Beijing+&+Indianapolis

Climate Comparisons : Beijing & Indianapolis by Tien Ly and Nguyen Cao

=**Beijing** : = Beijing Climates : Beijing is located in a very warm zone. Rainfall averages nearly 700 millimetres in July and August. Average temperature for the whole year is 53°F. In July the temperature get very hot up to 81 °F and the coldest month is January 23 °F. Winter is dry, cold and some little snow. Summer is very hot and rainy.
 * Latitude: || 39° 55' || North ||
 * Longitude: || 116° 23' || East ||

-Beijing weather is characterized by a long hot summer, long chilly winter, and shorter spring and autumn



Prevailing winds : In Beijing prevailing winds are changing dramatically during the dat. The winds come from Northeast before 07:00, and more and more winds come in from south and southeast directions. Afternoon prevailing winds would mostly from southern and west-southwest winds. It come from Southwest throughout 15:00, in which the prevailing wind direction changing gradually from northeast to southwest.

Sea/Land factor: - The elevation of the canal bed varies from 1 m below sea level at Hangzhou to 38.5 m above at its summit. At Beijing it reaches 27 m, fed by streams flowing downhill from the mountains to the west. The water flows from Beijing toward Tianjin, from Nanwang north toward Tianjin, and from Nanwang south toward Yangzhou

=Indianapolis:=



Indianapolis Climates :

Indianapolis's coldest month is January when the average temperature overnight is 18.5°F. In July, the warmest month, the average day time temperature rises to 85.6°F. The driest month in Indianapolis is February with 2.41 inches of precipitation, and with 4.42 inches July is the wettest month.

Longitude: 84° 49' W to 88° 4' W Latitude: 37° 47' N to 41° 46' N


 * Land Area |||| 35, 870 square miles of Indiana are land areas. ||
 * Water Area |||| 550 square miles of Indiana are covered by water. ||


 * Highest Point |||| The highest point in Indiana is Hoosier Hillin Franklin Township at 1,257 feet above sea level. ||
 * Lowest Point |||| The lowest point in Indiana is 320 feet above sea level, where the Wabash River flows into the Ohio River, in Posey County. ||
 * Mean Elevation |||| The Mean Elevation of the state of Indiana is 700 feet above sea level. ||

Density % water || Monthly average temperatures range from a high of 88.8 degrees to a low of 15.8 degrees. 169.5/sq mi (65.46/km2) 1.5 ||
 * Highest Temperature || The highest temperature recorded in Indiana is 116°, Fahrenheit. ||
 * Lowest Temperature || The lowest temperature in Indiana, -36°. ||
 * Average Temperature

Prevailing winds :

Indianapolis winds are come from the west, known as the prevailing westerlies, dominate at mid-latitudes.
=Edit:= why does the city has different climate? - it has different climate mainly because of the earth is moving. Because of it moving around there are some places hot and cold - Just like how day and night work; at same time some place is night and some place is day. - We can say that the sun, moon, and stuff that are outside from the earth is affected the climate.

Conclusion : help yourselves update on sunday =] night 12:00 AM

Bibliography :

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