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290 part II The Water, Weather, and Climate Systems
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Station: San Francisco, California Lat/long: 37° 37′ N 122° 23′ W Avg. Ann. Temp.: 14.6°C
Total Ann. Precip.: 56.6 cm
Elevation: 5 m Population: 777 000
Ann. Temp. Range: 11.4 C° Ann. Hr of Sunshine: 2975
Station: Sevilla, Spain Lat/long: 37° 22′ N 6° W Avg. Ann. Temp.: 18°C Total Ann. Precip.: 55.9 cm
Elevation: 13 m Population: 1 764 000 Ann. Temp. Range: 16 C° Ann. Hr of Sunshine: 2862
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(b) Climograph for Sevilla, Spain (hotter dry summer).
(a) Climograph for San Francisco California, (cooler dry summer).
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(c) Central California Mediterranean landscape of oak savanna.
(d) Sevilla, Spain, region with the El Peñon Mountains in the distance.
▲Figure 10.11 Mediterranean climates, California and Spain. [(c) Bobbé Christopherson. (d) Michael Thornton/DesignPics/Corbis.]
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