Climate Zones

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Each day we experience weather. The condition outside, whether it is rainy, cloudy, sunny, hot or cold. Climate is the average weather in a location over many years. It can take hundreds, thousands, or even millions of years to see any type of change in climate. Depending on location climate varies and is categorized into different climate zones.

The Koppen-Geiger system, developed at the end of the 19th century, is the most commonly used system to determine climate zones. There are six zones.

Zone A: tropical moist climates. Zone B: dry, arid climates. Zone C: generally warm and humid, a moist subtropical mid-latitude climate. Zone D: moist continental mid-latitude climates with warm to cool summers and cold winters. Zone E: polar climates, with cold temperatures year round. Zone H: highland climates that are unique based on elevation causing rapid changes over short distances.

Each of these zones are further divided into smaller groups based on precipitation and temperature patterns.

On a map, each zone is represented by different colors.

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