Albuquerque, New Mexico, receives an average of 20.7 centimeters (8.07 inches) of rainfall annually. Albuquerque is considered a desert when the commonly used Köppen climate classification is applied. Yearly precipitation at the Russian city of Verkhoyansk averages 15.5 centimeters (6.05 inches), about 5 centimeters (2 inches) less than Albuquerque, yet is classified as a humid climate. Explain how this can be the case.
Albuquerque, New Mexico, receives an average of 20.7 centimeters (8.07 inches) of rainfall annually. Albuquerque is considered a desert when the commonly used Köppen climate classification is applied. Yearly precipitation at the Russian city of Verkhoyansk averages 15.5 centimeters (6.05 inches), about 5 centimeters (2 inches) less than Albuquerque, yet is classified as a humid climate. Explain how this can be the case.
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Albuquerque, New Mexico, receives an average of 20.7 centimeters
(8.07 inches) of rainfall annually. Albuquerque is considered a desert
when the commonly used Köppen climate classification is applied.
Yearly precipitation at the Russian city of Verkhoyansk averages 15.5
centimeters (6.05 inches), about 5 centimeters (2 inches) less than
Albuquerque, yet is classified as a humid climate. Explain how this can
be the case.
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