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If i have to guide myself for MDP summers, 14/25 means around 10 days with temps above 30c, and actually one or two days with temps reaching 38c. You certainly have a bit of hot days. Not many, of course. But 14/25 is no 7/19, i mean 14/25 is REAL summer weather.
I like my climate to have a bit of heat, cause when the cool season comes (and its long in my climate) youll appreciate it more. Definetely my favourite months in sophieland are non-summer months .
I need to revise it anyways, average snowfall with a January average of 67/46 (19 C/8 C) is too unrealistic.
Not necessarily. If you have very high variability in day-to-day temperatures, where a day that's 30F below average (37/16F) is typically seen, then you would see snowfall.
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Originally Posted by SophieLL
I took the climate i did a while ago (Sophieland) and did some imporvements. Now its colder every month, it haves more of a real winter and its also prone to snow a couple of times a winter!
This is cool-crisp-comfortable and sunny: SOPHIELAND
It's actually not too bad. You've succeeded in creating a climate that embodies my idea of warm summers and mild winters. It would make a good vacation spot, though the winters are far too weak for me to even contemplate endorsing. However, it does have the chance for some snowfall now which is better than Sophieland version 1 could do. This new climate should be rather close to the mild climate I'm working on. The mild climate I'm working on has winters that are colder but drier than Sophieland's, and the summers are about 10F cooler across the board. The high sunshine is a common feature, though.
My own dream climate is coming up in the next post. I decided to put it in a separate posting because it's supposed to be more self-contained, plus it reuses material from the other dream climate thread.
Patricianopolis's averages are based on 30 years of fictitious weather data. Temps in Fahrenheit and Precip/Snow in Inches:
January: Avg Hi 3, Avg Lo -14, Rec Lo -70, Rec Hi 38, Avg Monthly Max 28, Avg Monthly Min -42, Avg Precip 1.59, Avg Snow 43.13
February: Avg Hi 8, Avg Lo -9, Rec Lo -56, Rec Hi 39, Avg Monthly Max 31, Avg Monthly Min -34, Avg Precip 1.86, Avg Snow 48.41
March: Avg Hi 30, Avg Lo 12, Rec Lo -45, Rec Hi 62, Avg Monthly Max 55, Avg Monthly Min -18, Avg Precip 4.09, Avg Snow 28.42
April: Avg Hi 47, Avg Lo 27, Rec Lo -23, Rec Hi 76, Avg Monthly Max 70, Avg Monthly Min 4, Avg Precip 3.97, Avg Snow 14.35
May: Avg Hi 58, Avg Lo 35, Rec Lo 3, Rec Hi 89, Avg Monthly Max 77, Avg Monthly Min 16, Avg Precip 2.57, Avg Snow 8.55
June: Avg Hi 65, Avg Lo 41, Rec Lo 10, Rec Hi 88, Avg Monthly Max 79, Avg Monthly Min 31, Avg Precip 1.14, Avg Snow 0.45
July: Avg Hi 66, Avg Lo 43, Rec Lo 24, Rec Hi 90, Avg Monthly Max 82, Avg Monthly Min 34, Avg Precip 1.17, Avg Snow 0.05
August: Avg Hi 63, Avg Lo 41, Rec Lo 20, Rec Hi 88, Avg Monthly Max 77, Avg Monthly Min 32, Avg Precip 1.58, Avg Snow 0.06
September: Avg Hi 53, Avg Lo 33, Rec Lo 2, Rec Hi 87, Avg Monthly Max 73, Avg Monthly Min 18, Avg Precip 3.97, Avg Snow 4.15
October: Avg Hi 43, Avg Lo 24, Rec Lo -42, Rec Hi 76, Avg Monthly Max 65, Avg Monthly Min 2, Avg Precip 3.11, Avg Snow 14.82
November: Avg Hi 30, Avg Lo 11, Rec Lo -44, Rec Hi 70, Avg Monthly Max 59, Avg Monthly Min -14, Avg Precip 4.02, Avg Snow 33.45
December: Avg Hi 8, Avg Lo -10, Rec Lo -50, Rec Hi 40, Avg Monthly Max 32, Avg Monthly Min -35, Avg Precip 1.65, Avg Snow 40.2
Average Annual Temperature: 29.5
Average Annual Maximum: 82
Average Annual Minimum: -42
Average Annual Precipitation: 30.72, with distinct peaks in Mar-Apr and Sep-Nov, and a trough in Dec-Feb, and a greater trough in Jun-Aug
Average Annual Snowfall: 236.04, usually between Sep and May, with Jun snow being uncommon and Jul-Aug snow being rare
Average Annual Sunshine: Around 2244 hours, peaking in June and troughing in November
Patricianopolis has a Koeppen classification of Dsc (Dry Summer Continental Subarctic). It takes most after Winnipeg, with winters being similar, but with much more snowfall (sort of like Yellowstone) and weaker warm spells. Springs are also somewhat similar, but colder and with a seasonal lead similar to Fairbanks, Alaska. It also takes cues from Alberta and Colorado, with weather being variable and quite unstable; in many ways, it's a colder version of an Alberta Spring. Summers are quite mild but still warm, being most like a coastal Alaska or Northern Scandanavian Summer, but with a dry season typical of the Mediterranean climates of the Pacific Northwest. Autumns do not really take after any real-world location, but are somewhat similar to Northern Scandanavia, but much more variable, and a sudden onset of winter weather.
