My second stab at a climate classification system (hottest, warmest, temperatures)

[FirebirdCamaro1220]

Most people didn't like my first attempt, so I went back to the drawing board. I think this one will be more agreeable.

I used 5 groupings A for all months 72+, B for 6-11 months 72+, C for plurality of months between 42-71.9, D for 6-11 months below 42, and E for all months below 42.

A group (all months 72+)

Aa=hottest month 86+
ex Bangkok
A=hottest month below 86
ex Honolulu

B group (6-11 months 72+)

Baa=coolest 64-71.9,hottest 86+
ex Dubai
Ba=coolest 64-71.9,hottest 72-85.9
ex Miami
Bba=coolest 50-63.9,hottest 86+
ex Phoenix
Bb=coolest 50-63.9,hottest 72-85.9
ex Corpus Christi, TX

C group (plurality of months 42 to 71.9)

Caaa=coolest 50+,hottest 86+
ex Tucson
Caa=coolest 50+,hottest 72-85.9
ex Houston, Downtown Los Angeles, Sydney
Cab=coolest 50+,hottest 64-71.9
ex Santa Barbara
Cac=coolest 50+,hottest below 64
ex San Francisco
Cbaa=coolest 42-49.9,hottest 86+
ex Dallas, Las Vegas
Cba=coolest 42-49.9,hottest 72-85.9
ex Atlanta, Sacramento
Cbb=coolest 42-49.9,hottest 64-71.9
ex Bilbao Spain, Melbourne Australia
Cbc=coolest 42-49.9,hottest below 64
ex Eureka CA
Ccaa=coolest 32-41.9,hottest 86+
ex Tehran, St George UT
Cca=coolest 32-41.9,hottest 72-85.9
ex Oklahoma City, Nashville, Albuquerque
Ccb=coolest 32-41.9,hottest 64-71.9
ex Portland OR, Seattle, London
Ccc=coolest 32-41.9,hottest below 64
ex Bella Coola BC, Stanley Falkland Islands
Cdaa=coolest below 32, hottest 86+
ex Turpan China
Cda=coolest below 32, hottest 72-85.9
ex Boston, Chicago, Denver
Cdb=coolest below 32,hottest 64-71.9
ex Buffalo NY, Flagstaff AZ
Cdc=coolest below 32,hottest below 64
ex Juneau AK

D group (6-11 months below 42)

Daa=coolest 32+, warmest 59+
ex I couldn't find a real world example
Dab=coolest 32+, warmest 50-58.8
ex Alesund Norway, Rio Grande Argentina
Dac=coolest 32+, warmest below 50
ex Maquarie Islands
Dba=coolest -4 to +31.9, warmest 59+
ex Stockholm, Umea, Turku
Dbb=coolest -4 to +31.9, warmest 50-58.8
ex Anchorage, Trondheim, Leadville CO
Dbc=coolest -4 to +31.9, warmest below 50
ex I couldn't find a real world example
Dca=coolest below -4, warmest 59+
ex Fairbanks
Dcb=coolest below -4, warmest 50-58.8
ex Tuktoyaktuk
Dcc=coolest below -4, warmest below 50
ex Point Hope AK

E group (all months below 42)

Ea=warmest month 32+
ex Barrow AK, Alert Nunavut, La Riconada
Eb=all months below 32
ex Vostok Station

Thoughts?

[EverBlack]

I like it

[overdrive1979]

What about rainfall patterns?

[tommyFL]

It's garbage. This says nothing about the climate. Two climates are the same just because they have similar temperatures?

[FirebirdCamaro1220]

Originally Posted by overdrive1979

What about rainfall patterns?

Similar to Koppen

[FirebirdCamaro1220]

Originally Posted by tommyFL

It's garbage. This says nothing about the climate. Two climates are the same just because they have similar temperatures?

I wss only fixing the concerns people had with my temp qualifications, precip/humidty patterns are same as Koppen

[overdrive1979]

Originally Posted by FirebirdCamaro1220

Similar to Koppen

Koppen is just crap for the Iberian peninsula because it doesn't work accurately to classify most of our climates, especially those ones which border between marine west coast climates from the northwest and mediterranean inland climates from the centre.

[Mhc1985]

Man, this is a total mess!
I counted 33 types and this is only considering temperatures. It's already very hard to follow and if we make further divisions for precipitation patterns and amount of rainfall (dry vs humid) we can end up with +100 types.

The trick for constructing a useful classification is trying to be as extensive as possible by listing the least possible amount of splittings.

[Cheesehead92]

I like this system. I'm not bothered by the large number of categories; it just serves to further break up the Köppen "C" group, which is just a dumping ground for climates that don't fit other criteria.

Our climate is Cda, but fairly close to Dba (Cdaf, maybe, if we were using Köppen's same criteria for rainfall?); my ideal climate is a solid A, no pun intended.

[EverBlack]

What I don't like is that the Köppen's doesn't distinguish between a regular tundra and an ocean moderated tundra which rarely gets below freezing, extremely different climates.