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Of like mind States of America located in the prime corner of the North American continent, occupying a unlimited arrondissement between 25 th and 57 th parallels of north latitude. To the east, washed Atlantic, in the south - the Deep of Mexico Caribbean Briny in the west and south-west - the Pacific The depths, the northern and north-west seaside of Alaska - the Arctic Ocean.
U.S. borders with Canada in the north (the add up to ultimately of 8893 km limits, including 2,477 km in Alaska), with Mexico in the south (3141 km), with Russia in the north-west (sea dado to the Bering Strait and the Arctic shelf, the detach between the islands of Lesser and Gargantuan Diomede, connection to the Joint States and Russia, separately, is only 4 km) and Cuba in the south-east (the border as the swell, the Straits of Florida, and on arrive, in the U.S. naval anchor at Guantanamo Bay, located entirely in Cuba).
The Hawaiian Islands are located in the dominant Pacific Davy jones’s locker, a distance of almost 4000 km from the mainland. Assorted archipelago territories, and in one form or another owned during the U.S., scattered across the waters of the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.
Under the supervision of the Amalgamated States is also a many of isle territories with distinguishable political stature (in each example in any event, it installs a split agreement, backed before the finding of the federal authorities). These involve the ait area of American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Baker, Howland Atoll and Jarvis Eyot, Johnston Atoll, Midway Islet, Navassa Key, Palmyra, Wake, Kingman Reef and some other territory.
The complete parade of the native land is regarding 9,360,000 square meters. km (9,820,000 honourable meters. kms - with the islands and the Trust Territories).
Aura and weather
Weather USA is a horrendous heterogeneity of climatic conditions. At the insides of the nation have identified two major climatic dominion - East and West. The boundary between them coincides with isohyet 500 mm and should be roughly along the meridian 100 ° W
Eastern district as a usually is characterized by wet air with an average annual rainfall of 500 mm along the meridian 100 ° W to more than 1500 mm in the south-east. The pre-eminent outset of rain - warm clammy air coming from the Sea loch of Mexico, and - to a much lesser capaciousness - from the Atlantic Ocean. Temperatures in this territory are more influenced aside latitude than the tallness of the surface, and rather uniformly increased from north to south. As a consequence, brief summers in the north and warm in the south protracted and passionate, and winters in the north has a extended and cold, in the south is knee-pants, and to a great extent warm.
Average weather New York. Much of the eastern section vassal exposed to to frequent live through changes, most of all because the emanate of vexed breath from the south often interrupted the masses of hyperborean manner infiltrating from the north. Singularly changeable climate ailing in Late England, where windy rainy seasons quickly replaced cloudless dry.
In the Western Ambit high topography has a celebrated pressure on the motion of the atmosphere. When vlagonesuschie current masses moving from the Pacific Ocean to the east, rising upwards the considerable mountains, where precipitation. Commensurate with explain, the windward western slopes of the mountains is much better supplied with moisture, than the boundless arid field located on the leeward side of the rain track of mountains. Although in unspecific the Western Tract is inborn in the arid ambience, wealth annual snow ranges from less than 120 mm in the Sonora barren to more than 2500 mm in some areas the Strand Ranges.
Temperatures in the western sector depends on latitude and altitude, and in coastal areas non-natural by moderating the strike of the ocean. The highest of the mountains are constantly in the winter, whereas in the most southern jilt most of the year dominated through biting weather. Unstable Mountains to protect them from the foray of distant zephyr masses from the north.
Climatic regions. On the mainland, the U.S. gives 11 climatic regions, including four in the Eastern climatic territory and seven - in the West.
Steamy continental climate with short summers covers the northern states from North Dakota to Maine. Summer is short and there is a amorous, daytime climax temperatures (27-38 ° C) were observed in fine rise above, much slash - in the cloud. The frost-free spell, short - from less than 120 days in North Dakota to about 180 days in the Cape Point Cod in Massachusetts. The winters are large and cold, often with daytime extreme temperatures lower 0 ° C.
Current weather at Chicago. Typical annual sleet ranges from 500 mm in the west to onto 1000 mm on the seaboard of Modern England. At least half of the total drizzle falls in summer, and they commonly have vociferous character. Winter rainfall inveterately falls as snow. Greatest province of snow sheathe in the mountains of Rejuvenated England and firstly in the valley r.Sv. Lawrence.
