Rate my fictional climate (ET) (America)

[Eman Resu VIII]

Originally Posted by BadgerFilms

Maybe not a common opinion on this site, but anyone else not like using "E" for grading systems here? Maybe its my American mind, but I think it should just be A, B, C, D, F not have E in there. I'm not even sure where E would fit because "F" means "terrible" and "D" means "bad but could be worse". E seems to be like some weird middle ground of awfulness Idk.. I don't like it lol.

No. Having A-F (including E) allows me to rate climates more specifically and for each letter I use "+" or "-" to make even better distinctions.

My climate rating system is very complex and takes into account things like mildness in winter (I hate cold weather), thunderstorm activity, summer warmth, seasonal variation. While I favour warm climates I don't like ones which have only slight seasonal variation, as they are boring.

Below are climate examples for each of my categories of grading:

A+ Humid subtropical with dry winters, much summer heat and many thunderstorms
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamabad#Climate

A Humid subtropical with seasonal variation and many thunderstorms
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans#Climate

A- Humid subtropical but lacking in seasonal variation and not as many thunderstorms
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brisbane#Climate

B+ Subtropical/tropical borderline climate with year round rainfall and many thunderstorms but not ideal seasonal variation
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami#Climate

B Tropical climate with dry "winter" and many thunderstorms in wet season, but too hot and lacking in seasonal variation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%27Djamena#Climate

B- Tropical climate with little rainfall and not enough thunderstorms, not enough seasonal variation
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honolulu#Climate

C+ Mediterranean climate with nice summer/winter temps but rainfall in wrong season restricts it to a C
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malta#Climate

C Mediterranean climate with hot summer but too dry and lacking in storms
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seville#Climate

C- Mediterranean climate with nice summer temps, winters a bit too cool and wet
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naples#Climate

D+ Four season climate whereby summers are decent but winters too cold for a C
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City#Climate

D Oceanic climate with mild summers and winters, few thunderstorms, cloudy.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London#Climate

D- Oceanic climate with cool summers and mild winters, few/no thunderstorms, cloudy.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheffield#Climate

E+ Climate with anemic summers and cold crappy winters.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamburg#Climate

E Oceanic climate with pathetic summers and lots of rain and cloud, no thunderstorms.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buxton#Climate

E- Oceanic climate with mild winters and cool, pathetic summers, no sunshine.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lerwick#Climate

F+ Horrid climate with freezing winters and pathetic summers.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Jo...brador#Climate

F Showing it's not all about temps, this climate gets an F for being stupidly wet.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherrapunji#Climate
A more typical F climate for me would be one like this which has stupid cold winters.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calgary#Climate

F- Frigid POS climate
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utqiagvik,_Alaska#Climate

In conclusion for me it seems to simplify things:

A = subtropical variants
B = tropical variants
C = mediterranean variants
D = oceanic variants
E = cool oceanic and continental cold-winter variants
F = excessively cold or wet much of the year

[arcleo]

Originally Posted by BadgerFilms

Maybe not a common opinion on this site, but anyone else not like using "E" for grading systems here? Maybe its my American mind, but I think it should just be A, B, C, D, F not have E in there. I'm not even sure where E would fit because "F" means "terrible" and "D" means "bad but could be worse". E seems to be like some weird middle ground of awfulness Idk.. I don't like it lol.

I almost never give E's because I think A, B, C, D, and F are enough distinctions. Having more distinctions would cause the categories to be less distinct. And IMO horrible climates like Winterpeg deserve an F anyways, even though climates could be far worse.

Personally I was never graded on a system with "E". The preference might just be due to our experience with grading systems. I only give an E when I can't decide between D- and F.

[Eman Resu VIII]

It is better to have the E option available, because for those who like to be more specific it is useful; those who don't use E can just ignore it and choose D or F instead.

[John Rose]

What the hell is wrong with you guys with these dream climates and fictional climates? The diurnal temperature variation is 60F year-round. WTF?

[Rafson]

E, i imagine you going out to school/work in heavy winter clothing and coming back in short sleeves

[Caleb Yeung]

E for having to change clothes throughout the day and being too sunny and dry. Also it has no seasons to speak of and that sucks.

[trolik]

This is literally the worst thing ive ever seen, I'd rather live in Mecca.

[error-404]

Originally Posted by BadgerFilms

F. Boring and always cold. Weather is fine for winter but horrible for 9 months. This is like the opposite of Miami but even LESS seasonal variation. No plants could grow here either. Probably not even moss and lichen as they need even a cold but above freezing summer, if I'm not mistaken.

Don't mosses and lichens grow in all kinds of climates? Certain species may need cold summers, while others have different requirements.

[wawa1992]

This would be a below zero% / Z- grade climate due to the extreme aridity.

[Caleb Yeung]

Originally Posted by QIDb602

I almost never give E's because I think A, B, C, D, and F are enough distinctions. Having more distinctions would cause the categories to be less distinct. And IMO horrible climates like Winterpeg deserve an F anyways, even though climates could be far worse.

Personally I was never graded on a system with "E". The preference might just be due to our experience with grading systems. I only give an E when I can't decide between D- and F.

Maybe an American thing because the grade E does exist in British convention.