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The middle latitudes, also called the mid-latitudes (sometimes spelled midlatitudes) or moderate latitudes, are spatial regions on either hemisphere of Earth, located between the Tropic of Cancer (latitude 23°26′09.7″) and the Arctic Circle (66°33′50.3″) in the northern hemisphere and between the Tropic of Capricorn (-23°26′09.7″) and the Antarctic Circle (-66°33′50.3″) in the southern hemisphere. They include Earth's subtropical and temperate zones, which lie between the two tropics and the polar circles. Weather fronts and extratropical cyclones are usually found in this area, as well as occasional tropical cyclones or subtropical cyclones, which have traveled from their areas of formation closer to the Equator.
The prevailing winds in the middle latitudes are often very strong. These parts of the world also see a wide variety of fast-changing weather as cold air masses from the poles and warm air masses from the tropics constantly push up and down over them against each other, sometimes alternating within hours of each other, especially in the roaring forties (latitudes between 40° and 50° in both hemispheres)[citation needed], even though the winds on the northern hemisphere are not as strong as in the southern hemisphere, due to the large landmasses of North America, Europe and Asia.
There are six types of mid-latitude climates consisting of: mediterranean, desert, humid subtropical, oceanic, humid continental and subarctic.
See also
- Temperate climate
- Geographical zone
- Polar circle
- Subarctic climate
- Subtropics
- Tropics
References
- "Weather & Climate Change: Climates around the world". Education Scotland. Archived from the original on 14 April 2016.
- Service, NOAA's National Weather. "Glossary - NOAA's National Weather Service". w1.weather.gov. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
- "Mid-latitudes | climateprediction.net". www.climateprediction.net. Archived from the original on 2019-10-22. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
- US Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. "What are the Roaring Forties?". oceanservice.noaa.gov. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
- "Midlatitude Climates (Group II)". geography.name. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Middle latitudes news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2019 Learn how and when to remove this message The middle latitudes also called the mid latitudes sometimes spelled midlatitudes or moderate latitudes are spatial regions on either hemisphere of Earth located between the Tropic of Cancer latitude 23 26 09 7 and the Arctic Circle 66 33 50 3 in the northern hemisphere and between the Tropic of Capricorn 23 26 09 7 and the Antarctic Circle 66 33 50 3 in the southern hemisphere They include Earth s subtropical and temperate zones which lie between the two tropics and the polar circles Weather fronts and extratropical cyclones are usually found in this area as well as occasional tropical cyclones or subtropical cyclones which have traveled from their areas of formation closer to the Equator World map with the middle latitudes highlighted in redExtratropical cyclone formation areas The prevailing winds in the middle latitudes are often very strong These parts of the world also see a wide variety of fast changing weather as cold air masses from the poles and warm air masses from the tropics constantly push up and down over them against each other sometimes alternating within hours of each other especially in the roaring forties latitudes between 40 and 50 in both hemispheres citation needed even though the winds on the northern hemisphere are not as strong as in the southern hemisphere due to the large landmasses of North America Europe and Asia There are six types of mid latitude climates consisting of mediterranean desert humid subtropical oceanic humid continental and subarctic See alsoTemperate climate Geographical zone Polar circle Subarctic climate Subtropics TropicsReferences Weather amp Climate Change Climates around the world Education Scotland Archived from the original on 14 April 2016 Service NOAA s National Weather Glossary NOAA s National Weather Service w1 weather gov Retrieved 2023 01 19 Mid latitudes climateprediction net www climateprediction net Archived from the original on 2019 10 22 Retrieved 2019 10 22 US Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration What are the Roaring Forties oceanservice noaa gov Retrieved 2023 01 19 Midlatitude Climates Group II geography name Retrieved 2019 10 22
