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Post by Cheeseman on Feb 10, 2024 21:58:01 GMT -5
 Quqiqaraq lies at a depth of 3137 feet below sea level in a very small bowl-shaped depression near latitude 14N. The only way to Quqiqaraq is by helicopter. Walking is impossible since the sides of the depression are nearly vertical. Climbing down with ropes has been attempted only a handful of times and all attempts have failed due to numerous factors such as exposure, falling down, rock falls, and the local insects. Local flora consists of small poisonous undergrowth, large fungi, and plentiful moss. Besides the climate itself, insects are the primary hazard here. Geologists have concluded that Quqiqaraq lies in an extinct magma chamber. The floor is entirely composed of Gabbro. The precipitation is nearly continuous in the form of drizzle roughly accumulating to 2mm (0.08 inches) per day. Heat indexes max out at 82C (180F) in August and September. Quqiqaraq receives zero direct sunlight although the intense solar heating at higher elevations allows Quqiqaraq to maintain continuously high temperatures. Nearby climates such as Kretai are much cooler and have slightly more seasonality with significant rainfall all year. Secharidzidian scientists are still researching the factors that contribute to this unique climate. The permanent population is roughly 241, comprised entirely of research scientists and their support crews. Quqiqaraq has been populated for 29 years. Despite the very high temperatures and relatively low average precipitation total, Quqiqaraq's climate does not have a clear classification. Some have classified it as tropical rainforest (Köppen Af) and others have classified it as semi-arid (Köppen BSh). This is the kind of creativity I like to see, and I'm curious as to how ridiculous some of your other fictional climates are. |
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Post by St. Middleway on Feb 11, 2024 10:26:13 GMT -5
Instead of a nightmare climate with the same shit all year round, this is one of my highly seasonal climates that is nightmarish all year round. There would be others with much colder winters, this one is of the super cold rain variety.  |
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Post by Metsfan257 on Feb 11, 2024 14:37:27 GMT -5
Instead of a nightmare climate with the same shit all year round, this is one of my highly seasonal climates that is nightmarish all year round. There would be others with much colder winters, this one is of the super cold rain variety. This doesn't look bad at all, just July and August are unlivable really. Much better than any cold shithole. |
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Post by Kaleetan on Mar 5, 2024 18:20:49 GMT -5
I made this climate to include most of my least favorite climatic tropes:
Winter is extremely cold; reminiscent of the coldest regions of Russia. The temperature has never been above zero Fahrenheit between November 23 and March 4. It is also almost always sunny, so even if it looks like a nice day out the window, it is very, very cold.
"Summer" is still quite cold, with constant, driving rain and occasional snow. Every month has recorded a temperature below -10 Celsius. There is also very little seasonal lag in summer; August is noticeably colder than July. To add insult to injury, the yearly record high is just below 80 (the mark where I consider warmth to begin).
September's snow is almost constant, guaranteeing a constant heavy snowpack until June. Wind is very strong year-round, with steady wind of 40mph not uncommon year-round.
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Post by Cheeseman on Mar 6, 2024 23:02:54 GMT -5
Kaleetan the exact kind of creativity I like to see in these threads, and a solid A+ if we're rating based on how utterly soul-crushing this climate is in every possible way.
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Post by CRISPR on Mar 8, 2024 22:52:15 GMT -5
Darkmare Hollow is a random climate located on a fictional, freezing planet. It is very cold with monsoonal 'summers' hovering around freezing and extremely cold, quite dry winters. It is famous for its piteraqs, with windspeeds above 100 km/h recorded in all months. Sunshine is extremely rare, only being associated with extreme cold snaps. Snow is frequent year round, and the place is borderline glacier. It is an important snow reserve that Earthlings use to celebrate Christmas in 2200.  |
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Post by massiveshibe on Mar 8, 2024 23:03:22 GMT -5
I made this climate to include most of my least favorite climatic tropes:
Winter is extremely cold; reminiscent of the coldest regions of Russia. The temperature has never been above zero Fahrenheit between November 23 and March 4. It is also almost always sunny, so even if it looks like a nice day out the window, it is very, very cold.
"Summer" is still quite cold, with constant, driving rain and occasional snow. Every month has recorded a temperature below -10 Celsius. There is also very little seasonal lag in summer; August is noticeably colder than July. To add insult to injury, the yearly record high is just below 80 (the mark where I consider warmth to begin).
September's snow is almost constant, guaranteeing a constant heavy snowpack until June. Wind is very strong year-round, with steady wind of 40mph not uncommon year-round.
That's far from a bad climate. It's a quite decent one except for the extremely dull summers, and those winters might be frigid but still much better than Seattle's winters. |
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Post by St. Middleway on Mar 25, 2024 14:57:21 GMT -5
2012 in Buxton Fuxton could already be considered a nightmare climate. How about we create an imaginary town nearby at 2,000ft? Perhaps it would look like this (second table)?   |
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Post by St. Middleway on Mar 25, 2024 21:27:10 GMT -5
Another take on this is just to make a climate using only selected winter months in my current city. Delightful. Not far off how a lot of people imagine northern england's climate to be anyway.  |
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Post by Fägler on Mar 25, 2024 22:28:49 GMT -5
Darkmare Hollow is a random climate located on a fictional, freezing planet. It is very cold with monsoonal 'summers' hovering around freezing and extremely cold, quite dry winters. It is famous for its piteraqs, with windspeeds above 100 km/h recorded in all months. Sunshine is extremely rare, only being associated with extreme cold snaps. Snow is frequent year round, and the place is borderline glacier. It is an important snow reserve that Earthlings use to celebrate Christmas in 2200. Broken link Or is it just me?
There are a lot of interesting climates here. Just on this page:
The hot dry summer one is deadly in summer, miserable in winter. Spring is probably nice though with some plants growing for a bit.
Cold arctic climate is awful. Extreme winters with no summer to look forward to. Best month is April (snowy, not as cold, decent sunshine) or September (snowy and the start of winter).
Buxton 2012 is bad, especially since it's a real climate. Best month looks like March for the sunshine. Or possibly October if it gets fall colors then. A summer month like June is horrendous. Suxton is worse, June is barely at 10C mean temp. And yes, that's basically what the stereotype is for year-round weather in northern England. Maybe 15/10 in summer but a cloudy rainy 15/10.
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Post by St. Middleway on Apr 3, 2024 14:06:36 GMT -5
I would hate this personally. When it rains it's very heavy, so there are still many dry days, but those are mostly cloudy or overcast with choking humidity. @katleetan would probably love it though!  |
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Post by Kaleetan on Apr 3, 2024 14:31:31 GMT -5
I would hate this personally. When it rains it's very heavy, so there are still many dry days, but those are mostly cloudy or overcast with choking humidity. Kaleetan would probably love it though! I'd prefer more sunshine, and lows below 82F, and much lighter rain, but other than that this climate looks good. No chance of me being cold here! |
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