Mediterranean and continental climate

MEDITERRANEAN AND

CONTINENTAL CLIMATE

PRESENTED BY:ABHINITI GARGKAVITA KUMARINAVDHA KABRA

SNEHA SUBRAMANIAM

CLIMATOLOGY-III

Mediterranean Climate- Introduction- Climatic Factors

Continental Climate - Introduction - Climatic Factors

CONTENTS

MEDITERRANEAN CLIMATE

INTRODUCTIONA Mediterranean climate  is the climate typical of the Mediterranean Basin, and is a particular variety of subtropical climate.

This type of climate is found in:-Areas around the Mediterranean Sea-California-Western and Southern Australia-South-western South Africa-Sections of Central Asia-Central Chile

Source : Wikipedia.com

CLIMATIC FACTORS

1)TEMPERATURE2)PRECIPITATION

3)HUMIDITY4)WIND

TEMPERATUREThe majority of the regions with Mediterranean climates have relatively mild winters and very warm summers. However winter and summer temperatures can vary greatly between different regions with a Mediterranean climate.

SUMMER-It is between December and FebruaryMaximum daily temperatures average between 25.1 and 25.8 degree Celcius

WINTER-It is between June and AugustMaximum daily temperatures average between 16.2 and 17.7 degree Celcius

MEAN MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES

-Mediterranean climate is a fairly dry climate. -Almost no rain falls during the summer, so most of the rain falls during the cooler winter. -The summer experiences cold ocean currents that bring dry air and no precipitation. -During the winter the currents shift and warmer moist air brings rain to these areas. -Mediterranean climates receive around 29” of annual rainfall.

PRECIPITATION

MEAN RAINFALL

In the above bar graph, we can see that throughout the year humidity is more in the morning as compared to afternoon.

HUMIDITY

In the following bar graph, we see that throughout the year wind speed is more in the afternoon as compared to morning.

From January to April, there is vast difference between morning and afternoon wind speeds.

From May to July, there is considerably less difference between morning and afternoon wind speeds.

From August to December, there is again a vast difference between morning and afternoon wind speeds.

WIND

CONTINENTAL CLIMATE

Continental climate is found in the interior of the continents between the 30 and 60 degree latitudes, but usually above the 40 degree line.

40 degrees north of the equator means less direct sunlight and therefore less warmth.

This climate is mainly found in the Northern Hemisphere since there are no major landmasses in the Southern Hemisphere

INTRODUCTION

Climatic Factors –

1)Temperature2)Precipitation

Continental climate has a wide range of temperatures, which means low cold temperatures and high warm temperatures.

Summer month temperatures average about 71 degrees Fahrenheit and winter months usually average 25 degrees Fahrenheit.

The main reason for the temperatures of continental climate is latitude.

TEMPERATURE

Continental climate is not always humid but has enough precipitation to not be considered arid or semi-arid.

Between 20”-50” of rain falls in this climatic zone.

The moisture is evaporated from the land at a slope, regular pace, which explains why precipitation falls regularly throughout all four seasons.

PRECIPITATION

TEMPERATURE From January the temperature starts rising,

reaches its highest during July and then starts decreasing to a minimum of -10 degree Celcius in December.

PRECITATION From January to May, precipitation

increases. In June and July, precipitation is almost equal and maximum. From August, it starts falling and is minimum in December.

In this graph, both temperature and precipitation have been shown together.

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