Earth Science 7-New York, New York

New York, New York, USA

Latitude/Longitude 40° 47' N 73° 58' W

Elevation 500 Ft.

Major Bodies of Water: Lake Ontario- about 250 miles from New York City

Climate

Climate Zone

Cfa (humid subtropical)on the Koppen chart.

Average Temperature

===Average Temperature in Centigrade=== http://wiki.sjs.org/wiki/index.php?title=Earth_Science_7-Houston&action=edit

New York Temperature	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg. Temperature	32.5	33.5	41	52.5	62	72	76.5	74.5	68.5	59	47.5	35.5
Avg. Max Temperature	39	40	48	61	71	81	85	83	77	67	54	41
Avg. Min Temperature	26	27	34	44	53	63	68	66	60	51	41	40

Average Precipitation

New York Precipitation	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Precipitation (inches)	3.42	3.27	4.08	4.20	4.42	3.67	4.35	4.01	3.89	3.56	4.47	3.91
Days with Precipitation	11.0	9.0	9.0	7.0	8.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	8.0	8.0	9.0	106
Monthly Snowfall (inches)	7.5	8.5	5.1	0.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.9	5.5

Factors that Regulate the Climate

New York is close to 40 degrees N latitude, in the mid latitudes high pressure area. It's topography is mountainous and it is right next to the Atlantic Ocean. It is very cool and moist much of the year due to its proximity to the Atlantic Ocean. The prevailing southwesterly winds blow from the south west to the northeast. Winters are cold due to the cooling affect of the Atlantic Ocean.

Geology

Tectonic Plate Boundary Near Houston

New York, New York is situated on the North American Plate. It is on the North American Plates and the closest boundary is the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, a divergent boundary that seperates the North America and Eurasian Plate. New York also lies upon a portion of the Appellation Mountains.

Rocks that Underlie Houston

New York is underlain by 100's of feet of unconsolidated sediment brought down from the interior of the continent and through years of deposition by shallow seas. If you drill down under the city of New York and around you will find layers of clay, silt, sand and salt.

References

http://egsc.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/booklets/elvadist/elvadist.html http://www.travelmath.com/state/New+York http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.map-of-usa.co.uk/images/usa-politcal-map.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.map-of-usa.co.uk/large-political-usa-map.htm&usg=__ks_TQ1Sk_QDNWKd6r_WPVKdBVSs=&h=550&w=735&sz=130&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=cITnbnyfvQ5XeM:&tbnh=123&tbnw=164&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dmap%2Bof%2Busa%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dsafari%26rls%3Den%26biw%3D1151%26bih%3D533%26tbs%3Disch:10%2C1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=rc&dur=226&ei=icizTKfmNsH38AbJ8-T5CQ&oei=icizTKfmNsH38AbJ8-T5CQ&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=11&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0&tx=87&ty=25&biw=1151&bih=533 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_New_York

New York, NY. Map. Google Earth. Google.com, 11 Oct. 2010. Web. 11 Oct. 2010.