|
Climate: mostly temperate, but tropical in Hawaii and Florida, arctic in Alaska, semiarid in the great plains west of the Mississippi River, and arid in the Great Basin of the southwest; low winter temperatures in the northwest are ameliorated occasionally in January and February by warm chinook winds from the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains Definition: This entry includes a brief description of typical weather regimes throughout the year. Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of May 16, 2008 |
© 2008 IndexMundi. All rights reserved.
