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OP, your Arctic classification is way too broad. Most places in the Arctic do not average more than 10°C in the warmest month outside of the Dxd zones in eastern Siberia, which are actually subarctic because their summers are so warm (around 20°C). The main feature of what makes an Arctic, as opposed to a subarctic, climate, is the tundra
For the tropical part, your Seasonal classification would render those locations as desert anyway. It's not about how much it rains but how much of that rain evaporates. I would say it should be more than 35 inches, but less than 2" in the driest month, then it's more in line with a tropical savanna. Rainforest needs more rain than that, I'd say almost double the amount.
Last edited by theunbrainwashed; 08-15-2013 at 10:13 PM..
When you can find a high temperature of 41F in the entire climate record for a city like Honolulu or San Juan real tropical climates... let me know
I fail to see what that has to do with Orlando being a near-tropical city. And I don't understand why a higher-latitude, inland, continental city is being compared with two lower-latitude island cities. Of course Orlando, being located on a large continent, will experience a bit more volatility, weather-wise, than Honolulu and San Juan.
And the temperature difference between Orlando and San Juan in the winter months is nearly equivalent to the temperature difference between NYC and Northern Florida (Tallahassee) in the winter months, which makes it even more of a nonsensical comparison, in my opinion of course.
When you can find a high temperature of 41F in the entire climate record for a city like Honolulu or San Juan real tropical climates... let me know
Agreed. The tropics IMO are places that are incapable of any cold. Orlando may be close, but it's not it. I'm sure some tropical plants would be very unhappy with a high of 41°F.
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