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Auckland and London are not 'warm temperate' for me. They are 'oceanic' (and I differ 'oceanic' and 'warm temperate' from each other as distinct terms).
'Warm temperate' is Sydney and pretty much most of eastern half of NSW and Victoria.
What do you consider warm temperate or cool temperate?
What do you consider the requirements for the above climate classifications?
Warm temperate: Sydney, Charleston, Bordeaux,Auckland, Santander and Cape town warm temperate.
Cool temperate: Bergen & Aberdeen
Basically I would only consider Oceanic and some moderate Subtropical climates as either cool temperate or warm temperate
I'm not sure what to do with west coasts (Mediterranean and Maritime / oceanic), intermountain, continental, or east coasts, but they are real distinctions that should be a part. So are moisture regimes, such as arid/desert, sub-humid/veldt or prairie, etc. But for the original question:
Warm Temperate -
Atlanta US, Louisville US, Philadelphia US, Oklahoma City US, Lubbock US, Albuquerque US, El Paso US, Medford US, Las Vegas US, Tehran IR, San Rafael AR, Madrid ES, Tokyo JA
Cool Temperate -
Spokane US, Elko US, Great Falls US, Fargo US, Madison US, Buffalo US, Boston US, Bergen NOR, Moscow RU, Harbin CH, Comodoro Rivadavia AR
I'm also unsure where to place towns in-between, i.e. mid-latitude with very warm summers and below 32F winters, like Billings, Denver, Boise, Topeka, Pittsburgh, Tashkent, Kabul, etc...
I'm not sure what to do with west coasts (Mediterranean and Maritime / oceanic), intermountain, continental, or east coasts, but they are real distinctions that should be a part. So are moisture regimes, such as arid/desert, sub-humid/veldt or prairie, etc. But for the original question:
Cold Temperate/Subpolar: anything with summer mean below 15C (but above 6C) and winter mean below -10C (Examples - Oymyakon, Whitehorse)
Cool Temperate: anything with summer mean below 15C (but above 6C) and winter low below 0C (but above -10C) (Examples - Juneau, Rio Gallegos)
Cool Oceanic: anything with summer mean below 15C (but above 1C) and winter low above 0C (but above -10C) (Examples - Torshavn, Sitka)
Mildish Temperate: anything with summer mean below 22C (but above 15C) and winter low below -10C (Examples - Perm, Edmonton)
Mild Temperate: anything with summer mean below 22C (but above 15C) and winter low below 0C (Examples - Helsinki, Cushamen)
Mild Oceanic: anything with summer mean below 22C (but above 15C) and winter low above 0C (Examples - London, Vancouver)
Warm Temperate: anything with summer mean above 22C and winter low below 0C (Examples - Volgograd, Detroit).
Subtropical: anything with summer mean above 22C and winter low above 0C (but above 15C) (Examples - Sochi, Rome)
Closest town inland from where I am, has an average low colder than OC in it's coldest month - it's nothing like Helsinki though, with the winters still being warm enough to grow oranges, guava etc.
I don't understand why there's distinction between between Oceanic and temperate climates - temperate basically means moderate/less extreme, and I think it's fair to say that Oceanic climates like London,are more moderate/less extreme than the likes of Edmonton or Detroit.
Why do you think Oceanic climates aren't temperate - do you think the are a poor fit for the description of moderate?
Closest town inland from where I am, has an average low colder than OC in it's coldest month - it's nothing like Helsinki though, with the winters still being warm enough to grow oranges, guava etc.
I don't understand why there's distinction between between Oceanic and temperate climates - temperate basically means moderate/less extreme, and I think it's fair to say that Oceanic climates like London,are more moderate/less extreme than the likes of Edmonton or Detroit.
Why do you think Oceanic climates aren't temperate - do you think the are a poor fit for the description of moderate?
I don't consinder oceanics as temperate, cuz for me temperate climate is a climate with cold, snowy winters with at least low under zero and warm summers, warm enough to grow trees - pretty much similar to "humid continental". THIS IS temperate for me, not these perpetual-autumn/spring climates like London or Seattle. I always considered temperate as cold-winter and warm-summer one, and hearing that oceanics are temperate just hurts my ears)
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Warm or Cool Temperate
