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Anchorage, it's not cold enough to be considered subpolar. And new york should be changed to subtropical, instead of humid continental. last but not least, the correct classification for Houston should be tropical, rather than subtropical
I think Sydney ought to be considered subtropical rather than temperate.
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Originally Posted by Heat lover
Anchorage, it's not cold enough to be considered subpolar. And new york should be changed to subtropical, instead of humid continental. last but not least, the correct classification for Houston should be tropical, rather than subtropical
Anchorage has only three months averaging 50+ F, hence subpolar.
NYC is subtropical according to Koppen, but I don't think it should be considered truly subtropical in view of the cold (albeit still fairly mild by North American standards) winters.
Houston is solidly subtropical (although at least one member here thinks it should be classified subarctic ) but definitely not tropical -- winters are very mild but not nearly warm enough to qualify as a tropical climate under Koppen.
Houston TROPICAL?I wish. Winters here get very cold (I'll avoid saying they are subarctic to avoid controversy), always down to the 20s and 30s*F for a few days every winter, occasionally even high teens! Highs in the 60s*F is hardly tropical. We even get snow once or twice a decade! No coconut palms here!
I think New York City should be classified as a maritime warm temperate climate, people don't move there for warmer temperatures like they do in the south.
I think New York City should be classified as a maritime warm temperate climate, people don't move there for warmer temperatures like they do in the south.
Warm temperate perhaps, but I don't see how maritime would be used to decribe NYC. Usually, maritime implies a climate with the moderate, mild seasonal range like the Pacific Northwest.
Anchorage has only three months averaging 50+ F, hence subpolar.
Wrong. Anchorage has 5 months averaging 50+, and falls under USDA hardiness zone 4, same as Minneapolis. Regardless of how long the winter is, a climate should not be considered subpolar unless it belongs to hardiness zone 1.
I think they ought to get rid of the Mediterranean climate group. While it is appropriate to classify Rome and Athens as Mediterranean, places that do not border the Mediterranean, like the California coast, should not be called Mediterranean.
I think they ought to get rid of the Mediterranean climate group. While it is appropriate to classify Rome and Athens as Mediterranean, places that do not border the Mediterranean, like the California coast, should not be called Mediterranean.
Would you prefer for it to be called something like "dry summer subtropical", as it sometimes is as opposed to "humid subtropical"?
I guess "Mediterranean" climate stands out among names of climates in being geographically tied to a name for a particular part of the world, while the other types have names of the climate feature more generally, so I can see your point.
Or perhaps for consistency we could name other climate groups after a typical cultural/geographic regions, for instance Cascadian or British climate for maritime/oceanic, Canadian climate for cool summer continental, Amazonian climate for tropical wet, etc.
Warm temperate perhaps, but I don't see how maritime would be used to decribe NYC. Usually, maritime implies a climate with the moderate, mild seasonal range like the Pacific Northwest.
Maybe coastal influence would be a better way to describe it.
Lol leave NYC alone, it's always singled out despite fitting all the criteria for "humid subtropical", I like being "subtropical" . I wouldn't call NYC "humid continental", it hasn't gone below zero since 1984-85, nearly THIRTY years. JFK Airport's record low is only -3°F which isn't as extreme as some southern cities. NYC's hardiness zone is like 7/8, which does allow for certain species of palm trees. NYC is not as cold as people make it out to be, I know I'll be eating my words when January comes but I rather complain about highs in the 30's and 40's as opposed to multiple days totally below zero. I've never even experienced a temperature below 0°F and I'm a NYC native, anything under 30 is hell to me.
I don't know if I'd change anything that much. The classic humid subtropical debate needs to be put to rest, I'd split this climate in two. The southern half would be an "almost tropical" zone for places like Orlando, Tampa, Houston, etc. The northern half would mainly be an in between area for NYC, DC, VA Beach, Atlanta, etc.. This is just a rough idea, no real specifics. Are Dallas and Oklahoma City on the drier side? That's something to consider as well.
new york is waaay too cold to be considered subtropical, imo.
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