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Hello and welcome to your extra credit lab.
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As our climate changes, crop patterns, as well as natural habitats of plants and animals, shift to maintain
preferred temperatures. According to climate models for the midlatitudes, climate regions could shift poleward by 150 to 550 km (90 to 350 mi) during this century. For example, climate conditions in Texas are projected to “migrate” northeast, as shown below, so that the future climate in Illinois will resemble the current climate in east Texas.
You’ll need the Köppen climate classification sheet: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15JA4PMHJOY4_r8HBKlaItUtUU6-4sU2oPxi2F8j-QmM/edit?usp=sharing
Part A.
Present Chicago
| Current | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual |
| Temp | -6.0 | -2.1 | 2.8 | 9.4 | 16.0 | 21.2 | 24.1 | 23.7 | 19.4 | 13.1 | 5.5 | -2.3 | 10.4 |
| PRECIP cm | 4.7 | 4.3 | 5.9 | 10.1 | 8.5 | 10.4 | 8.5 | 7.3 | 9.5 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 6.2 | 90.2 |
- Summer rain total cm
- Percent of rain in summer is %
- Th:
- P/Th:
- Köppen climate classification symbol:
- Köppen climate classification symbol and name:
- Explanation for this determination:
Projected Chicago
| Projected | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual |
| Temp | 2.9 | 6.9 | 13.6 | 19.1 | 22.6 | 31.0 | 34.1 | 33.1 | 28.2 | 20.0 | 11.8 | 4.6 | 19.0 |
| PRECIP cm | 6.6 | 5.4 | 9.2 | 14.8 | 11.6 | 6.0 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 9.8 | 8.8 | 11.5 | 7.8 | 106.6 |
- Summer rain total cm
- Percent of rain in summer is %
- Th:
- P/Th:
- Köppen climate classification symbol:
- Köppen climate classification symbol and name:
- Explanation for this determination:
- What is the difference between C and D climates when classifying them using the Köppen system?
- What is the summer high for current and projected Chicago in C and F? How much warmer in C and F is Chicago projected to be?
Part B
Fill in the blanks, assume 100 mm maximum for STRGE.
| Current | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual |
| PRECIP mm | 47 | 43 | 59 | 101 | 85 | 104 | 85 | 73 | 95 | 76 | 72 | 62 | 902 |
| POTET mm | 0 | 0 | 9 | 39 | 84 | 128 | 147 | 133 | 90 | 50 | 8 | 0 | 688 |
| PRECIP-
POTET |
47 | 43 | 50 | 62 | 1 | -24 | -62 | -60 | 5 | 26 | 64 | 62 | 214 |
| ACTET | — | ||||||||||||
| STRGE | 100 | — | |||||||||||
| Δ-STRGE | — | — | |||||||||||
| DEFIC | — | ||||||||||||
| SURPL | — |
| Projected | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual |
| PRECIP mm | 66 | 54 | 92 | 148 | 116 | 60 | 74 | 77 | 98 | 88 | 115 | 78 | 1066 |
| POTET mm | 0 | 5 | 29 | 71 | 115 | 243 | 295 | 256 | 159 | 65 | 17 | 2 | 1257 |
| PRECIP-
POTET |
66 | 49 | 63 | 77 | 1 | -183 | -221 | -179 | -61 | 23 | 98 | 76 | -191 |
| ACTET | — | ||||||||||||
| STRGE | 100 | — | |||||||||||
| Δ-STRGE | — | — | |||||||||||
| DEFIC | — | ||||||||||||
| SURPL | — |
Answer the following questions for current Chicago:
- What month does Chicago run out of STRGE?
- What is the first month with a DEFIC and what is the sum of all the DEFICs for the the year?
Answer the following questions for projected Chicago:
- What month does Chicago run out of STRGE?
- What is the first month with a DEFIC and what is the sum of all the DEFICs for the the year?
