cthuluftaghn
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Silverymoon - temperate or subarctic?
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d20Dwarf
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Yeah, I would consider Silverymoon about like Des Moines or maybe even Minneapolis. They have quite pleasant summers but harsh winters.
Also, don't forget to check out the Silverymoon netbook at http://www.gemofthenorth.org
Also, don't forget to check out the Silverymoon netbook at http://www.gemofthenorth.org
trentonjoe
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I have always thought of it's climate silmilar to southern Canada.
Edena_of_Neith
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The climate of Silverymoon is subarctic.
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The climate of Silverymoon is subarctic, with some notable changes from IRL subarctic climates.
Toril is closer to it's sun during the Silverymoon summer, and also Toril moves closer to it's sun at this time than Earth ever does IRL (and the sun is 7% more luminescent in our sky at Earth's closest approach to the sun, during our southern hemispheric summer.)
North of Silverymoon is the Spine of the World, over which cold air must chinook the year around, warming and compressing as it drops in altitude.
A relentless procession of storms come in off the Trackless Sea, and during the summer the northern part of these storms affect the Silverymoon area.
Permafrost does not underlie Silverymoon.
Thus, summer in Silverymoon is hotter than is normal for any subarctic climate.
There are three full months where the average high is over 75 degrees (24 degrees Celsius) and the average low is above 50 degrees (10 degrees Celsius.)
In July average highs approach 80 (27 Celsius) and average lows approach 60 (16 Celsius.)
There is actually a short frost-free season in Silverymoon, of about 80 days. It does not snow during the three summer months.
Thus, grain crops can be grown in the Silverymoon area, whereas IRL grain crops cannot survive in the Subarctic.
The snow-melt and ice-breakup comes in very late April or very early May, and is sudden and violent, with severe flooding the norm. Average temperatures rise 40 degrees (21 to 22 degrees Celsius) overnight - literally overnight - with this melt, going from glacial to springtime.
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The climate of Silverymoon is subarctic, with some notable changes from IRL subarctic climates.
Toril is closer to it's sun during the Silverymoon summer, and also Toril moves closer to it's sun at this time than Earth ever does IRL (and the sun is 7% more luminescent in our sky at Earth's closest approach to the sun, during our southern hemispheric summer.)
North of Silverymoon is the Spine of the World, over which cold air must chinook the year around, warming and compressing as it drops in altitude.
A relentless procession of storms come in off the Trackless Sea, and during the summer the northern part of these storms affect the Silverymoon area.
Permafrost does not underlie Silverymoon.
Thus, summer in Silverymoon is hotter than is normal for any subarctic climate.
There are three full months where the average high is over 75 degrees (24 degrees Celsius) and the average low is above 50 degrees (10 degrees Celsius.)
In July average highs approach 80 (27 Celsius) and average lows approach 60 (16 Celsius.)
There is actually a short frost-free season in Silverymoon, of about 80 days. It does not snow during the three summer months.
Thus, grain crops can be grown in the Silverymoon area, whereas IRL grain crops cannot survive in the Subarctic.
The snow-melt and ice-breakup comes in very late April or very early May, and is sudden and violent, with severe flooding the norm. Average temperatures rise 40 degrees (21 to 22 degrees Celsius) overnight - literally overnight - with this melt, going from glacial to springtime.
Edena_of_Neith
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In May, in Silverymoon, average highs are in the mid 60s (18 to 19 Celsius) and average lows are in the mid 40s (8 Celsius.)
Following the melt at the start of the month, snow rarely falls in May in Silverymoon, frosts are minimal, and heat waves common.
This is very abnormally warm for the Subarctic. (If September was so warm in Silverymoon, the climate would not be subarctic.)
Silverymoon actually has a short spring of about one month, from early May to early June.
Following the melt at the start of the month, snow rarely falls in May in Silverymoon, frosts are minimal, and heat waves common.
This is very abnormally warm for the Subarctic. (If September was so warm in Silverymoon, the climate would not be subarctic.)
Silverymoon actually has a short spring of about one month, from early May to early June.
cthuluftaghn
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thanks gang
William Ronald
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Very good posts, everyone.
How cold does it get in Silverymoon? And how much precipitation does it get during the year (snow in particular)?
How cold does it get in Silverymoon? And how much precipitation does it get during the year (snow in particular)?
William Ronald
Explorer
You may also want to check out http://enworld.cyberstreet.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=44181 for some very good Forgotten Realms sites, and Project Silverymoom in particular.
