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Tokyo's weather is affected by monsoon's because India is a monsoon.  When it is India's wet season Tokyo is covered by moisture and precipitation.  Also Tokyo is affected by the prevailing westerlies which is when weather tends to move from West to East.
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Tokyo receives a lot of precipitation due to it being on the ocean.  Also, it gets warm weather sometimes because of the Kuroshio ocean current that passes right by Japan.
  
  

Revision as of 19:23, 9 November 2010

Tokyo, Japan

Earth Science 7- Cities

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Latitude/Longitude: 35 41'37" N 139 42'25" E [1]

Elevation: 36 meters [1]

Climate

Climate Zone

Tokyo is in the Cfa (Humid Subtropical) Climate Zone. [2]

What Affects Climate

Tokyo receives a lot of precipitation due to it being on the ocean. Also, it gets warm weather sometimes because of the Kuroshio ocean current that passes right by Japan.


===Average Temperature=== [3]


Jan. Feb Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
Average Temp. (C˚) 4.1 4.6 7.65 13.2 17.55 18.75 25.15 26.65 22.85 16.95 11.55 6.55
Average. High (C˚) 8.9 9.2 12.3 17.8 21.9 24.9 28.7 30.4 26.4 20.9 16.1 11.4
Average Low (C˚) -0.7 0.0 3.0 8.6 13.2 17.6 21.6 22.9 19.3 13.0 7.0 1.7


===Average Precipitation=== [4]

Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
Average Precipitation (mm) 48.6 60.2 114.5 130.3 128 164.9 161.5 155.1 208.5 163.1 92.5 39.6



  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 google earth latitude and longitude
  2. ↑ www.srh.noaa.gov Koppen Classification
  3. ↑ www.worldclimate.com temperatures
  4. ↑ www.weather.msn.uk.com precipitation
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