Compare and contrast the Marine west coast (Cfb) climate found along the coast of Washington (Seattle, for instance) with the Humid continental (Dfa) climate found in Maine (Caribou, for instance). Interestingly, these two cities are within 1 degree of latitude of each other but have very different climates

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: This is a matter of the relative continentality of the climates. The Cfb has less annual temperature range because of the proximity of the westerlies off of the Pacific Ocean. Caribou is not so far from the Atlantic Ocean but receives most of its air masses from the North American continent. Caribou is usually much colder than Seattle in the winter. Both have more precipitation than evapotranspiration but Caribou receives much more snow.

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