Geography IA
The Köppen Climatic Classification
A. Procedure in Classifying a Climate.
1. Is the station E?
If so, is it ET or EF? if not-
2. Is the station B?
To determine this, it is first necessary to determine the
seasonality of precipitation, s, f, or w. Then test for
B (Chart #1). If so, is it BS or BW? If one of these,
then is it h or K. Do i, n or v apply? If not B then-
3. Is it A, C, or D?
If A, is it f, m or w. (Chart #2). If one of these, do
i or g apply? If C, is it f, s or w (as previously deter-
mined before testing for B), and is it a, b, or c? Do g,
i, x, or v apply? If D is it f, s, w, and is it d, a, b,
or c? Does x apply?
B. Major Letter Combinations.
E climates: ET, EF
B climates: BSh, BShs, BShw; BSk, BSks, BSkw; ESn
BWh, BWhs, BWhw; BWk, BWks, BWkw; Bwh
A climates: Af, Afi, Am, Ami; Aw, Awi, Awg, Awgi
C climates: Cfa, Cgb, Cfc; Cgbi, Cfci, Cxa
Csa, Csb, Csbi, Csn, Csbnv; Cwa, Cwb, Cwbi, Cwg
D climates: Dfa, Dfb, Dfc, Dfd; Dsb
Dwa, Dwb, Dwc, Dwd; Dxa, Dxb