What cities are in the transitional zones? (snowfall, temperatures, 2013)
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Well, yes and no. Miami studdles the Am and Af line actually (Fort Lauderdale being tropical rainforest, might as well include the city in the transitional list, too) so you are right Miami is a transitional city, but not what you thought. I wonder how many people knew that? But, this is just according to Köppen, though, as Fort Lauderdale meets his threshold for Af
Can somebody help me understand the transition zone in Dallas and Fort Worth. How can the same metropolitan area have 2 drastically different climatic zones. Its very difficult for me to understand. So, along I 30 from Dallas to Fort Worth, it magically becomes a whole lot drier in some suburb. I find that hard to believe.
It's true. You have to keep in mind the immense sprawl in metro areas like DFW and Houston. It's about 60 miles from the east side of the metro area to the west side. Also, DFW is located in a transitional zone as far as biomes are concerned. The East Texas Piney Woods (which is an extension of the vegetation found in places like LA or MS) end rather abruptly and transition into prairie and scrubland. This change is also somewhat consistent with where rainfall starts to drop off.
The Houston area is somewhat similar. I live in the far western portion of the Houston metro area. The area near the Houston ship channel (which is about 60 miles away) averages 12-15 more inches of rain per year than my town.
But warm temperate suits the description of Sydney's climate better than 'Temperate Oceanic' (which would include it in the same climate zone as the UK!) & it is practically sub-tropical... oops sorry, 'Humid sub-tropical'
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