Difference between revisions of "Earth Science 7-Houston"
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| − | + | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Houston Temperature''' | |
| − | Avg. Temperature | + | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Jan''' |
| − | + | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Feb''' | |
| − | Avg. Max Temperature | + | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Mar''' |
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| − | Avg. Min Temperature | + | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''May''' |
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| + | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Oct''' | ||
| + | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Nov''' | ||
| + | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Dec''' | ||
| + | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Annual''' | ||
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| + | | Avg. Temperature ||10.2 ||12.2 ||15.9 ||20.2 ||23.6 ||26.9 ||28.1 ||27.9 ||25.7 ||20.9 ||16.1 ||11.9 ||19.9 | ||
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| + | | 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 | ||
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| + | | 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 | ||
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===''Average Precipitation''=== | ===''Average Precipitation''=== | ||
Revision as of 13:16, 31 October 2010
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 Koppen Climate Chart [2]
Average Temperature
| 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 | 28.1 | 27.9 | 25.7 | 20.9 | 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 [3]
Factors that Regulate the Climate
Houston is close to 30 degrees N latitude, in the mid latitudes. It is flat and about 45 miles inland from the Gulf of Mexico. It is very humid much of the year due to its proximity to the Gulf of Mexico. The prevailing winds tend to be either from the N, when a a front comes down from the interior of the continent or from the S due to heating and cooling of the Gulf as compared to the land. Houston is lush due its proximity to the Gulf of Mexico.
- ↑ 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
