Climate of the Known Lands

1st Symbol	2nd Symbol	3rd symbol
A - Tropical B - Dry C - Temperate D - Cold E - Polar H - Highland	S - Semiarid W - Arid f - No dry season m - Short dry season s - Dry summer w - Dry winter	a - Hot summer (>= 22°C) b - Cool summer (10°-22° C) c - Short cool summer d - Very cold winter (< -38° C) h - Hot (> 18° C) k - Cold (< 18° C)
Polar climates normally have T (tundra) and F (ice) letters. On the Madoria map, all E's are ET.

Aw: Tropical wet and dry; savanna (grasslands with widely-spaced trees)

BSh: Hot Semiarid; low-latitude steppe

BSk: Semiarid; mid-latitude steppe

BWh: Hot and dry; low-latitude desert

BWk: Semiarid; mid-latitude desert

Csa: Dry subtropical/Mediterranean; rainy winters; mediterranean shrub

Cfa: Humid subtropical; hot, muggy summers, mild winters; broadleaf deciduous forest

Cfb: Marine; wet all seasons, moderate winters; mixed broadleaf deciduous and needleleaf evergreen forest

Cfc: Marine; wet all seasons, severe winters; needleleaf evergreen forest

Dfa: Continental moist; wet all seasons, moderate winters, warm summers; broadleaf deciduous forest

Dfb: Continental moist; wet all seasons, moderate winters, cool summers; mixed broadleaf deciduous and needleleaf evergreen forest

Dfc: Subarctic; wet all seasons, severe winters, cool summers; needleleaf evergreen forest

ET: Polar Tundra; no summer; no forests

H: Highland; similar to surrounding climate, but cooler as elevation increases, starting at about 1500 m. Tends to be wetter on the windward side.

See the climate notes on the Dutch Geofiction Association site for more information.