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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. | 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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Latitude/Longitude
40° 47' N 73° 58' W
Elevation 500 Ft.
Major Bodies of Water: Lake Ontario- about 250 miles from New York City
Contents
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. [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.
- ↑ http://www.climate-zone.com/climate/united-states/texas/houston/index_centigrade.htm
- ↑ 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
New York, NY. Map. Google Earth. Google.com, 11 Oct. 2010. Web. 11 Oct. 2010.