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| + | Cities with similar climates include New Orleans, Louisiana [[Earth Science 7-New Orleans, Louisiana]] and Tokyo, Japan [[Earth Science 7-Tokyo, Japan]]. | ||
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|Monthly Snowfall (inches) ||0.2 ||0.2 ||0.0 ||< 0.05 ||< 0.05 ||< 0.05 ||0.0 ||0.0 ||0.0 ||0.0 ||< 0.05 ||< 0.05 ||0.4 | |Monthly Snowfall (inches) ||0.2 ||0.2 ||0.0 ||< 0.05 ||< 0.05 ||< 0.05 ||0.0 ||0.0 ||0.0 ||0.0 ||< 0.05 ||< 0.05 ||0.4 | ||
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<ref>http://www.climate-zone.com/climate/united-states/texas/houston/index_centigrade.htm</ref> | <ref>http://www.climate-zone.com/climate/united-states/texas/houston/index_centigrade.htm</ref> | ||
===''Factors that Regulate the Climate''=== | ===''Factors that Regulate the Climate''=== | ||
| − | Houston is close to 30 degrees N latitude, in the mid latitudes. | + | Houston is close to 30 degrees N latitude, in the mid latitudes high pressure area. It's topography is flat and the Gulf of Mexico is about 35 miles to the SE. It is very humid much of the year due to its proximity to the Gulf of Mexico. The prevailing winds tend to be from the S, SE due to the proximity of the Gulf of Mexico. During the winter months fronts sometimes come down from the N causing a N wind. Winters are mild due to the warming affect of the Gulf of Mexico and rainfall is abundant since it so close to the warm Gulf of Mexico waters. |
| + | <ref>http://www.weatherexplained.com/Vol-6/2001-Houston-Texas-IAH.html</ref> | ||
| + | =='''Geology'''== | ||
| − | + | ===''Tectonic Plate Boundary Near Houston''=== | |
| − | == | + | Houston is situated on the North American Plate about 1700 km (1000 miles) from a plate boundary. |
| − | == | + | <ref>Spaulding, Nancy E. and Samuel N. Namowitz. [[Earth Science]]. Evanston IL: McDougal Littell Inc., 2005.</ref> |
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| + | ===''Rocks that Underlie Houston''=== | ||
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| + | Houston 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 Houston and around you will find layers of clay, silt, sand and salt, known more informally as 'gumbo'. | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:40, 21 February 2011
Houston, Texas, USA
Latitude/Longitude
29 N/95 W [1]
Elevation 15 meters [1]
Major Body of Water
On Buffalo Bayou about 45 miles inland from Gulf of Mexico [1]
Contents
Climate
Climate Zone
Cfa (humid subtropical) on the Köppen Climate Chart
Cities with similar climates include New Orleans, Louisiana Earth Science 7-New Orleans, Louisiana and Tokyo, Japan Earth Science 7-Tokyo, Japan.
Average Temperature in Centigrade
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| Houston Temperature | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual | ||
| Avg. Temperature | 10.2 | 12.2 | 15.9 | 20.2 | 23.6 | 26.9 | 26.7 | 27.2 | 27.5 | 27.2 | 16.1 | 11.9 | 19.9 | ||
| Avg. Max Temperature | 16.1 | 18.5 | 21.7 | 25.8 | 29.2 | 32.3 | 33.7 | 33.6 | 31.3 | 27.6 | 22.4 | 18.2 | 25.9 | ||
| Avg. Min Temperature | 4.3 | 5.9 | 10.0 | 14.5 | 18.0 | 21.4 | 22.4 | 22.2 | 19.9 | 14.2 | 9.8 | 5.7 | 14.1 | ||
Average Precipitation
| Houston Precipitation | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual |
| Precipitation (inches) | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 46.1 |
| 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) | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | < 0.05 | < 0.05 | < 0.05 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | < 0.05 | < 0.05 | 0.4 |
Factors that Regulate the Climate
Houston is close to 30 degrees N latitude, in the mid latitudes high pressure area. It's topography is flat and the Gulf of Mexico is about 35 miles to the SE. It is very humid much of the year due to its proximity to the Gulf of Mexico. The prevailing winds tend to be from the S, SE due to the proximity of the Gulf of Mexico. During the winter months fronts sometimes come down from the N causing a N wind. Winters are mild due to the warming affect of the Gulf of Mexico and rainfall is abundant since it so close to the warm Gulf of Mexico waters. [4]
Geology
Tectonic Plate Boundary Near Houston
Houston is situated on the North American Plate about 1700 km (1000 miles) from a plate boundary. [5]
Rocks that Underlie Houston
Houston 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 Houston and around you will find layers of clay, silt, sand and salt, known more informally as 'gumbo'.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Houston, TX. Map. Google Earth. Google.com, 6 Oct. 2010. Web. 6 Oct. 2010.
- ↑ http://www.uwmc.uwc.edu/geography/100/koppen_web/koppen_map.htm
- ↑ http://www.climate-zone.com/climate/united-states/texas/houston/index_centigrade.htm
- ↑ http://www.weatherexplained.com/Vol-6/2001-Houston-Texas-IAH.html
- ↑ Spaulding, Nancy E. and Samuel N. Namowitz. Earth Science. Evanston IL: McDougal Littell Inc., 2005.
