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The taiga experiences relatively low precipitation throughout the year (generally 200–750 mm (7.9–29.5 in) annually, 1,000 mm (39 in) in some areas), primarily as rain during the summer months, but also as snow or fog. Snow may remain on the ground for as long as nine months in the northernmost extensions of the taiga biome. [25]
This indicates the extremely cold weather the taiga has for the majority of the year. As for precipitation, the majority of it is snow, but rain is also an important factor. According to The International Journal of Climatology, precipitation in the form of rain ranged from 40 mm average in August, to 15 mm average in April over a multi-year ...
The Cook Inlet taiga is a taiga and boreal ... This coast has a gentle landscape and a relatively mild climate for Alaska with 380–680 mm of rainfall per year. [1]
The island is wet, with monsoon characteristics. Precipitation is highest in the summer. Precipitation various from 600 to 1,200 mm/year, depending on location, altitude, etc. [7] The Poronaysky Nature Reserve in the southeast of the island gets more than 100 rainstorms per year, average precipitation 600 mm/year, with frequent fog in the summer.
This is a list of countries by average annual precipitation. List. Per the World Bank (2017) [1] [2] Country mm/ year) Continent 1
However, the summers are short; no more than three months of the year (but at least one month) must have a 24-hour average temperature of at least 10 °C (50 °F) to fall into this category of climate, and the coldest month should average below 0 °C (32 °F) (or −3 °C (27 °F)). Record low temperatures can approach −70 °C (−94 °F).
With mountains blocking the passage of moisture-laden air masses into the region, typical annual precipitation averages 250 to 300 mm throughout the ecozone, [5] resulting in a dry climate. [6] Winters are long, dark and extremely cold, with mean January temperatures between -25 and -30 °C. [ 5 ]
The Copper Plateau taiga is an ecoregion ... This a very wet and damp region with up to 460mm rainfall per year and with temperatures ranging from -27 °C in ...