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3/19

#%aska( )*#-13-1

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laciers co!ere" with snow e#ten" to the coast which is

$ringe" b large areas o$ pac& an" "ri$t ice. 'uring the long

(ntarctic winter con"itions out"oors o$ten reach or e#cee"

the limits o$ human tolerance through the combination o$ low

temperature an" win". )irtuall all precipitation in (ntarcticais snow. 'uring calm* sunn "as in summer* particularl on

the coast* temperatures rise abo!e $ree+ing point.

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4/19

"atam( *enega%,2 23

enegal has a tropical climate

with a single short rainseason between une an"

eptember at the time o$ high

sun. Temperatures are high

throughout the ear but there

is a relati!el cooler perio"

$rom 'ecember to (pril "uring

which rain is !er rare.

'uring the wet season* the

win"s are warm an" humi"$rom the southwest an" west*

blowing $rom the outh

(tlantic. 'uring the "r

season* when the blow $rom

the northeast out o$ theahara the are "r an"

$re/uentl "ust-la"en.

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5/19

+g%oo%ik( ,anada-1, -22

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ere lies the (tlantic tun"ra region* co!ere" with snow $or

eight to nine months o$ the ear. Temperatures can rise to

/uite high le!els "uring the short summer. or much o$ thesummer* howe!er* the weather can be changeable an"

"isturbe". now an" $rost ma occur in an month.

in" chill a combination o$ low

temperature an" high win"- is a $re/uent*

an" probabl the most "angerous*weather ha+ar" in northern Cana"a.

42% 13


6/19

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outhern rance has a e"iterranean-tpe climate. summers are

warm* or e!en hot* with a three-month perio" when rain rarel $alls.

hen it "oes rain at this season it is hea! an" o$ten associate"

with thun"er. unshine is abun"ant* as much as ele!en to twel!e

hours a "a in summer an" $i!e in mi"winter. inters are generallmil" an" sunn but this pleasant weather is o$ten interrupte" b !er

changeable col" an" bluster weather brought b a northerl win"

calle" the mistral.

66%

$ort -endres(

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7/19

#maon rainforest(

rai%

30 2,

"#$The (ma+on 7asin has the climate o$

an e/uatorial lowlan" with $ew

"i$$erences $rom place to place. Rain$all

is e!erwhere abo!e 1*500 mm a ear

an" in much o$ the region o!er 2*000mm. There is no real "r season but

there are some !ariations in the perio"

o$ the ear when most rain $alls.

Temperatures are tpicall tropical in all

months with a!erage mi""atemperatures in the range 268C - 328C.

rost is un&nown. The high humi"it

an" the monoton o$ the temperature

$rom "a to "a ma&e this area

unpleasant $or those un$amiliar with it.

96% 5


8/19

#tacama desert(

,hi%e

21 10

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The (tacama 'esert o$ northern Chile is the worl";s secon" "riest

region


9/19

1ondon( )210 ,

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94% 4

eather is generall cool to mil" with $re/uent clou" an"

rain* but occasional settle" spells o$ weather occur at all

seasons. (s a general rule the western si"e o$ 7ritain is

clou"ier* wetter* an" mil"er in winter* with cooler summers

than the east. now ma occur anwhere in 7ritain inwinter or e!en spring but* e#cept on the hills* it rarel lies

$or more than a $ew "as.


10/19

udapest(

'ungary

1, 5

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,0% ,

>n ungar there is a consi"erable "i$$erence between

summer an" winter. ummers or winters* howe!er* ma

"i$$er consi"erabl $rom one ear to another. ummer

"rought or wetness ma persist $or a whole season* while

some winters ma be particularl col" an" snow.

pring an" earl summer

are generall the wetter time

o$ ear. inters are usuall

col" an" snow lies on the

groun" $or between thirt

an" $ort "as on a!erage.

The 'anube is o$ten

completel $ro+en o!er

"uring se!ere col" spells.


11/19

$ort %isabeth(

*outh #frica

21 1:

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91% 13

The summers are warm an" humi" on the coast an"

the winters are mil" on the ?astern Cape o$ outh

($rica. Rain$all is well "istribute" aroun" the ear an"

"isturbe" weather can occur in both winter an"

summer.


12/19

#ntarctica-,3 -54

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60%

The continent o$ (ntarctica is the ?arth;s most southerl

region* an" is the largest area in the worl" with a

permanent ice cap. laciers co!ere" with snow e#ten" to

the coast which is $ringe" b large areas o$ pac& an" "ri$t

ice. The weather is changeable throughout the ear.

'uring the long (ntarctic winter con"itions out"oors o$ten

reach or e#cee" the limits o$ human tolerance through the

combination o$ low temperature an" win". 0.03%

a!erage humi"it combine" with the e#treme col" ma&e

the outh @ole region the worl";s "riest "esert.

