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| − | Stockholm's topography consists of lowlands and plains and many rivers. It is near the 60 degrees N latitude, which is a low pressure area. The humidity is usually high because the Baltic Sea is so close to it. The climate is | + | Stockholm's topography consists of lowlands and plains and many rivers. It is near the 60 degrees N latitude, which is a low pressure area. The humidity is usually high because the Baltic Sea is so close to it. The climate is relatively mild (compared to the rest of Sweden). This is because of the humid, and therefore somewhat warm, air coming off of the Baltic Sea and the warm North Atlantic ocean currents. The mild climate is also due to prevailing winds. The warm Westerlies blow up from the south,warming southern Sweden. Also 64% of Sweden is covered in forest, which holds in heat better than just plain land. |
Revision as of 16:16, 29 November 2010
Stockholm, Sweden
Latitude/Longitude: 59˚20’N, 18˚03’E [1]
Elevation: 61 meters
Major Body of Water: on the coast of the Baltic Sea and south of Gulf of Bothnia
Climate
Climate Zone Stockholm is directly on the border of the humid continental and oceanic zones(Dfb / Cfb)on the Köppen Climate Chart.
Average Monthly Temperatures (in degrees Fahrenheit):
January: 31(high), 22(low)
February: 32(high), 20(low)
March: 37(high), 26(low)
April: 47(high), 31(low)
May: 60(high), 41(low)
June: 67(high), 49(low)
July: 70(high), 54(low)
August: 68(high), 53(low)
September: 58(high), 45(low)
October: 48(high), 38(low)
November: 39(high), 31(low)
December: 32(high), 23(low)
Average Monthly Rainfall(in millimeters):
January: 43
February: 30
March: 25
April: 31
May: 34
June: 45
July: 61
August: 76
September: 60
October: 48
November: 53
December: 48
Factors that Regulate the Climate
Stockholm's topography consists of lowlands and plains and many rivers. It is near the 60 degrees N latitude, which is a low pressure area. The humidity is usually high because the Baltic Sea is so close to it. The climate is relatively mild (compared to the rest of Sweden). This is because of the humid, and therefore somewhat warm, air coming off of the Baltic Sea and the warm North Atlantic ocean currents. The mild climate is also due to prevailing winds. The warm Westerlies blow up from the south,warming southern Sweden. Also 64% of Sweden is covered in forest, which holds in heat better than just plain land.
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