{"id":866,"date":"2017-04-26T21:48:01","date_gmt":"2017-04-26T21:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/geophysical\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=866"},"modified":"2017-04-27T21:05:44","modified_gmt":"2017-04-27T21:05:44","slug":"moist-subtropical-mid-latitude-group-c","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-geophysical\/chapter\/moist-subtropical-mid-latitude-group-c\/","title":{"raw":"Moist Subtropical Mid-latitude (Group C)","rendered":"Moist Subtropical Mid-latitude (Group C)"},"content":{"raw":"What climate characteristics is the moist subtropical group likely to have?\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><strong>Temperature:<\/strong> The coldest month ranges from just below freezing to almost balmy, between \u22123\u00a0\u00baC and 18\u00a0\u00baC (27\u00ba to 64\u00a0\u00baF). Summers are mild with average temperatures above 10\u00a0\u00baC (50\u00a0\u00baF). Seasons are distinct.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Rainfall:<\/strong> There is plentiful annual rainfall.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>Dry Summer Subtropical or Mediterranean Climates\u00a0(Cs)<\/h2>\r\n<img class=\"alignright wp-image-910\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/250\/2017\/04\/27181607\/tuscany-grape-field-nature-51947.jpeg\" alt=\"A grape field.\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/>The Dry Summer Subtropical climate is found on the western sides of continents between 30\u00ba and 45\u00ba latitude. Annual rainfall is 30 to 90 cm (14 to 35 inches), most of which comes in the winter<strong>.\r\n<\/strong>\r\nThe climate is typical of coastal California, which sits beneath a summertime high pressure for about five months each year. Land and sea breezes make winters moderate and summers cool. Vegetation must survive long summer droughts. The scrubby, woody vegetation that thrives in this climate is called <strong>chaparral<\/strong>.\r\n<h2>Humid Subtropical (Cfa)<\/h2>\r\n<img class=\"galleryImageBorder wsite-image alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images-archive-read-only\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/567\/2015\/05\/21153135\/722930698.jpg\" alt=\"tree-covered hills with a river running through a valley\" width=\"400\" height=\"255\" \/>\r\n\r\nThe Humid Subtropical climate zone is found mostly on the eastern sides of continents<strong>. <\/strong>Rain falls throughout the year with annual averages between 80 and 165 cm (31 and 65 inches). Summer days are humid and hot, from the lower 30s up to 40\u00a0\u00baC (mid-80s up to 104\u00a0\u00baF). Afternoon and evening thunderstorms are common. These conditions are caused by warm tropical air passing over the hot continent. Winters are mild, but middle-latitude storms called cyclones may bring snow and rain. The southeastern United States, with its hot humid summers and mild, but frosty winters, is typical of this climate zone.\r\n<h2>Marine West Coast Climate\u00a0(Cfb)<\/h2>\r\nThis climate lines western North America between 40\u00ba and 65\u00ba latitude, an area known as the Pacific Northwest<strong>.<\/strong> Ocean winds bring mild winters and cool summers. The temperature range, both daily and annually, is fairly small. Rain falls year round, although summers are drier as the jet stream moves northward. Low clouds, fog, and drizzle are typical. In Western Europe the climate covers a larger region since no high mountains are near the coast to block wind blowing off the Atlantic.","rendered":"<p>What climate characteristics is the moist subtropical group likely to have?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Temperature:<\/strong> The coldest month ranges from just below freezing to almost balmy, between \u22123\u00a0\u00baC and 18\u00a0\u00baC (27\u00ba to 64\u00a0\u00baF). Summers are mild with average temperatures above 10\u00a0\u00baC (50\u00a0\u00baF). Seasons are distinct.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rainfall:<\/strong> There is plentiful annual rainfall.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Dry Summer Subtropical or Mediterranean Climates\u00a0(Cs)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-910\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/250\/2017\/04\/27181607\/tuscany-grape-field-nature-51947.jpeg\" alt=\"A grape field.\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/>The Dry Summer Subtropical climate is found on the western sides of continents between 30\u00ba and 45\u00ba latitude. Annual rainfall is 30 to 90 cm (14 to 35 inches), most of which comes in the winter<strong>.<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\nThe climate is typical of coastal California, which sits beneath a summertime high pressure for about five months each year. Land and sea breezes make winters moderate and summers cool. Vegetation must survive long summer droughts. The scrubby, woody vegetation that thrives in this climate is called <strong>chaparral<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>Humid Subtropical (Cfa)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"galleryImageBorder wsite-image alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images-archive-read-only\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/567\/2015\/05\/21153135\/722930698.jpg\" alt=\"tree-covered hills with a river running through a valley\" width=\"400\" height=\"255\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Humid Subtropical climate zone is found mostly on the eastern sides of continents<strong>. <\/strong>Rain falls throughout the year with annual averages between 80 and 165 cm (31 and 65 inches). Summer days are humid and hot, from the lower 30s up to 40\u00a0\u00baC (mid-80s up to 104\u00a0\u00baF). Afternoon and evening thunderstorms are common. These conditions are caused by warm tropical air passing over the hot continent. Winters are mild, but middle-latitude storms called cyclones may bring snow and rain. The southeastern United States, with its hot humid summers and mild, but frosty winters, is typical of this climate zone.<\/p>\n<h2>Marine West Coast Climate\u00a0(Cfb)<\/h2>\n<p>This climate lines western North America between 40\u00ba and 65\u00ba latitude, an area known as the Pacific Northwest<strong>.<\/strong> Ocean winds bring mild winters and cool summers. The temperature range, both daily and annually, is fairly small. Rain falls year round, although summers are drier as the jet stream moves northward. Low clouds, fog, and drizzle are typical. 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