30 Degrees North

Maisie E

Haiku

Little rain falls on

The dry dirt of the deserts

Sunny skies and heat

30 Degrees North

At 30 degrees north, there is dry air, as the air sinks and cools it creates this dry climate. Almost all of the world deseerts are located at 30 Degrees north. At 30 Degrees north there are also some notable cities. This includes Cairo, the capital of Egypt. Cairo is on a river, although it is in a dry, desert like climate

Wind Patterns in the Troposphere

At 30 Degrees both north and south, the air sinks after rising at the equator and cooling as it sinks at 30 Degrees. The air splits and goes north and south closer to the earth and then rises at 60 degrees and the equator once again. When the air sinks, at 30 and 90 degrees, it creates a dry environment with little to no rain due to the fact that there is little humidity. The air is sinking because it is cool, causing a climate that has little humidity.

Cairo, Egypt's Capital

Latitude of Cairo is exactly 30 degrees north and 30 Degrees east. The climate there is a perfect example of what the climate is like at 30 degrees north! These images demonstrate the dryness of the climate. The images are a sample of the constant weather, dry and hot, and appear to be in the midst of a never ending drought. Both have fairly clear skies and even with clouds, it does not seem as if it will rain.

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The following links are where these images were found, both have creative commons licence:

-https://picryl.com/media/view-of-cairo-egypt-skyline-showing-minarets-temple-spires-and-other-structures-8c09b4

-https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Qism_El-Khalifa,_Cairo_Governorate,_Egypt_-_panoramio_%2814%29.jpg

Weather in Cairo

The weather in Cairo is an example of what the climate is at 30 degrees north. The climate is dry, with little to no rain and heat. As seen in this weather report for the next ten days, as of January 30, 2023, the weather is hot, with some clouds, but not a chance of precipitation. It is above 60 degrees every day and there is a low percent chance of precipitation all week. The wind is varying, but the temperatures stay in the 60-70 range. It is like this for majority of the colder season, in the summer, it will get up to 100 degrees and stay around 90. Even in the summer there is little precipitation and humidity. The Climate of Cairo is clearly dry and hot, and it is a perfect idea of 30 degrees north.

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This weather report is a screenshot of a website that provides reports of weather around the world called Weather.Com.

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