Polar Climate

Done by: Bryan Lim (18)

Eugene Lee (14)

Khor Jia Wei (11)

Reuben Tan (23)

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Contents

-Temperate and rainfall data(graphs)-Examples of places with Polar climate-Pictures of places with Polar climate-Interesting facts about Polar climate

Temperate and rainfall data(graphs)

- Places with the polar climate only experience summer and winter.

- Places like Antarctica, Siberia, Arctic and the two poles.

- Experience very low temperatures.

- Lowest temperature is -89.2 degree celsius.

- air lacks water vapour for formation of clouds.

Which places have polar climate?

Which places have polar climate?

Northern Hemisphere

-Arctic

-Northern Canada

-Northern Siberia

Southern Hemisphere

-vast mountainous continent of Antarctic

Polar climate

-usually enclosed by snow and ice all through the year.

-temperature never rises above freezing point due to lack of sunshine in this area.

-generally dry which settles the cold air which lacks moisture, preventing from further clouds formation and snowfall.

- regions get almost 10 inches or 250 millimeters of precipitation annually.

Polar Climate

-areas near to the North and South Poles are quite cold as the place has accumulated thick ice sheets with several years down the line.

-ice sheets in the Southern Hemisphere are more than that found along the Northern Hemisphere.

Siberia

Siberia

Climate in the North of Siberia

-varies dramatically.

-On the north coast, north of the Arctic Circle, there is a very short (about one-month-long) summer

Climate in the southernmost part of Siberia

-long and cold winters

-fairly warm summers lasting at least four months.

Siberia

Siberia-Annual average temperature

-0.5 °C (32.9 °F)

-January averages about −15 °C (5 °F)

-July about +19 °C (66 °F)

daytime temperatures in summer typically are above 20 °C

Siberia’s seasons

-mainly winter and summer

Siberia’s rainfall

- 442 mm for the whole year- generally low- majority of rain is seen through june to august

Canada

Northern Canada

-low temperatures

In the Yukon

- average daily temperatures of 0 degrees Fahrenheit in January, the coldest month in Whitehorse

- 57 degrees Fahrenheit in July, the warmest month.

In the Northwest Territories

-January average daily temperature in Yellowknife is -16

- average daily temperature in July is 62 degrees Fahrenheit.

Northern Canada

In the Nunavut province, the city of Iqaluit

- daily average of -18 degrees Fahrenheit in February

- daily average of 45 degrees Fahrenheit in July.

Seasons

Spring

-Approx. March 21

-The sun rises higher and higher in the sky.

Summer

-July and August

- 0-10 degrees celcius

- Daylight throughout.

SeasonsAutumn

-September 21

-The sun sinks below the horizon, and it is twilight till early October.

Winter

- early October to early March

- -30 degrees celcius

- covered in snow and ice

- dark all day long

Temperate and rainfall data

Pictures

Interesting facts

• The name ‘Arctic’ comes from a Greek word meaning ‘near the bear’.

• The coldest recorded temperature in the Arctic is around −68 °C (−90 °F).

• Because it experiences such little rain, Antarctica is considered a desert.

• The coldest recorded temperature on Earth occurred in 1983 at Vostok Station, Antarctica, measuring a rather chilly −89.2 °C (−128.6 °F).

References

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siberia

http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/eco_info/topics/canadas_north/seasons/play_seasons.cfm

http://www.mapsofworld.com/referrals/weather/climate/polar-climate.html

http://www.geography.learnontheinternet.co.uk/topics/climatezones.html

https://www.google.com.sg/search?q=siberia+on+world+map&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=BFvbUtHqK-fNiAfHo4C4Cg&ved=0CCoQsAQ&biw=1371&bih=621#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=aP29uIg6RhoaZM%253A%3BND7fMWtZNCu1fM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.geocurrents.info%252Fwp-content%252Fuploads%252F2012%252F03%252FSiberia-and-European-Russia-Map-1024x592.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.geocurrents.info%252Fcategory%252Fplace%252Frussia-ukraine-and-caucasus%252Fsiberia%3B1024%3B592

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