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Weather Extremes - Coggle Diagram
Weather Extremes
Puerto López
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Annual rainfall of 12, 892 mm
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Atacama Desert
Coastal mountains to the west block moist air from the Pacific and the Andes block rain from the Amazon in the east.
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As the air is forced to rise to cross the Andes it cools, condenses and turns to rain on the eastern side of the Andes
Leaves the Atacama in the rain shadow, meaning that it receives little rainfass as high land shelters it from rain-producing weather systems.
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On its western side, the Atacama lies close to the ocean where a cold current flows northwards along the coastline.
As it is cold, onshore winds do not have enough warmth to pick up moisture from the ocean surface.
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Commonwealth Bay, Antarctica
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Wellington, New Zealand
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Mountainous landscape either side of Wellington acts as a funnel for the winds, increasing their speed
Mawsynram
Population of around 10,000 villagers
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With the triangular shape of India and the long coastline, there is a powerful and sustained current of air moving northwards through India - brings rains known as monsoons.
Death Valley
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Storms that come in from the Pacific Ocean must travel over a series of mountain ranges on their journey eastwards - means that many of the clouds have already cooled, condensed and fallen before they reach Death Valley.
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Ureca
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Annual average rainfall of 10,450 mm
Al-Aziziyah, Libya
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The place where on the 13th September 1922 the world experienced its hottest air temperature of 57.8 degrees C
Vostok, Antarctica
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Stands at a height of around 3500m above sea level and where the Russian research station in Vostok is based
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