Mesothermal
Climates
Humid Subtropical Hot-Summer:
generally on east side of continents, either always moist or winter dry. mT air masses dominate high sun season, with convectional precipitation, rest of year mid.
lat. cyclones
significant.
Marine West Coast:
always wet due to mid. Lat. cyclones, mild summers, cool winters with mP air dominant.
Located poleward of Mediterranean Dry-Summer Climates
Mediterranean Dry-Summer: winter wet, summer drier or very dry.
Coastal fogs typical in late spring through early fall.
Winter precip from mid lat cyclones, summer dry due to dominance of high pressure.