USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Northern plains have continental climate because it is away from the moderating influence of the sea. Thus, the summers are extremely hot and winters are extremely cold.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Great Plains have a continental climate. Over much of their expanse, cold winters and warm summers prevail, with low precipitation and humidity, much wind, and sudden changes in temperature. The major source of moisture is the Gulf of Mexico, and the amount falls off both to the north and west.

Detailed explanation-3: -Moist continental mid-latitude climates have warm to cool summers and cold winters. The location of these climates is poleward of the “C” climates. The average temperature of the warmest month is greater than 50° F (10° C ), while the coldest month is less than-22°F (-30°C).

Detailed explanation-4: –The Northern Plains are far away from the oceanic influence, the northern plains undergo a ‘continental’ type of climate. The major features of this sort of atmosphere are that in the summer and winter months, it faces variations in temperature, i.e. it is exceptionally hot in summer and extremely cold in winter.

Detailed explanation-5: -The northern plains have characteristic extreme climatic conditions with the inland regions having hot nights and days during the summer season from April to mid June. However during the winter season, from November to February, the days are warm and temperatures during nighttime can fall sub-zero levels.