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New York, New York is situated on the North American Plate about 1700 km (1000 miles) from a plate boundary. 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.
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Revision as of 21:49, 24 February 2011

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

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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. [2]


Geology

Tectonic Plate Boundary Near Houston

New York, New York is situated on the North American Plate about 1700 km (1000 miles) from a plate boundary. 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.






  1. ↑ http://www.climate-zone.com/climate/united-states/texas/houston/index_centigrade.htm
  2. ↑ http://www.weatherexplained.com/Vol-6/2001-Houston-Texas-IAH.html

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


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

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