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Climate of North Carolina : ウィキペディア英語版 | Climate of North Carolina
North Carolina's climate varies from the Atlantic coast in the east to the Appalachian Mountain range in the west. The mountains often act as a "shield", blocking low temperatures and storms from the Midwest from entering the Piedmont of North Carolina.〔North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State. (North Carolina Climate & Geography. ) Retrieved on 2008-01-13.〕 Most of the state has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa''), except in the higher elevations of the Appalachians which have a subtropical highland climate (Köppen ''Cfb''). For most areas in the state, the temperatures in July during the daytime are around . In January the average temperatures range near .(however a polar vortex or "cold blast" can significantly bring down average temperatures, seen in Winter 2014 and Winter 2015.)〔U.S. Travel Weather. (North Carolina Weather. ) Retrieved on 2008-01-13. 〕 == Precipitation == There is an average of forty-five inches of rain a year (fifty in the mountains). July storms account for much of this precipitation. As much as 15% of the rainfall during the warm season in the Carolinas can be attributed to tropical cyclones.〔David B. Knight Robert E. Davis. (Climatology of Tropical Cyclone Rainfall in the Southeastern United States. ) Retrieved on 2008-02-29.〕 Mountains usually see some snow in the fall and winter.〔 Moist winds from the southwest drop an average of of precipitation on the western side of the mountains, while the northeast-facing slopes average less than half that amount.〔City-Data.com (North Carolina - Climate ) Retrieved on 2008-02-09.〕
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