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A humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa'' or ''Cwa'') is a zone of subtropical climate characterised by hot, usually humid summers and mild to cool winters. Under the Köppen climate definition, this category of climate type covers a broad range of attributes, especially in terms of winter temperatures. Under the modern Trewartha climate classification, most of the climates that have eight or more months with a mean temperature of 10 °C (50 °F) are warm to hot much of the year with mild winters. The Köppen definition of this climate is for the coldest month's mean temperature to be between and , and the warmest month to be above . Some climatologists prefer to use as the lower bound for the coldest month's mean temperature. It is either accompanied with a dry winter (Köppen: w〔Köppen: w — driest winter month receives less than one tenth of the precipitation of the wettest summer month〕) — or has no distinguished dry season (Köppen: f〔Koppen: f — winter months get more than one tenth of the precipitation of the wettest summer month, and summer months get at least per month or more than one third as much the wettest winter month〕).〔''The Times Atlas of the World'' (1993). Times Books ISBN 0-7230-0492-7.〕 Under the modern Trewartha climate classification, climates are termed Humid Subtropical when they have mean temperatures of 10 °C (50 °F) for eight or more months a year. In most locations classed within this system, the mean temperature of the coldest month is between 3 °C (35 °F) and 18 °C (65 °F). Some climatologists consider the Trewartha grouping of subtropical climates to be more real-world and fitting on a global scale. Rainfall in humid subtropical climates often shows a summer peak, and where monsoons are well developed, like Southeast Asia, a strong summer peak and winter drought is common. Due to the influence of the subtropical highs and subsidence, droughts can be severe and often catastrophic to agriculture. Winter rainfall is associated with large storms and fronts that the westerlies steer from west to east, that on occasion reach down into subtropical latitudes. Most summer rainfall occurs during thunderstorms and weak tropical lows that move in from adjacent warm tropical oceans. ==Overview of distribution== Humid subtropical climates normally lie on the southeast side of all continents, generally between latitudes 25° and 40° in the Northern Hemisphere or Southern Hemisphere and tend to be located at coastal or near coastal locations. However, in some cases the climate extends well inland, most notably in China and the United States. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Humid subtropical climate」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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