In keeping with the theme of Chapter 8, these Web Links are designed to demonstrate just how exciting the discipline of geography is. These sites exemplify the many concepts presented in Climatic Zones and Types.
- Climate Visualization
Climate Visualization is a Website run by the National Climatic Data Center. It allows users to create maps and graphs of all climate data held in the center.
- The Global Historical Climate Network
This site allows users to download climate data for thousands of sites around the globe. If you need climate data for a location, this is the first place to try.
- World Climates
This site allows users to select a city and receive a description of its climate.
- Climographs of Selected U.S. Cities
View climographs of selected cities in the United States
- The United States Interactive Climate Pages
This site, by the Climate Diagnostics Center, has clickable image maps of the United States that allow users to obtain mean monthly temperature and precipitation data for a number of U.S. cities.
