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Differentiate between: Warm temperate west coast and east coast climates
Solution
| Temperate west coast | East coast climates |
| This climate type is found just south of the cool temperate west coast climatic region, along a narrow belt on the west coast in California | In this climatic region, summers are warm and winters are mild. Rainfall occurs all year round, but mostly in summer brought by the North-East. Trade Winds blowing from the Atlantic Ocean |
| Here, summers are warm and dry, while winters are mild and wet | The rainfall gradually decreases westwards. The southeastern part of the continent and the coastal areas around the Gulf of Mexico in the USA experience this type of climate. |
| The region comes under the influence of the Westerlies in winter |
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