Match the following climate statistics with the locations:
A Quito, Ecuador (0°S; 9000
ft.)
( )
B San Diego, CA (32°N)
west coast
( )
C Tokyo, Japan (36°N;
east coast)
( )
E Melbourne, Australia (38°S;
east coast) ( )
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG
SEP OCT NOV DEC
1) T(°F) 56
58 58 62 63 66
70 72 70 66 62
58
r(mm) 48
38 39 20 4
1 -- 2 3
9 31 44
2) T(°F) 39
39 44 56 62 70
75 79 74 62 52
43
r(mm) 48
63 106 135 147 165 142 153 234
208 97 56
3) T(°F) 56
56 56 66 56 56
56 56 56 56 56
56
r(mm) 99
112 142 176 137 43 20
30 69 112 97 70
4) T(°F) 68 68
64 59 54 50 48
52 56 58 62 64
r(mm) 48
46 56 58 53 53
48 48 58 66 58
58
Strategy:
Melbourne is easy to identify, because it's the only station located
at temperate latitudes of the Southern Hemisphere and is therefore
colder in July than in January. Station # 4 is the only one that
has
this characteristic.
Quito is also easy to spot because it is the only equatorial station.
Station #3 with its conspicuously uniform temperatures year round;
cool because of the altitude, is the only one that fits.
That leaves Tokyo and San Diego, on the opposite sides of the
Pacific. San Diego should have a dry summer and Tokyo a relatively
wet summer. Hence, Station #1 must be San Diego and Station #
2 must
be Tokyo.