In summary, this climate can be best thought of as a hybrid of Winnipeg, Northern Scandanavia, Coastal Alaska, the Pacific Northwest, Alberta, and Yellowstone.
It also is very windy, with gale-force gusts being commonplace at all times of the year (even in summer), with 50+ mph gusts being common outside of summer. Hurricane-force wind events usually occur a few times a year (however, power outages are no worry because all lines are located underground by necessity ). Blizzard conditions are a common, regular occurrence between November and March, sometimes reaching severe blizzard criteria. It is common to have winds sustained over 20 mph for 5 consecutive days. Days with light and variable winds are a novelty. Also note that all the heat in the summer (which can sometimes exceed 80 degrees for a week at a time) is dry heat, and often gets very dry (humidity <10%) during heat waves (when the temp is more than 85). Windy conditions are common when it gets hot. Dry months in summer can in some years create dust storms, but they are rarely severe.
Low temperatures in summer are usually quite stable, staying in the 40's regardless of the high temperature (in fact, during heat waves the dry conditions often cause low temps to cool off to the low 40's). Variance down to 35 or up to 55 is normal, but usually fleeting. Dew points or low temperatures above 60 are rare. There have been periods where years have gone by with no lows of 50 or warmer.
A final note: Thunder is commonplace here at all times of the year, occuring in winter from thundersnow-producing blizzards, and in the summer from synoptic thunderstorms. All months average around 5 thunder days. In wetter summers, there can be severe thunderstorm outbreaks producing extremely strong derechos and some hail and tornadoes, but usually not a great deal of rain.
Patricianopolis's averages are based on 30 years of fictitious weather data. Temps in Fahrenheit and Precip/Snow in Inches:
January: Avg Hi 3, Avg Lo -14, Rec Lo -70, Rec Hi 38, Avg Monthly Max 28, Avg Monthly Min -42, Avg Precip 1.59, Avg Snow 43.13
February: Avg Hi 8, Avg Lo -9, Rec Lo -56, Rec Hi 39, Avg Monthly Max 31, Avg Monthly Min -34, Avg Precip 1.86, Avg Snow 48.41
March: Avg Hi 30, Avg Lo 12, Rec Lo -45, Rec Hi 62, Avg Monthly Max 55, Avg Monthly Min -18, Avg Precip 4.09, Avg Snow 28.42
April: Avg Hi 47, Avg Lo 27, Rec Lo -23, Rec Hi 76, Avg Monthly Max 70, Avg Monthly Min 4, Avg Precip 3.97, Avg Snow 14.35
May: Avg Hi 58, Avg Lo 35, Rec Lo 3, Rec Hi 89, Avg Monthly Max 77, Avg Monthly Min 16, Avg Precip 2.57, Avg Snow 8.55
June: Avg Hi 65, Avg Lo 41, Rec Lo 10, Rec Hi 88, Avg Monthly Max 79, Avg Monthly Min 31, Avg Precip 1.14, Avg Snow 0.45
July: Avg Hi 66, Avg Lo 43, Rec Lo 24, Rec Hi 90, Avg Monthly Max 82, Avg Monthly Min 34, Avg Precip 1.17, Avg Snow 0.05
August: Avg Hi 63, Avg Lo 41, Rec Lo 20, Rec Hi 88, Avg Monthly Max 77, Avg Monthly Min 32, Avg Precip 1.58, Avg Snow 0.06
September: Avg Hi 53, Avg Lo 33, Rec Lo 2, Rec Hi 87, Avg Monthly Max 73, Avg Monthly Min 18, Avg Precip 3.97, Avg Snow 4.15
October: Avg Hi 43, Avg Lo 24, Rec Lo -42, Rec Hi 76, Avg Monthly Max 65, Avg Monthly Min 2, Avg Precip 3.11, Avg Snow 14.82
November: Avg Hi 30, Avg Lo 11, Rec Lo -44, Rec Hi 70, Avg Monthly Max 59, Avg Monthly Min -14, Avg Precip 4.02, Avg Snow 33.45
December: Avg Hi 8, Avg Lo -10, Rec Lo -50, Rec Hi 40, Avg Monthly Max 32, Avg Monthly Min -35, Avg Precip 1.65, Avg Snow 40.2
Average Annual Temperature: 29.5
Average Annual Maximum: 82
Average Annual Minimum: -42
Average Annual Precipitation: 30.72, with distinct peaks in Mar-Apr and Sep-Nov, and a trough in Dec-Feb, and a greater trough in Jun-Aug
Average Annual Snowfall: 236.04, usually between Sep and May, with Jun snow being uncommon and Jul-Aug snow being rare
Average Annual Sunshine: Around 2244 hours, peaking in June and troughing in November
