Earth Science 7-Charlottetown, PEI

Charlottetown, PEI, Canada Earth Science 7- Cities

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Latitude/Longitude: 46.14N 63.07W

Elevation: 48 meters

Major Body of Water: Atlantic Ocean

Climate

Climate Zone

My city is in the category DFB (Snow Fully Humid Warm Summer) Similar cities are: London, England (Earth Science 7-London, England)

Average Temperature

The average temperature is 5.4 degrees Celsius or 41.7 degrees Fahrenheit.

In the summer, the average temperature ranges from about 21-26 degrees Celsius. In the winter, the average temperature ranges from about -3°C to -11°C degrees Celsius.

24-hr Average Temperature

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year

°C -7.5 -7.8 -3.1 2.4 8.7 14.4 18.6 18.2 14.1 8.5 2.6 -3.9 5.4

Average Maximum Temperature

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year

°C -3.0 -3.2 0.8 6.8 14.0 19.6 23.5 22.9 18.4 12.6 6.2 -0.2 9.8

Average Minimum Temperature

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year

°C -11.3 -11.8 -6.6 -1.0 4.3 9.9 14.3 14.0 10.0 5.0 -0.1 -7.1 1.6

Precipitation

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year

99.5 	 82.7 	 83.3 	 76.8 	 79.0 	 74.5 	 77.9 	 86.2 	 91.1 	105.7 	105.8 	110.5 	1073.2

'Things that Affect Climate' My city lies at 42° 16' N 82° 58' W so it definitely varies in weather. In the summer, the average temperature ranges from about 21-26 degrees Celsius. In the winter, the average temperature ranges from about -3°C to -11°C degrees Celsius. If you visit Charlottetown in the winter, there is a big chance you will see snow. Also, being close to the Atlantic Ocean, Charlottetown receives a lot of precipitation.

Geology

Tectonic Plate Boundary Near Charlottetown

Charlottetown is located in the North American Plate, about 2,800 kilometers from the nearest plate boundary

Rocks that Underlie Charlottetown

Rocks that underlie Charlottetown are rocks that consist of soft red micaceous sandstone and shales, with interstratified but irregular beds of brownish-red conglomerates containing pebbles of white quartz and other rocks. Although the rock is too deep down to use.

Cites Used: Google Earth, http://www.charlottetownpei.com, http://www.wordtravels.com/Travelguide/Provinces/Prince+Edward+Island/Climate/, http://www.worldclimate.com, http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Prince_Edward_Island