I noticed something interesting during the recent cold weather. With my short commute and the engine running longer/more the SOC is much higher than it has been. It frequently sits on the top blue bar or the first green bar. Today it warmed up to the mid-60's and the SOC went back down to the "normal" mid range. It is supposed to get much colder tonight so I'll see if it goes back up.
This has been discussed in another thread. I noticed the same thing: http://priuschat.com/forums/mpg-downsoc-up-vt5732.html