Köppen Dwa

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Köppen Dwa is a humid continental climate subtype characterized by hot, wet summers and cold, dry winters with a pronounced monsoonal influence.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Köppen Dwa canonical 4
Köppen Dwb 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Köppen climate classification subtype ⓘ
humid continental climate ⓘ
differsFrom Köppen Cwa by having colder winters ⓘ
Köppen Dfa by having a dry winter ⓘ
Köppen Dwb by having hotter summers ⓘ
firstLetterMeaning snow climate (continental) ⓘ
hasAirMassInfluence summer tropical or maritime air masses ⓘ
winter continental polar or Siberian air masses ⓘ
hasAnalogue Köppen Dwb ⓘ
linked to: Köppen Dwa
hasClimateType humid continental climate with dry winter and hot summer ⓘ
hasColdMonthTemperatureCriterion coldest month temperature ≤ −3 °C ⓘ
hasFeature large annual temperature range ⓘ
pronounced monsoonal influence ⓘ
strong summer–winter precipitation contrast ⓘ
hasLetterCode Dwa ⓘ
hasPrecipitationCriterion driest winter month precipitation < one‑tenth of wettest summer month precipitation ⓘ
winter dry season ⓘ
hasPrecipitationPattern low winter precipitation ⓘ
summer monsoon maximum ⓘ
hasSeasonality cold dry winters ⓘ
hot wet summers ⓘ
hasSummerCharacteristic frequent convective rainfall ⓘ
high humidity ⓘ
hot temperatures ⓘ
hasSummerTemperatureCriterion warmest month temperature ≥ 22 °C ⓘ
hasTemperatureRange hot summers above 22 °C and winters below −3 °C ⓘ
hasTypicalVegetation mixed forest ⓘ
temperate deciduous forest ⓘ
hasWinterCharacteristic cold temperatures ⓘ
generally dry conditions ⓘ
influence of continental high‑pressure systems ⓘ
isAssociatedWith East Asian monsoon ⓘ
isCommonIn East Asia ⓘ
partOf Köppen climate classification system ⓘ
secondLetterMeaning dry winter ⓘ
supportsLandUse cultivation of temperate cereals and soybeans ⓘ
intensive agriculture in river plains ⓘ
thirdLetterMeaning hot summer ⓘ
typicalRegion Korean Peninsula interior ⓘ
linked to: Korean Peninsula

North China Plain ⓘ
Northeast China ⓘ
linked to: Manchuria

interior regions of the Russian Far East ⓘ
parts of Manchuria ⓘ
parts of Mongolia border regions ⓘ
parts of North Korea ⓘ
parts of South Korea ⓘ
parts of northern India highlands transition zones ⓘ
parts of northern Japan interior ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dezhou → climateClassification → Köppen Dwa ⓘ
Köppen Dwa → hasAnalogue → Köppen Dwb ⓘ
linked to: Köppen Dwa
Feicheng → climateClassification → Köppen Dwa ⓘ
Tai'an → climateClassification → Köppen Dwa ⓘ
subject linked to: Tai'an, Shandong, China