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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 $ree+ing point.
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"atam( *enega%,2 23
enegal has a tropical climate
with a single short rainseason between une an"
eptember at the time o$ 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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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.
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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.
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#maon rainforest(
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"#$The (ma+on 7asin has the climate o$
an e/uatorial lowlan" with $ew
"i$$erences $rom place to place. Rain$all
is e!erwhere abo!e 1*500 mm a ear
an" in much o$ the region o!er 2*000mm. There is no real "r season but
there are some !ariations in the perio"
o$ the ear when most rain $alls.
Temperatures are tpicall tropical in all
months with a!erage mi""atemperatures in the range 268C - 328C.
rost is un&nown. The high humi"it
an" the monoton o$ the temperature
$rom "a to "a ma&e this area
unpleasant $or those un$amiliar with it.
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#tacama desert(
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The (tacama 'esert o$ northern Chile is the worl";s secon" "riest
region
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1ondon( )210 ,
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eather is generall cool to mil" with $re/uent clou" an"
rain* but occasional settle" spells o$ weather occur at all
seasons. (s a general rule the western si"e o$ 7ritain is
clou"ier* wetter* an" mil"er in winter* with cooler summers
than the east. now ma occur anwhere in 7ritain inwinter or e!en spring but* e#cept on the hills* it rarel lies
$or more than a $ew "as.
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udapest(
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>n ungar there is a consi"erable "i$$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.
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$ort %isabeth(
*outh #frica
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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.
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#ntarctica-,3 -54
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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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"oscow(
4ussian ederation
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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.
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1ake aika%(
4ussian ederation5 -12
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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.
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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
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"umbai( +ndia3, 21
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>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.
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6saka( 7apan16 6
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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.
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7aa( +ndonesia31 23
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(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 $rom month to month.
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,airns( #ustra%ia31 2,
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The wettest "istricts o$ (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.