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Consider the following climatic conditions (northern hemisphere. These are most likely to be found in the natural regions of

Temperature °C | Rainfall cm
January | 3.9 | 4.7
February | 4.4 | 5.7
March | 8.3 | 8.2
April | 1.4.4 | 9.2
May | 2.0 | 9.2
June | 2.3.3 | 1.7.7
July | 2.7.8 | 1.4.5
August | 2.7.8 | 1.4
September | 2.2.3 | 1.2.7
October | 1.8.3 | 7
November | 1.2.2 | 5
December | 6.7 | 3.5

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Explanation

The described features (large annual temperature range, marked cold-season dryness with <210 mm in Oct–Feb, significant annual precipitation around 1,067 mm at Nanjing, and summer typhoons) match the warm-temperate eastern-margin or “China-type” climate. This variant is explicitly identified as the temperate monsoon or China type within the warm temperate eastern-margin (Cfa) climates and occurs on eastern continental margins in the Northern Hemisphere, e.g., Nanjing (32°N) where these values are recorded [2]. Texts also distinguish the China type as a temperate monsoonal climate (contrasting non-monsoonal Natal-type), reinforcing that these combined seasonal rainfall and temperature traits point to the China-type region rather than equatorial, desert, or general monsoon types alone [3].

Sources

  1. [1] Certificate Physical and Human Geography , GC Leong (Oxford University press 3rd ed.) > Chapter 21: The Warm Temperate Eastern Margin (China Type) Climate > Climate > p. 199
  2. [2] Physical Geography by PMF IAS, Manjunath Thamminidi, PMF IAS (1st ed.) > Chapter 30: Climatic Regions > Economy > p. 451
  3. [3] Physical Geography by PMF IAS, Manjunath Thamminidi, PMF IAS (1st ed.) > Chapter 30: Climatic Regions > Natal Type > p. 452
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