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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.
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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.  Tokyo's air pressure is in the Subtropical High pressure zone.
  
  

Revision as of 11:19, 12 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] Cities with similar climates are Houston, Texas, United States Earth Science 7-Houston and New Orleans, Louisiana, United States Earth Science 7-New Orleans, Louisiana.


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. Tokyo's air pressure is in the Subtropical High pressure zone.


====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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