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Out of curiosity, does someone know where did the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane scale color scheme start out? for example, http://weather.unisys.com/hurricane/atlantic/
the current article (as of sept. 28) uses an alternative scale coloring scheme (white, yellow, orange, red)
I鈥檝e noticed that the colors for the categories have changed, like how red now represents category 4 cyclones and how purple represents category 5. Any particular reason for this? Just curious. Infinitive01 ( talk) 22:01, 20 March 2022 (UTC)
Please change the colors back to where they were. If the colors are not Changed back, I will have to consider this an Act of Vandalism and will have to report it.
Nobody, And i mean NOBODY asked for these changes,Don't act like it isn't true, It IS.
So please do the right thing, The Smart thing, and change them back, Otherwise it will be reported. GhostHunter94 ( talk) 05:10, 24 March 2022 (UTC)
Unless you guys out up alert notices (like merger banners), there's no way most people will have any clue where that discussion is happening. Or even that such a discussion exists. I think it's unfair that those new colors were pushed through without much feedback. I've seen a lot of anger on Twitter over the new colors, too. 鈥斅燩receding unsigned comment added by JirenOverload ( talk 鈥 contribs) 02:44, 30 May 2022 (UTC)
I also agree that the colors should be reverted back to how they were before as the maps don't match. At least make things consistant for readers so they don't get confused. [1] - Knowledgekid87 ( talk) 16:06, 5 September 2023 (UTC)
In the table at the top of the page, there is defined a "Tropical storm" as being > 18 m/s, and a "Tropical depression" as being 鈮 17 m/s. I have not found any references that define Tropical storm and Tropical depression that way, and definitely not in the articles on the Saffir-Simpson scale. Where have these come from, and can someone find references for these definitions? Richard n 13:50, 18 November 2022 (UTC)
Ian was the third most damaging Atlantic Hurricane on record, only behind Harvey and Katrina. It definitely deserves some spot on this list. 鉁禡itch 199811 鉁 18:56, 11 August 2023 (UTC)
The growing inadequacy of an open-ended Saffir鈥揝impson hurricane wind scale in a warming world, a study by Wehner and Kossin, is currently seeing a lot of media coverage for its findings that a Category 6 is increasingly justified. 166.181.82.178 ( talk) 00:46, 7 February 2024 (UTC)
This is my proposed color scheme for the Saffir-Simpson scale. Any opinions and suggestions?
Category | m/s | knots | mph | km/h |
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5 | 鈮 70 | 鈮 137 | 鈮 157 | 鈮 252 |
4 | 58鈥70 | 113鈥136 | 130鈥156 | 209鈥251 |
3 | 50鈥58 | 96鈥112 | 111鈥129 | 178鈥208 |
2 | 43鈥49 | 83鈥95 | 96鈥110 | 154鈥177 |
1 | 33鈥42 | 64鈥82 | 74鈥95 | 119鈥153 |
TS | 18鈥32 | 34鈥63 | 39鈥73 | 63鈥118 |
TD | 鈮 17 | 鈮 33 | 鈮 38 | 鈮 62 |
INFIYNJTE ( talk) 16:19, 9 March 2024 (UTC)
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Out of curiosity, does someone know where did the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane scale color scheme start out? for example, http://weather.unisys.com/hurricane/atlantic/
the current article (as of sept. 28) uses an alternative scale coloring scheme (white, yellow, orange, red)
I鈥檝e noticed that the colors for the categories have changed, like how red now represents category 4 cyclones and how purple represents category 5. Any particular reason for this? Just curious. Infinitive01 ( talk) 22:01, 20 March 2022 (UTC)
Please change the colors back to where they were. If the colors are not Changed back, I will have to consider this an Act of Vandalism and will have to report it.
Nobody, And i mean NOBODY asked for these changes,Don't act like it isn't true, It IS.
So please do the right thing, The Smart thing, and change them back, Otherwise it will be reported. GhostHunter94 ( talk) 05:10, 24 March 2022 (UTC)
Unless you guys out up alert notices (like merger banners), there's no way most people will have any clue where that discussion is happening. Or even that such a discussion exists. I think it's unfair that those new colors were pushed through without much feedback. I've seen a lot of anger on Twitter over the new colors, too. 鈥斅燩receding unsigned comment added by JirenOverload ( talk 鈥 contribs) 02:44, 30 May 2022 (UTC)
I also agree that the colors should be reverted back to how they were before as the maps don't match. At least make things consistant for readers so they don't get confused. [1] - Knowledgekid87 ( talk) 16:06, 5 September 2023 (UTC)
In the table at the top of the page, there is defined a "Tropical storm" as being > 18 m/s, and a "Tropical depression" as being 鈮 17 m/s. I have not found any references that define Tropical storm and Tropical depression that way, and definitely not in the articles on the Saffir-Simpson scale. Where have these come from, and can someone find references for these definitions? Richard n 13:50, 18 November 2022 (UTC)
Ian was the third most damaging Atlantic Hurricane on record, only behind Harvey and Katrina. It definitely deserves some spot on this list. 鉁禡itch 199811 鉁 18:56, 11 August 2023 (UTC)
The growing inadequacy of an open-ended Saffir鈥揝impson hurricane wind scale in a warming world, a study by Wehner and Kossin, is currently seeing a lot of media coverage for its findings that a Category 6 is increasingly justified. 166.181.82.178 ( talk) 00:46, 7 February 2024 (UTC)
This is my proposed color scheme for the Saffir-Simpson scale. Any opinions and suggestions?
Category | m/s | knots | mph | km/h |
---|---|---|---|---|
5 | 鈮 70 | 鈮 137 | 鈮 157 | 鈮 252 |
4 | 58鈥70 | 113鈥136 | 130鈥156 | 209鈥251 |
3 | 50鈥58 | 96鈥112 | 111鈥129 | 178鈥208 |
2 | 43鈥49 | 83鈥95 | 96鈥110 | 154鈥177 |
1 | 33鈥42 | 64鈥82 | 74鈥95 | 119鈥153 |
TS | 18鈥32 | 34鈥63 | 39鈥73 | 63鈥118 |
TD | 鈮 17 | 鈮 33 | 鈮 38 | 鈮 62 |
INFIYNJTE ( talk) 16:19, 9 March 2024 (UTC)