Climates

LOW LATITUDESTropical Climates

• Tropical Wet: avg. temp of 80°F; rains nearly every day– Ex. Hawaii

• Tropical Wet & Dry: Summers w/ hi temperatures and rain; winters are cooler & dry– Ex: Florida

MID LATITUDES

• MEDITERRANEAN: hot, dry summers; cool, rainy winters; GOOD FOR FARMING!– EX: southern California

• MARINE WEST COAST: by OCEANS, rains year-round; temperature stays pretty much cool/warm • EX: Oregon/Western Washington

MID LATITUDES

• HUMID SUBTROPICAL: long, humid summers; cool, mild winters; EASTERN COAST OF CONTINENTS!– Ex: Our part of TEXAS!!!

• HUMID CONTINENTAL: four seasons with extremely different temperatures– EX: New York, Nebraska

HIGH LATITUDES

• SUBARCTIC: cool summers; EXTREMELY cold winters; usually below zero– EX: Alaska

• TUNDRA: extremely cold all the time; has permafrost (ground stays frozen)– EX: Northern Canadian Islands

DRY

• Semiarid: hot summers; cold winters; less than 16 inches of precipitation; INTERIOR OF CONTINENTS– EX: West Texas

• Arid: less than 10 inches of precipitation; HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH HEAT– EX: Sahara Desert, Eastern Washington

HIGHLANDS

• Generally cold due to elevation; short, cool summers; longer, cold winters. Some places can have warm summers.– EX: Mountains in Eastern California