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Distribution of Kppen climate classification system types in North America. (Image Copyright: Murray
C. Peel. This image is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported
license.)
For the Polar Climates (E), the secondary letters F and T distinguish
whether the site is covered by permanent ice fields and glaciers or free of
snow and ice during the summer season. Thus:
ET - Polar Tundra
EF - Polar Ice Cap
Major climate types B, C, and D can be further sorted according to a third
category. This level is used to distinguish particular temperature
characteristics found in these climates.
In B climates, the lowercase letter h identifies a subtropical location
where average annual temperature is above 18C (64F). Cooler midlatitude Dry Climates are distinguished with a lowercase k. Thus:
For C and D climates the tertiary level letters a, b, c, and d are used to
distinguish different monthly temperature characteristics. Thus:
Monsoonal
Marine - Mild
WInter
Marine - Cool
Winter
Cfa
Cfb
Cfc
Csa Interior
Mediterranean
Cw Dry Winter,
a Wet Summer
Humid
Humid with hot summer.
Continental Hot
Dfa
Summer, Wet
All Year
Humid
Continental
Dfb
Mild Summer,
Wet All Year
Subarctic With
Dfc Cool Summer,
Wet All Year
Subarctic With
Dfd Cold WInter,
Wet All Year
Humid
Humid with severe, dry winter, hot summer.
Dw Continental Hot
a Summer, Wet
All Year
Humid
Dw Continental
b Mild Summer,
Dry Winter
Subarctic With
Dw
Cool Summer,
c
Dry Winter
Subarctic With
Dw
Cold Winter,
d
Dry WInter
ET
Tundra
EF
Ice Cap
Perennial ice.
Highland
Climate