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THE WARM TEMPERATE WESTERN MARGIN CLIMATE.
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DISTRIBUTION.
◇ Confined to western portion of Continental masses, between 30° and 45° N and S of equator.
◇ This climate is due to shifting of wind belts.
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CLIMATE.
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A dry summer climate with off shore trades.
• Summer months with high temperature ex- 76°F in Rome though highest temperature experinced in interiors of Balkan penisula.
• Elsewhere in central chile, south africa and mediterranean australia due to coastal position the temperature is around 70°F.
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A concentration of rainfall in winter with on - shore westerlies.• Mediterranean lands receive most of the rain in winter.
• Mean annual temperature is normally 25 inches.
• Rain comes in heavy showers and only on a few days with bright sunny periods.
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Prominence of local winds around the sea.• Sirocco - This is hot, dry, dusty wind which originates in Sahara desert.
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Mistral - Cold wind from north, rushing down the rhone valley in violent gusts.
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