
During winter, the blue colours are reserved for the comfortable winter cold, where one can put on a jacket and spend the whole day outside comfortably. Purple is the winter version of dark-red/pink where one can go outside if absolutely necessary, but it'll be too cold for comfort unless one dresses in proper winter gear, and black is the winter version of white - perfect weather for spending the whole day in your heated (as opposed to A/C'ed) house.
My own temperature scale with colors is as follows:
One quibble I have with your scale is its brown (50s) looks similar to orange (70s).
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*Yes, I know Watts Up With That is a somewhat biased anti-AGW website (like some pro-AGW websites too) but that particular piece should hold interest for any weather enthusiast or graphics designer.
I strongly disagree and dislike Watts Up With That (I feel they give a lot of space to cranks and give often misleading arguments, besides disagreeing with their AGW views) that doesn't mean I'd object to seeing anything from that site offhand, I'd look at the content (skeptically!) and then judge. For something as non-controversial as a weather scale, the source doesn't really matter.
My new temperature coloring system for my fictional climates uses an advanced 18-step scale with ten degree increments.
120+ = Worst Nightmare
110-119 = Unfathomably Hot
100-109 = Extraordinarily Hot
90-99 = Very Hot
80-89 = Hot
70-79 = Warm
60-69 = Mild
50-59 = Crisp
40-49 = Cool
30-39 = Chilly
20-29 = Nippy
10-19 = Cold
0-9 = Very Cold
-1 to -9 = Intensely Cold
-10 to -19 = Extremely Cold
-20 to -29 = Unfathomably Cold
-30 to -39 = Frozen
-40 below = Cryogenic
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