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K?ppen climate classification From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The K?ppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was developed by Wladimir K?ppen, a German climatologist, around 1900 (with several further modifications by himself, notably in 1918 and 1936). It is based on the concept that native vegetation is the best expression of climate, thus climate zone boundaries have been selected with vegetation distribution in mind. It combines average annual and monthly temperatures and precipitation, and the seasonality of precipitation. Contents [showhide] 1 The scheme 1.1 GROUP A: Tropical/Megathermal climates1.2 GROUP B: Dry (Arid and semiarid) climates1.3 GROUP C: Temperate/mesothermal climates1.4 GROUP D: Continental/microthermal climate1.5 GROUP E: Polar climates 2 Trewartha climate classification scheme 3 Criticisms of the K?ppen scheme 4 External links [edit] The scheme K?ppen climate classification scheme divides the climates into five main groups and several types and subtypes. Each particular climate type is represented by a 2 to 4 letter symbol: [edit] GROUP A: Tropical/Megathermal climates Tropical climates (see tropics) are characterized by constant high temperature - all twelve months of the year have average temperatures of 18 °C (64.4 °F) or higher. They are subdivided as follows: Tropical rain forest climate (Af): All twelve months have average precipitation of at least 60 mm (2.36 inches). These climates, usually occurring within 5° latitude of the equator, are dominated by the Doldrums Low Pressure System all year round, and thus have no real seasons.Examples: SingaporeBelém, Brazil.Some of the places that have this climate are indeed uniformly and monotonously wet throughout the year (e.g., Andagoya, Colombia), but in many cases the period of higher sun and longer days is distinctly wettest (as at Palembang, Indonesia) or the time of lower sun and shorter days may have more rain (as at