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New orleans is near a Lake and the Gulf of Mexico so it is humid. It is flat. Near the 30 degree N latitude which is a high pressure zone. It is lush and hot most of the year. The city experiences mild winters with long spring and summer seasons. The many afternoon thunderstorms from mid–June through September keep the temperature from rising above 90 degrees. In mid–November to mid–March, the area has a warm tropical air from the South and a northerly flow of cold continental air in periods of varying lengths.
 
New orleans is near a Lake and the Gulf of Mexico so it is humid. It is flat. Near the 30 degree N latitude which is a high pressure zone. It is lush and hot most of the year. The city experiences mild winters with long spring and summer seasons. The many afternoon thunderstorms from mid–June through September keep the temperature from rising above 90 degrees. In mid–November to mid–March, the area has a warm tropical air from the South and a northerly flow of cold continental air in periods of varying lengths.
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New Orleans is in the North American Plate. It is about 1,414 km (878 miles) North of the North American and Caribbean plate boundary.
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New Orleans is near the Gulf. Sediments were deposited by the Gulf shoreline about 12,000 years ago. Several thousand years later, the Gulf shoreline moved a little bit North of the New Orleans area and the eroded area was covered in sediments. These sediments were turned into the sedimentary rocks: silt, sand, and small amounts of clay.
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Latest revision as of 18:51, 16 February 2011

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Earth Science 7- Cities


Latitude/Longitude 30.08°N 89.93°W [1]


Elevation 1.2 meters [2]


Major Body of Water Gulf of Mexico, Lake Pontchartrain [3]



Climate

Climate Zone

Humid Subtropical [4]

Cities with similar climates include Houston, Texas Earth Science 7-Houston and Tokyo, Japan Earth Science 7-Tokyo, Japan.


Average Temperature

New Orleans Temperature Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg. Temperature 51.3 54.3 61.6 68.5 74.8 80.0 81.9 81.5 78.1 69.1 61.1 54.5 68.1
Avg. Max Temperature 60.8 64.1 71.6 78.5 84.4 89.2 90.6 90.2 86.6 79.4 71.1 64.3 77.6
Avg. Min Temperature 41.8 44.4 51.6 58.4 65.2 70.8 73.1 72.8 69.5 58.7 51.0 44.8 58.5

Average Precipitation

New Orleans Precipitation Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Precipitation (inches) 5.0 6.0 4.6 4.5 4.6 5.8 6.1 6.2 5.5 3.0 4.4 5.8 61.9
Days with Precipitation 10.0 9.0 9.0 7.0 8.0 11.0 14.0 13.0 10.0 6.0 7.0 10.0 115
Monthly Snowfall (inches) 0.0 0.1 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.05 0.1 0.2
[5]



Factors that Regulate the Climate

New orleans is near a Lake and the Gulf of Mexico so it is humid. It is flat. Near the 30 degree N latitude which is a high pressure zone. It is lush and hot most of the year. The city experiences mild winters with long spring and summer seasons. The many afternoon thunderstorms from mid–June through September keep the temperature from rising above 90 degrees. In mid–November to mid–March, the area has a warm tropical air from the South and a northerly flow of cold continental air in periods of varying lengths. [6] [7] [8]

Geology

Tectonic Plate Boundary Near New Orleans

New Orleans is in the North American Plate. It is about 1,414 km (878 miles) North of the North American and Caribbean plate boundary. [9]

Rocks that Underlie New Orleans

New Orleans is near the Gulf. Sediments were deposited by the Gulf shoreline about 12,000 years ago. Several thousand years later, the Gulf shoreline moved a little bit North of the New Orleans area and the eroded area was covered in sediments. These sediments were turned into the sedimentary rocks: silt, sand, and small amounts of clay. [10]





  1. ↑ http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=New+Orleans&state=LA&site=LIX&textField1=30.0658&textField2=-89.9314&e=0
  2. ↑ http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=New+Orleans&state=LA&site=LIX&textField1=30.0658&textField2=-89.9314&e=0
  3. ↑ Goole Earth
  4. ↑ Earth Science Text Book
  5. ↑ http://www.climate-zone.com/climate/united-states/texas/houston/index_centigrade.htm
  6. ↑ Goole Earth
  7. ↑ http://www.filmneworleans.org/site290.php
  8. ↑ http://www.weatherexplained.com/Vol-3/2001-New-Orleans-Louisiana-MSY.html
  9. ↑ Goole Earth
  10. ↑ http://www.aegweb.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3964
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