The Monsoon continental climate, also known as Manchurian climate, is a continental climate sub-type. It is a monsoon climate with a large thermal range. It is located mainly in East Asia, Korea and Manchuria. Its dry season happens during the winter (The âÂÂwâ in âÂÂDwâ stands for âÂÂwinterâÂÂ).
Sub-types
There are four subtypes of the monsoon continental climate, determined by the third letter (Dwx)
- Hot-summer monsoonal continental climate (Dwa): Mean temperature is below in the coldest month. Mean temperature is above . Winter is very dry compared to summer. This climate is located in Northeast China and the Korean Peninsula. (Examples: Beijing, Harbin, Shenyang, Pyongyang, Seoul, North Platte)
- Warm-summer monsoonal continental climate (Dwb): Mean temperature is below in the coldest month. Mean temperature is below in the hottest month, but at least 4 months are above . Winter is very dry compared to summer. This climate is located in Northeast China, far southeastern Siberia, other parts of the Korean Peninsula, a very small part of Alberta, and North Dakota. (Examples: Heihe, Yanji, Vladivostok, Khabarovsk, Irkutsk, Calgary, Thief River Falls)
- Subarctic monsoonal climate (Dwc): Mean temperature is below in the coldest month. Mean temperature is below in the hottest month, but between 1 and 3 months are above . Winter is very dry compared to summer. This climate is located in parts of Canada, Mongolia, and Russia. (Examples: Mohe, Tsetserleg, Delta Junction)
- Severe-winter subarctic monsoonal climate (Dwd): Mean temperature is below in the coldest month. Mean temperature is below in the hottest month, but between 1 and 3 months are above . Winter is very dry compared to summer. This climate is located in a small zone of Siberia. (Examples: Allakh-Yun, Delyankir)
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