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13/19

"oscow(

4ussian ederation

3 -10

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>n the Russian e"eration climate ranges

$rom col" (rctic con"itions to hot "esert

an" subtropical lan"s where tea an" rice

are grown. The "ominant $eature o$

Russian weather an" climate is thee#treme col" o$ winter* which pre!ails in

all but a small part o$ the south o$ the

countr. temperatures in summer are /uite

warm* e!en "uring the short summers in

northern an" eastern iberia. There is arapi" rise o$ temperature in spring* the

season o$ the thaw an" an e/uall rapi"

$all o$ temperature in the autumn. >n e$$ect*

o!er much o$ the countr there are onl

two seasons* winter an" summer. This is a

characteristic $eature o$ what

climatologists call a continental climate.


14/19

1ake aika%(

4ussian ederation5 -12

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,4% 6

Compare" to the surroun"ing area* winter is mil"er an" summer is

cooler on La&e 7ai&al. The a!erage air temperature is about -19oC in

anuar an" ebruar an" about A11oC in (ugust. The sur$ace-water

temperature on the open part o$ the la&e in (ugust is A9 to 12oC* an"

near the shore it is sometimes as high as A20oC. La&e 7ai&al usuall$ree+es in anuar an" the ice brea&s in a. The ice is 60-115cm

thic&. The a!erage annual precipitation in the mi""le an" the north o$

7ai&al is 200-350mm but it is 500-900mm in the south.


15/19

5akutsk(

4ussian ederation

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6,% 1,

ith a subarctic climate* Ba&uts& is the col"est cit* though not the col"est

inhabite" place* on ?arth. (!erage monthl temperatures range $rom 198C

in ul to ,08C in anuar. The col"est temperatures e!er recor"e" on the

planet outsi"e (ntarctica occurre" in the basin o$ the Bana ri!er to the

northeast o$ Ba&uts&. (lthough winters are long an" e#tremel col"*

summers are warm


16/19

"umbai( +ndia3, 21

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60% 10

>n"ia is a large countr with a wi"e !ariet o$ climatic con"itions.

These range $rom permanent snow$iel"s to tropical coastlan"sD

$rom areas o$ !irtual "esert in the northwest plains to $ertile*

intensi!el culti!ate" rice $iel"s in the northeast.

The climate o$ >n"ia is "ominate" b the great win" sstem

&nown as the (siatic monsoon. rom une to Ectober the countr

is in$luence" b the moist* rain-bearing monsoon $rom the

southwest. En some mountain ranges* $acing the sea* rain$all can

be !er hea! in"ee". rom arch to a the climate becomes

hotter an" hotter an" the "rought continues. The rains onl comewhen the win" turns again to the southwest.


17/19

6saka( 7apan16 6

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56% 5

The climate o$ apan aroun" the ear

is much in$luence" b the great

seasonal win" re!ersal o$ the (sian

monsoon. The apanese islan"s ha!e

a climate mo"i$ie" an" mo"erate" bthe seaD winters are less col" than in

the same latitu"e on the continent*

an" precipitation is much hea!ier. >n

summer an" earl autumn much o$ the

hea! rain is brought b tphoons* ortropical cclones. >n most places in

apan the "ail sunshine amounts are

onl mo"erate because o$ the humi"

atmosphere an" abun"ant rain. pring

is perhaps the most pleasant seasonin apanD the weather is usuall warm

an" sunn.


18/19

7aa( +ndonesia31 23

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42% 1,

(part $rom the re"uce" temperatures on the higher mountains* the

weather an" climate o$ >n"onesia are tpical o$ e/uatorial regions.

Rain$all is almost e!erwhere hea! an" well "istribute" aroun" the

ear. uch o$ the rain$all is hea! an" accompanie" b thun"er.

ome parts o$ >n"onesia ha!e more thun"erstorms than anwhereelse in the worl". >n spite o$ the hea! rain$all* sunshine hours are

abun"ant in >n"onesia. 'uring the wetter months sunshine

a!erages $our to $i!e hours a "a* rising to eight or nine hours a "a

"uring "rier perio"s. Temperatures remain high throughout the

ear an" there is !er little "i$$erence $rom month to month.


19/19

,airns( #ustra%ia31 2,

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91% 23

The wettest "istricts o$ (ustralia $orm a crescent aroun" the

;"r heart; o$ the countr. >n the north an" northeast* where

temperatures are tropical* rain$all $ollows the sun an" there

is a !er clear ma#imum $all at the time o$ high sun between

Fo!ember an" (pril. (t this season win"s on the north coast

are $rom the northwestG the (ustralian monsoon. Tropical

cclones occur two or three times each ear in the seas to

the northeast an" northwest o$ (ustralia.

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