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286 part II The Water, Weather, and Climate Systems
Cyclonic storm tracks
Subtropical high
Cyclonic storm tracks
Asian monsoon effects
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(a) Climograph for Columbia, South Carolina.
Station: Columbia, South Carolina Lat/long: 34° N 81° W
Avg. Ann. Temp.: 17.3°C
Total Ann. Precip.: 126.5 cm Elevation: 96 m
Population: 116 000
Ann. Temp. Range: 20.7 C° Ann. Hr of Sunshine: 2800
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(a) Climograph for Nagasaki, Japan.
Station: Nagasaki, Japan Lat/long: 32° 44′ N 129° 52′ E Avg. Ann. Temp.: 16°C
Total Ann. Precip.: 195.7 cm Elevation: 27 m
Population: 1 585 000 Ann. Temp. Range: 21 C° Ann. Hr of Sunshine: 2131
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Augusta Macon Georgia
Savannah
50 KILOMETRES Brunswick
N.C.
Myrtle Beach 33°
Charleston ATLANTIC 32°
(b) Water lilies and mixed evergreen forest of cypress and pine in southern Georgia.
▲Figure 10.6 Humid subtropical hot-summer climate, american region. [(b) Bobbé Christopherson.]
(b) Landscape on Kitakyujukuri Island, near Nagasaki and Sasebo, Japan, in spring season.
▲Figure 10.7 Humid subtropical hot-summer climate, asian region. [JTB Photo/photolibrary.com.]
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