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In this category you can have a look on the multiple different climates of far more than
2000 stations worldwide. The climate of every location on the Earth"s surface is
controlled mainly by the amount of the receiving solar radiation.
The distribution of this incoming heat is extremely variable and is a function of latitude.
However, atmosphere and oceans are storing and transporting this heat, thus levelling the
extreme differences.
Continents and mountain ranges are obstacles for both, the oceanic and atmospheric heat
exchange system. They channel, block and redirect currents and winds, thus creating a large
number of different regional climates. For example, even if two locations share the same latitude,
their climates can be extremely different.
The annual temperature curve of a location will instantly tell you whether this station is situated in
the Northern or Southern Hemisphere. Whether it is a tropical station without seasons or if the annual
temperature curve has a significant amplitude, which is typical for the higher latitudes of both
hemispheres. WeatherOnline provides you with fascinating climate diagrams for more than 2000
stations worldwide. Just select and click them from the lists at the left or right.
Have a look at the climate diagram of
Duesseldorf.
It displays annual maximum and minimum temperatures, the average
hours of daily sunshine and the average number of rain days per month.
The distinct amplitudes in every parameter are typical
for Europe and the temperate northern latitudes.
No annual amplitudes and a high number of monthly rain days without any sign for seasonal climate are typical for tropical
stations. However, seasonality in rainfall will increase with the increasing distance of a station from the equator.
Martinique
(Lesser Antilles) is a good example for a tropical station that lies close to the equator.
Sydney
is a good example for Southern Hemisphere station.
Summer is around christmas and August is one of the coldest months
of the year.
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