Alyssa

Tropical Rainy- Temperature always 18c or above.

Tropical Rainy(Tropical wet, and tropical wet-and-dry)

Tropical Wet- Always hot and humid, with heavy rainfall (at least 6 centimeters per month) all year round.



Tropical Wet-and-Dry- Always hot; alternating wet and dry seasons; heavy rainfall in the wet season



Dry-Occurs wherever potential evaporation is greater than precipitation; may be hot or cold.

Dry(Semiarid,and Arid)

Semiarid- Dry but receives about 25 to 50 centimeters of precipitation per year.



Arid- Desert, with little precipitation, usually less than 25 centimeters per year.



Temperate Marine- Averages 10c or above in warmest month, between -3c and 18c in the coldes month

Temperate Marine(Mediterranean,Humid Subtropical, and Marine west coast)

Mediterranean-Warm, dry summers and rainy winters.



Humid Subtropical-Hot summers and cool winters.



Marine west coast-Mild winters and cool summers, with moderate precipitation all year.



Temperate Continental- Average temperature 10c or above in the warmest month, -3c or below in the coldest month.

Termperate Continental(Humid continental, and Subarctic)

Humid continental- Hot, humid summers and cold winters, with moderate precipitation year round.



Subarctic- Short, cool summers and long, cold winters; light precipitation, mainly in summer.



Polar- Average temperature below 10c in the warmest month.

Polar(Tundra, and Ice cap)

Tundra- Always cold with a short, cool summer--warmest temperature about 10c.



Ice cap- Always cold, average temperature at or below 0c.



Highlands- Generally cooler and wetter than nearby lowlands; temperature decreasing with attitude.