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