Water Balance
Water Balance of Berkeley, California and Terre Haute, Indiana
Johnny L. Luckett
Excelsior College
Abstract
This paper discovers the water budget for Berkeley, California in comparison to Terre Haute, Indiana. The two cities precipitation differs throughout the twelve month calendar year where many of the heavy precipitation months are totally opposite. Berkeley California’s winters, where the majority of rain occurs and Terre Haute, Indiana where the rainfall is observed as consistently disseminated throughout the year evenly. This paper will also magnify geographic position, climate and elevation in contrast of the two cities that reflects the water budget outlined in Project 1: Water Balance defined in (figure1) and (figure 2).
Water Balance of Berkeley, California, and Terre Haute, Indiana According to (figure 1) and (figure 2) of Project 1: Water Balance charts, precipitation varies between the two cities distinctly. The city of Berkeley, California averages around 61.6 centimeters or 24.25 inches of rainfall yearly; while Terre Haute, Indiana receives 101.3 centimeters or 39.9 inches of precipitation yearly. Terre Haute matches Berkeley California yearly precipitation exactly mid-summer in the month of June; making the difference in rainfall between the two cities, 39.7 centimeters or 15.6 inches, almost a quarter of Berkeley annual rainfall.
Climate
Conferring to Western Regional Climate Center, www.wrcc.dri.edu (2013) Berkeley’s months of December through February are disrupted with rain. Snow is uncommon in Berkeley; however periodically crowns of hills at upper elevations may receive shallow accumulation of snow. Autumn and Spring collect with various precipitation and flexible temperatures. Cool summers occur in Berkeley, California where there is a Mediterranean climate, with arid summers and damp winters. Hotter month’s being June through July tends to be chillier than common climates known to the
Johnny L. Luckett
Excelsior College
Abstract
This paper discovers the water budget for Berkeley, California in comparison to Terre Haute, Indiana. The two cities precipitation differs throughout the twelve month calendar year where many of the heavy precipitation months are totally opposite. Berkeley California’s winters, where the majority of rain occurs and Terre Haute, Indiana where the rainfall is observed as consistently disseminated throughout the year evenly. This paper will also magnify geographic position, climate and elevation in contrast of the two cities that reflects the water budget outlined in Project 1: Water Balance defined in (figure1) and (figure 2).
Water Balance of Berkeley, California, and Terre Haute, Indiana According to (figure 1) and (figure 2) of Project 1: Water Balance charts, precipitation varies between the two cities distinctly. The city of Berkeley, California averages around 61.6 centimeters or 24.25 inches of rainfall yearly; while Terre Haute, Indiana receives 101.3 centimeters or 39.9 inches of precipitation yearly. Terre Haute matches Berkeley California yearly precipitation exactly mid-summer in the month of June; making the difference in rainfall between the two cities, 39.7 centimeters or 15.6 inches, almost a quarter of Berkeley annual rainfall.
Climate
Conferring to Western Regional Climate Center, www.wrcc.dri.edu (2013) Berkeley’s months of December through February are disrupted with rain. Snow is uncommon in Berkeley; however periodically crowns of hills at upper elevations may receive shallow accumulation of snow. Autumn and Spring collect with various precipitation and flexible temperatures. Cool summers occur in Berkeley, California where there is a Mediterranean climate, with arid summers and damp winters. Hotter month’s being June through July tends to be chillier than common climates known to the
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