8 CHARACTERISTICS OF TUNDRA CLIMATE
The following are characteristics of tundra climate it is found above 66 1/2 degrees northern arctic cycle and 66 1/2 south of the equator (antarctic circle) it has cold winter with temperature varying between -29 Celsius centigrade to -40 Celsius centigrade it has a very long winter lasting 8 months it has cool summer with a temperature of about 10 centigrade to 15 centigrade it has a short summer lasting 3 months it has a very large annual range temperature going up to 73 centigrade there is a permanent cover of snow and ice (permafrost) the areas are generally dry with low annual precipitation (100 to 250 mm) during the long cold winter, the polar wind is dominant snowstorms or blizzard are common in this regional it is a high-pressure zone it is an area of low humidity RELATED POSTS 9 CONDITIONS FAVOURING IRRIGATION FARMING IN EGYPT 5 CAUSES OF RURAL-RURAL MIGRATION IN KENYA 10 AIMS OF KILOMBERO VALLEY IRRIGATION SCHEME 4 FEATURES OF MAP STATEMENT SCALE 10 ADVANTAGES OF OIL...