Patricianopolis has a Koeppen classification of Dsc (Dry Summer Continental Subarctic). It takes most after Winnipeg, with winters being similar, but with much more snowfall (sort of like Yellowstone) and weaker warm spells. Springs are also somewhat similar, but colder and with a seasonal lead similar to Fairbanks, Alaska. It also takes cues from Alberta and Colorado, with weather being variable and quite unstable; in many ways, it's a colder version of an Alberta Spring. Summers are quite mild but still warm, being most like a coastal Alaska or Northern Scandanavian Summer, but with a dry season typical of the Mediterranean climates of the Pacific Northwest. Autumns do not really take after any real-world location, but are somewhat similar to Northern Scandanavia, but much more variable, and a sudden onset of winter weather.
In summary, this climate can be best thought of as a hybrid of Winnipeg, Northern Scandanavia, Coastal Alaska, the Pacific Northwest, Alberta, and Yellowstone.
It also is very windy, with gale-force gusts being commonplace at all times of the year (even in summer), with 50+ mph gusts being common outside of summer. Hurricane-force wind events usually occur a few times a year (however, power outages are no worry because all lines are located underground by necessity ). Blizzard conditions are a common, regular occurrence between November and March, sometimes reaching severe blizzard criteria. It is common to have winds sustained over 20 mph for 5 consecutive days. Days with light and variable winds are a novelty. Also note that all the heat in the summer (which can sometimes exceed 80 degrees for a week at a time) is dry heat, and often gets very dry (humidity <10%) during heat waves (when the temp is more than 85). Windy conditions are common when it gets hot. Dry months in summer can in some years create dust storms, but they are rarely severe.
Low temperatures in summer are usually quite stable, staying in the 40's regardless of the high temperature (in fact, during heat waves the dry conditions often cause low temps to cool off to the low 40's). Variance down to 35 or up to 55 is normal, but usually fleeting. Dew points or low temperatures above 60 are rare. There have been periods where years have gone by with no lows of 50 or warmer.
A final note: Thunder is commonplace here at all times of the year, occuring in winter from thundersnow-producing blizzards, and in the summer from synoptic thunderstorms. All months average around 5 thunder days. In wetter summers, there can be severe thunderstorm outbreaks producing extremely strong derechos and some hail and tornadoes, but usually not a great deal of rain.
Two thumbs up for this awesome climate.
What makes this climate so great is the heavy snowfall in winter, unruined by above-freezing temps, and the lovely *cool* summers, which would be greatly appreciated by this heat-hater...lol.
On a different note, does anyone have access to step-by-step instructions on how to make a wiki-style climate box with the proper graduation of colors, etc? I'd love to whip up a dream climate of my own, but don't have a clue on how to create one of these boxes. Mucho gracious to anyone that could help me out on this.
...carefully calculated by averaging all the dream climatic data in this thread and reversing months for South Hemisphere climates (i.e. I used Flight Simmer & Sophie's January as July)...
...the following humid subtropical (Cfa) climate: (someone please turn this into a Wiki box, I'm a little tired to do that now )
*The new climate is colder than the previous edition's, predictably, as this forum has become populated with more cold lovers recently
*July is the warmest month while January is the coldest (classic); August is the wettest
*Fall and winter are surprisingly sunny, that's more sun from Oct to Feb than Nice! On the other hand, summer is far from being excessively sunny, though it has honorable sunshine.
Here is an updated version of New Surrey, including temperature records and number of rain days (0.2mm).
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