What are your thoughts on low altitude climates? (warm, recorded, temperatures)

[pdw]

Climates below sea level often have a thermal effect leading to hotter temperatures than would be expected for the latitude.

What do you think of these climates?

Duvergé

Dead Sea

Tibernas

Any others worth mentioning?

I know that diurnal range increases with altitude. If a place was very far below sea level, would it be possible for diurnal range in that area to be virtually non-existent?

[Ethereal]

Death Valley (Furnace Station) in CA is another one. Its diurnal range seems quite high for its low location though.

I know that anything affects the climate and not just the sun, I find it unfair to record temperatures in areas where they aren't heated by the sun itself but rather through secondary heat sources - Just because an area is heated by the rocks and the surrounding environment, its temps have to be recorded? Is that even 'fair'? Might as well record temps underneath the forest trees in the Tropical Rainforest Climate. Or in caves even.

My thoughts on their climates, in a nutshell, is 'unfair' (well, recording their climates that is).

[kronan123]

horrible climates. dallol is another example. well, if you went extremly deep i suppose the geothermal effect would come into play. at least if the depression was narrow.

[Infamous92]

New Orleans is another one, although I'm not sure if its altitude is low enough to have an effect on its climate.

[snj90]

I'm more partial to high-altitude climates, myself. But, wow, the Dead Sea station has a record low of 80 degrees in August. Definitely not for me.

[MeteoMan]

Originally Posted by Infamous92

New Orleans is another one, although I'm not sure if its altitude is low enough to have an effect on its climate.

It's rather moderated by the sea.

I like low altitude climates, especially in a place like the UK of course.

[Mhc1985]

The climate of the aforementioned places is influenced by their general geographic position in the world. Then, the altitude -or the fact that those are in a depression- gives them their own local features, but there is not anything like 'low altitude climates'.

If anything, climate of depressions is usually dry, but this is not caused by the altitude. It is the opposite: in areas with wet weather, those areas are filled with water so we have lakes instead.

[FVWinters]

Another one to consider is Turpan in western China. Town center sits at just above sea level but just a few miles to the south and east sits Lake Ayding and at 505 feet (154 or so Meters) below sea level is the deepest exposed spot in the country. Average July Temperature is 90F (32+) and no other spot on earth that far from the equator gets as warm.

[Glacierx]

The Dead Sea is so low that the diurnal range is negative... kidding.

[alex985]

Damn all those climates suck ass, Death Valley is another low altitude climate:


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Valley