Polar Climate Done by: Bryan Lim (18) Eugene Lee (14 Khor Jia Wei Reuben Tan (2 Class 2i
Contents
-Temperate and rainfall data(graphs)-Examples of places with Polar climate-Pictures of places with Polar climate-Interesting facts about Polar climate
Temperate and rainfall data(graphs)
- Places with the polar climate only experience summer and winter.
- Places like Antarctica, Siberia, Arctic and the two poles.
- Experience very low temperatures.
- Lowest temperature is -89.2 degree celsius.
- air lacks water vapour for formation of clouds.
Which places have polar climate?
Northern Hemisphere
-Arctic
-Northern Canada
-Northern Siberia
Southern Hemisphere
-vast mountainous continent of Antarctic
Polar climate
-usually enclosed by snow and ice all through the year.
-temperature never rises above freezing point due to lack of sunshine in this area.
-generally dry which settles the cold air which lacks moisture, preventing from further clouds formation and snowfall.
- regions get almost 10 inches or 250 millimeters of precipitation annually.
Polar Climate
-areas near to the North and South Poles are quite cold as the place has accumulated thick ice sheets with several years down the line.
-ice sheets in the Southern Hemisphere are more than that found along the Northern Hemisphere.
Siberia
Climate in the North of Siberia
-varies dramatically.
-On the north coast, north of the Arctic Circle, there is a very short (about one-month-long) summer
Climate in the southernmost part of Siberia
-long and cold winters
-fairly warm summers lasting at least four months.
Siberia
Siberia-Annual average temperature
-0.5 °C (32.9 °F)
-January averages about −15 °C (5 °F)
-July about +19 °C (66 °F)
daytime temperatures in summer typically are above 20 °C
Siberia’s rainfall
- 442 mm for the whole year- generally low- majority of rain is seen through june to august
Northern Canada
-low temperatures
In the Yukon
- average daily temperatures of 0 degrees Fahrenheit in January, the coldest month in Whitehorse
- 57 degrees Fahrenheit in July, the warmest month.
In the Northwest Territories
-January average daily temperature in Yellowknife is -16
- average daily temperature in July is 62 degrees Fahrenheit.
Northern Canada
In the Nunavut province, the city of Iqaluit
- daily average of -18 degrees Fahrenheit in February
- daily average of 45 degrees Fahrenheit in July.
Seasons
Spring
-Approx. March 21
-The sun rises higher and higher in the sky.
Summer
-July and August
- 0-10 degrees celcius
- Daylight throughout.
SeasonsAutumn
-September 21
-The sun sinks below the horizon, and it is twilight till early October.
Winter
- early October to early March
- -30 degrees celcius
- covered in snow and ice
- dark all day long
Interesting facts
• The name ‘Arctic’ comes from a Greek word meaning ‘near the bear’.
• The coldest recorded temperature in the Arctic is around −68 °C (−90 °F).
• Because it experiences such little rain, Antarctica is considered a desert.
• The coldest recorded temperature on Earth occurred in 1983 at Vostok Station, Antarctica, measuring a rather chilly −89.2 °C (−128.6 °F).
References
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siberia
http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/eco_info/topics/canadas_north/seasons/play_seasons.cfm
http://www.mapsofworld.com/referrals/weather/climate/polar-climate.html
http://www.geography.learnontheinternet.co.uk/topics/climatezones.html
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