Hypothetical Hurricanes Wiki:Conversions

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This help page is a guide to tropical cyclone wind conversions between knots, miles per hour (mph), and kilometers per hour (km/h), three ways to measure wind intensity. Also, it provides the resulting Accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) from a storm of that intensity. When entering a wind speed into a template, use knots as the number to get the correct wind speed in mph and/or kph. The following table displays all conversions up to 215 mph. To request further conversion/template help, please contact an admin.

Knots	MPH	KM/H	ACE	Strength
20	25	35	0	Depression
25	30	45	0	Depression
30	35	55	0	Depression
35	40	65	0.1225	Storm
40	45	75	0.1600	Storm
45	50	85	0.2025	Storm
50	60	95	0.2500	Storm
55	65	100	0.3025	Storm
60	70	110	0.3600	Storm
65	75	120	0.4225	Category 1
70	80	130	0.4900	Category 1
75	85	140	0.5625	Category 1
80	90	150	0.6400	Category 1
85	100	155	0.7225	Category 2
90	105	165	0.8100	Category 2
95	110	175	0.9025	Category 2
100	115	185	1.0000	Category 3
105	120	195	1.1025	Category 3
110	125	205	1.2100	Category 3
115	130	215	1.3225	Category 4
120	140	220	1.4400	Category 4
125	145	230	1.5625	Category 4
130	150	240	1.6900	Category 4
135	155	250	1.8225	Category 4
140	160	260	1.9600	Category 5
145	165	270	2.1025	Category 5
150	175	280	2.2500	Category 5
155	180	285	2.4025	Category 5
160	185	295	2.5600	Category 5
165	190	305	2.7225	Category 5
170	195	315	2.8900	Category 5
175	200	325	3.0625	Category 5
180	205	335	3.2400	Category 5
185	215	345	3.4225	Category 5

Table originally from Money Hurricane/Sandbox.

Temperature conversions

Originally written by IansVectors and adapted for this page

Celsius to Fahrenheit

Let's say that you want to compare 100 °C to 259 F. However, they are in different units — the easiest way to convert them directly is by using the $F=1.8C+32$ formula. The freezing point in Celsius, 0 °C, is 32 F, which is added to the simplified variable 1.8C, or in this case, $(1.8 \times 100)$ .

As $C = 100$ , multiplying it by 1.8 (or 9/5), and then 100, will give you 180. You can then do 180 + 32 to get 212, the final temperature in Fahrenheit. Comparing the two temperatures, you'll see that 259 F is hotter than 100 °C (212 F), or $212 F < 259 F$ .

Fahrenheit to Celsius

Now, what if you want to convert F to C? That's basically the opposite conversion. Let's compare 100 °C with 256.1 F - for this, we have to use the following formula: $C = \frac{(F - 32)}{1.8}$ .

As $F = 256.1$ , you'll need to subtract 32 from 256.1, giving you 224.1. Dividing it by 1.8 (or 9/5) will give you 124.5, the final temperature in Celsius. Comparing the two temperatures, you'll see that 256.1 F (124.5 °C) is hotter than 100 °C (212 F), or $100 C < 124.5 C$ .