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Climates of the World

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Climates of the World

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World Climate Regions

High Latitude

Middle Latitude

Low Latitude

Middle Latitude

High Latitude

Arctic Circle

Antarctic Circle

Tropic of Capricorn

Tropic of Cancer

Equator

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Type of Climate:Humid Tropical

Category: Low Latitude

Description: Warm & Rainy, tropical vegetation, rain forests

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N or S of Equator?????

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Humid Tropical

Lat/Long = 3.39˚ S, 73.18˚ WAverage Annual Temperature (˚C) = 26.1 (79˚F)Annual Temperature Range (˚C) = 1.4Total Annual Precipitation (mm) = 2879.2 (111”)

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Type of Climate:Tropical Savanna

Category: Low Latitude

Description: Warm year round; tropical grassland with scattered trees

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N or S of the Equator???

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Tropical Savanna

Latitude/Longitude 14° 42' N,17° 29' WAverage Annual Temperature (˚C) = 24.5 (76.1˚F)Annual Temperature Range (˚C) = 7.1Total Annual Precipitation (mm) = 578 (22”)

250mm = 9.8”25˚C = 77˚F

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Type of Climate:Desert

Category: Dry (Any latitude)

Description: Arid, sunny and hot in tropics, wide temp. ranges in mid latitudes, few drought tolerant plants

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N or S of Equator???

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Latitude/Longitude 27° 40’ N, 8° 7’ WAverage Annual Temperature (˚C) = 22.8 (73.4˚F)Annual Temperature Range (˚C) = 21.2Total Annual Precipitation (mm) = 43.8 (1.7”)

Desert

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Type of Climate:Steppe

Category: Dry (Any latitude)

Description: Semiarid; little precipitation, hot summers, cooler winters; wide temp ranges in day; grassland with few trees

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N or S of Equator????

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Latitude/Longitude 16.25˚S; 133.3˚EAverage Annual Temperature (C) = 26.5˚ (79.7˚F)Annual Temperature Range (C) = 10˚Total Annual Precipitation (mm) = 536.2 (21”)150mm=6”

Steppe

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Type of Climate:Mediterranean

Category: Mid-latitude

Description: Dry, sunny, warm and mild summers, wet winters; scrub, woodland and grassland

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N or S of Equator???

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Latitude/Longitude 37.45˚ N, 122.26˚ WAverage Annual Temperature (˚C) = 13.75 (56.75˚F)Annual Temperature Range (˚C) = 9Total Annual Precipitation (mm) = 475 (18.7”)

Mediterranean

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Type of Climate:Humid Subtropical

Category: Mid-latitude

Description: Hot & humid summers; mild and humid winters; year round rain; hurricanes and typhoons on coast; mixed forest

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N or S of Equator???

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Latitude/Longitude 35˚ N, 90˚ WAverage Annual Temperature (˚C) = 17 (62˚F)Annual Temperature Range (˚C) = 22Total Annual Precipitation (mm) = 1222 (48”)

Humid Subtropical

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Type of Climate:Marine West Coast

Category: Mid-latitude

Description: Cloudy, mild summers, cool and rainy winters; temperate evergreen forest

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N or S of Equator?

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Latitude/Longitude 51.3˚N, .07˚ WAverage Annual Temperature (˚C) = 10.4 (50.2˚F)Annual Temperature Range (˚C) = 14Total Annual Precipitation (mm) = 595 (23.5”)

Marine West Coast

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Type of Climate:Humid Continental

Category: Mid-latitude

Description: Four distinct seasons; long and cold winters; short and warm summers; varying precipitation; mixed forest

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N or S of Equator???

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Latitude/Longitude41.9˚ N, 87.5˚ WAverage Annual Temperature (˚C) =10.3Annual Temperature Range (˚C) =29.2Total Annual Precipitation (mm) =904.4

Humid Continental

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Type of Climate:Subarctic

Category: High latitude

Description: Extreme temperatures; long and cold winters; short and cool summers; northern evergreen forests

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N or S of Equator?

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Latitude/Longitude62.1˚ N, 129.49˚ WAverage Annual Temperature (˚C) = -10.08 (13˚F)Annual Temperature Range (˚C) = 63Total Annual Precipitation (mm) =213 (8.3”)

Subarctic

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Type of Climate:Tundra

Category: High latitude

Description: Cold all year; long and cold winters; short and cool summers; little precipitation; moss, lichens, low shrubs, permafrost, marshes

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N or S of Equator???

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Latitude/Longitude71.2˚ N,156˚ WAverage Annual Temperature (˚C) = -12.7˚ (9.4˚F)Annual Temperature Range (˚C) = 32˚Total Annual Precipitation (mm) = 110 (4.3”)

Tundra

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Type of Climate:Ice cap

Category: High latitude

Description: Freezing cold; snow and ice all year; little precipitation; no vegetation

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N or S of Equator???

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Latitude/Longitude 77˚ S, 166˚ EAverage Annual Temperature (˚C) = -17.0 (1.4˚F)Annual Temperature Range (˚C) = 23Total Annual Precipitation (mm) = 7.8 (.3”)

Ice cap

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Type of Climate:Highland

Category: All latitudes

Description: Found in mountains and higher elevations; temperatures and precipitation vary as the elevation changes; forest tundra vegetation which depends on elevation

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N or S of Equator???

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1˚41’44”S, 29˚15.5E