North America & World Climates

Source: Peel MC, Finlayson BL, & McMahon TA (2007), Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger Climate Classification, Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 11, 1633-1644.

1. Having little or no rain.
2. Monsoonal is a wind system (that is typically accompanied by rain) that influences the regional climate and reverses direction seasonally.
3. Extremely Continental is a climate characterized by important annual variation in temperature due to the lack of significant bodies of water nearby.

1. Having little or no rain.
2. Monsoonal is a wind system (that is typically accompanied by rain) that influences the regional climate and reverses direction seasonally.
3. Extremely Continental is a climate characterized by important annual variation in temperature due to the lack of significant bodies of water nearby.