Steamy continental clime with extensive summer includes most of the Midwest and is characterized nearby elongated hot and soggy summer. Hot summer days, the top temperatures exceed 32 ° C, the nights are warm. The greater part of the district frost-free period lasts from 150 to 200 days, which creates favorable conditions instead of growing corn and other crops. Winters are influenza, but there are periods of kind weather, over with fog.
Customarily annual snow ranges from 500 mm in the west to upward of 1000 mm on the slide of New England. At least half of the unqualified downpour falls in summer, and they on numerous occasions give birth to torrential character. Winter snowfall usually falls as snow. Maximum capacity of snow enclose in the mountains of Fresh England and remarkably in the valley r.Sv. Lawrence.
Soggy continental ambience with long summer includes most of the Midwest and is characterized past lengthy peppery and wet summer. Hot summer days, the highest temperatures pass 32 ° C, the nights are warm. The greater get of the area frost-free space lasts from 150 to 200 days, which creates favorable conditions in regard to growing corn and other crops. Winters are cold, but there are periods of equable weather, often with fog.
Average annual snowfall ranges from 500 mm in the west to wellnigh 1300 mm in the east, with their most falls in the construct of summer showers. Although snowfalls are annual, winter snowfall at bottom rain.
Damp subtropical climate occupies wellnigh the entire nation to the south of the humid continental climate. Summer is yearn and hot: ardent and muggy day (extreme temperature 32-38 ° C); few nights cooler, but on the whole not less wet. Frost-free full stop lasts 200 days in the north to more than 300 days on the Fiord Coast. In some years there is no winter frost. Winters throughout the district are concise and kind, the acme daytime temperatures of 10 to 21 ° C.
In most of the area falls year on norm 1000-1500 mm of rainstorm in the west - just 500 mm. The distribution of showers on seasonal uniform. They sinking in general in the kind of rain. In tardily summer and autumn coastal areas then suffer from tropical storms, which conflict tremendous bad force.
Muggy and lecherous tropical ambiance is the most southern part of Florida. This is the only acreage really tropical clime on the mainland In harmony States. This year round there are no trenchant seasonal and daily fluctuations in temperature. Afternoon zenith temperatures are typically 21-32 ° C, and at gloaming barely 6 ° C below. Unbiased as in the subtropical climate, here consequential apropos comparative humidity and constantly stuffy. Average annual rain exceeds 1500 mm, with most of their accounts on the duration from May to October.
Locality stable maritime ambiance is confined to the Pacific Northwest within the Pacific regional mining area, north of San Francisco Bay. Influenced by the prevailing westerly winds blowing from the Pacific Ocean, summer here is cooler and winters warmer than other places the U.S., located on the verbatim at the same time latitudes. Summer is chiefly irritated, top quotidian temperature 21-26 ° C and reduced gloom - 10-15 ° C. Winters are kindly, with temperatures usually vulnerable 0 ° C, the maximum daytime temperature rises to 4-15 ° C. The frost-free interval lasts from 200 up to 300 days, and glacial are usually at best at night.
Weather for today. Ordinarily annual rain ranges from 750 to 3600 mm and more, with the most humid western slopes of the Sea-coast Ranges. Although the rains dwindle year round, most of them in the kind of perpetual sunshower or drizzle in the lead-gray azure overly falls on winter. Clouds natural winter weather, and in aggregation with frequent stifle bewilder and mist, the stand reminds protracted drizzle with overcast in Western Europe. Every year, winter is a only one days with snowfalls, but the snow kept only on the tops of the mountains. As decidedly as by the Pacific Ocean. August and September - the warmest months (+24-30 ° C), January and February - the most audacious (forth +12 ° C) and the wettest, but at any chance, the abundance breezes soothe the ill in the administration of greater comfort. However, urban smog in conjunction with the summer heat makes the object of summer is not the most superbly time to stop the metropolis, while adjacent to the northern and southern reserve areas in the same duration, take a number indisposed conditions.
The weather of Alaska more bleak, since 30% of its territory is located within the Arctic Circle. In northern and pre-eminent areas, with their sub-Arctic climate, the thermometer in winter over again relinquish to -45-50 ° C, in summer the publicize was frantic to +16-20 ° C (in the northern regions - +2-6 ° C) with very down rainfall (about 250 mm annually). In southern and key parts of the weather is temperate maritime, normally summer temperature is on all sides +18 ° C, but time after time the flavour is quickened to +30 ° C) in winter - from -6 ° C to +4 ° C, drizzle is falling from 400 to 600 mm per year.