Blog # 3: The Climate and Weather of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

A Valley type fog in Rio de Janeiro
http://famouswonders.com/christ-the-redeemer-statue-on-corcovado-mountain/

CLIMATE & WEATHER:

When a random person wants to travel the globe and visit places around the world. Warm climates come to mind. Meaning the place they are going to visit will be nice and hot. Perhaps tropical. You know, where you can have a pina colada and just relax on the beach with your swimsuit on. Or going to explore and take wonderful pictures. Good thing that one of the greatest world hotspots falls on this list and is also a wonderful place to vacation. You know which world city i'm talking about. None other than Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Lightning strike on top of the Christo Statue in Rio
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2543588/Construction-workers-dangle-100-ft-ground-begin-repair-work-Rio-Janeiros-famous-Christ-statue-damaged-recent-lightning-storms.html

Rio has the climate where its surroundings are the Amazon Rainforest, so yes the weather is tropical, hot, humid, and muggy. We have all heard the term three in one, meaning there are three types in one place. According to the Koeppen Scale, In Rio there are three types of climate that all apply to the city. Rainforest due to the Amazon surrounding most of Brazil, including Rio which creates rain storms year round. There is Monsoon type weather pounding Rio with intense precipitation. Most likely because of the location being next to the Atlantic Ocean. And during hurricane season weather along costal places intensifies. However, Rio is also considered being a Savanna type because it has wet and dry conditions for the summer and winter months. In my opinion, I believe that Rio has a convection type of (Latent Heat) because the majority of the heat is stored in the air with water vapor. Making it really humid and muggy.

Reference: (Class Lecture): Earth's Temperatures

This is a temperature graph of Rio for the months of January-December
http://en.climate-data.org/location/853/ 

Rio's weather is mostly rainy and tropical making December through March the months of most rainfall. more than average. in the summer temperatures can be as high as 104 degrees F* and into the low 60s for its lowest. The cold fronts from Antarctica that push north towards Brazil cause a lot of landslides, floods, extreme rain showers and lots of hail storms. year round the temperatures are pleasant enough for people to want to visit.

Reference: http://www.riodejaneiro.com/blog/2012/10/22/rio-de-janeiro-climate/

This is a climate graph of Rio for the months of January-December
http://en.climate-data.org/location/853/

Because Brazil is 90% tropical, in Rio, the southern part of the country you can experience 2 seasons. Wet and dry. Wet in the summer and dry in the winter The seasons in brazil are reversed because its in the southern hemisphere. Winter is June-September. Summer is December-March.

Reference:  http://www.unique-southamerica-travel-experience.com/climate-of-brazil.html

Average Rainfall - Rio de Janeiro

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• Bars   Reference: (http://www.holiday-weather.com/rio_de_janeiro/averages/)

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