Country ranking for field: climate 1998

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This entry includes a brief description of typical weather regimes throughout the year; in the Word entry only, it includes four subfields that describe climate extremes:|ten driest places on earth (average annual precipitation) describes the annual average precipitation measured in both millimeters and inches for selected countries with climate extremes.

1	Afghanistan	0
2	Pakistan	mostly hot dry desert; temperate in northwest; arctic in north
3	New Caledonia	tropical; modified by southeast trade winds; hot humid
4	New Zealand	temperate with sharp regional contrasts
5	Nicaragua	tropical in lowlands cooler in highlands
6	Niger	desert; mostly hot dry dusty; tropical in extreme south
7	Nigeria	varies; equatorial in south tropical in center arid in north
8	Niue	tropical; modified by southeast trade winds
9	Norfolk Island	subtropical mild little seasonal temperature variation
10	North Korea	temperate with rainfall concentrated in summer
11	Northern Mariana Islands	tropical marine; moderated by northeast trade winds little seasonal temperature variation; dry season December to June rainy season July to October
12	Norway	temperate along coast modified by North Atlantic Current; colder interior; rainy year-round on west coast
13	Oman	dry desert; hot humid along coast; hot dry interior; strong southwest summer monsoon
14	Pacific Ocean	planetary air pressure systems and resultant wind patterns exhibit remarkable uniformity in the south and east; trade winds and westerly winds are well-developed patterns modified by seasonal fluctuations; tropical cyclones
15	Palau	wet season May to November; hot and humid
16	Navassa Island	marine tropical
17	Palmyra Atoll	equatorial hot and very rainy
18	Panama	tropical; hot humid cloudy; prolonged rainy season
19	Papua New Guinea	tropical; northwest monsoon
20	Paracel Islands	tropical
21	Paraguay	subtropical; substantial rainfall in the eastern portions becoming semiarid in the far west
22	Peru	varies from tropical in east to dry desert in west
23	Philippines	tropical marine; northeast monsoon
24	Pitcairn Islands	tropical hot humid modified by southeast trade winds; rainy season
25	Poland	temperate with cold cloudy moderately severe winters with frequent precipitation; mild summers with frequent showers and thundershowers
26	Portugal	maritime temperate; cool and rainy in north warmer and drier in south
27	Puerto Rico	tropical marine mild; little seasonal temperature variation
28	Qatar	desert; hot dry; humid and sultry in summer
29	Romania	temperate; cold cloudy winters with frequent snow and fog; sunny summers with frequent showers and thunderstorms
30	Nepal	varies from cool summers and severe winters in north to subtropical summers and mild winters in south
31	Nauru	tropical; monsoonal; rainy season
32	Rwanda	temperate; two rainy seasons
33	Malta	Mediterranean with mild rainy winters and hot dry summers
34	Lebanon	Mediterranean; mild to cool wet winters with hot dry summers; Lebanon mountains experience heavy winter snows
35	Lesotho	temperate; cool to cold dry winters; hot wet summers
36	Liberia	tropical; hot humid; dry winters with hot days and cool to cold nights; wet cloudy summers with frequent heavy showers
37	Libya	Mediterranean along coast; dry extreme desert interior
38	Liechtenstein	continental; cold cloudy winters with frequent snow or rain; cool to moderately warm cloudy humid summers
39	Lithuania	transitional between maritime and continental; wet moderate winters and summers
40	Luxembourg	modified continental with mild winters cool summers
41	Macau	subtropical; marine with cool winters warm summers
42	Madagascar	tropical along coast temperate inland arid in south
43	Malawi	tropical; rainy season
44	Malaysia	tropical; annual southwest
45	Maldives	tropical; hot humid; dry northeast monsoon
46	Mali	subtropical to arid; hot and dry February to June; rainy humid and mild June to November; cool and dry November to February
47	Marshall Islands	wet season from May to November; hot and humid; islands border typhoon belt
48	Namibia	desert; hot dry; rainfall sparse and erratic
49	Martinique	tropical; moderated by trade winds; rainy season
50	Mauritania	desert; constantly hot dry dusty
51	Mauritius	tropical modified by southeast trade winds; warm dry winter
52	Mayotte	tropical; marine; hot humid rainy season during northeastern monsoon
53	Mexico	varies from tropical to desert
54	Midway Islands	tropical but moderated by prevailing easterly winds
55	Moldova	moderate winters warm summers
56	Monaco	Mediterranean with mild wet winters and hot dry summers
57	Mongolia	desert; continental
58	Montserrat	tropical; little daily or seasonal temperature variation
59	Morocco	Mediterranean becoming more extreme in the interior
60	Mozambique	tropical to subtropical
61	Myanmar	tropical monsoon; cloudy rainy hot humid summers
62	Russia	ranges from steppes in the south through humid continental in much of European Russia; subarctic in Siberia to tundra climate in the polar north; winters vary from cool along Black Sea coast to frigid in Siberia; summers vary from warm in the steppes to cool along Arctic coast
63	Saint Helena	Saint Helena_tropical; marine; mild tempered by trade winds; Tristan da Cunha_temperate; marine mild tempered by trade winds
64	Laos	tropical monsoon; rainy season
65	Ukraine	temperate continental; Mediterranean only on the southern Crimean coast; precipitation disproportionately distributed highest in west and north lesser in east and southeast; winters vary from cool along the Black Sea to cold farther inland; summers are warm across the greater part of the country hot in the south
66	The Netherlands	temperate; marine; cool summers and mild winters
67	Togo	tropical; hot humid in south; semiarid in north
68	Tokelau	tropical; moderated by trade winds
69	Tonga	tropical; modified by trade winds; warm season
70	Trinidad and Tobago	tropical; rainy season
71	Tromelin Island	tropical
72	Tunisia	temperate in north with mild rainy winters and hot dry summers; desert in south
73	Turkey	temperate; hot dry summers with mild wet winters; harsher in interior
74	Turkmenistan	subtropical desert
75	Turks and Caicos Islands	tropical; marine; moderated by trade winds; sunny and relatively dry
76	Tuvalu	tropical; moderated by easterly trade winds
77	U.S. Virgin Islands	subtropical tempered by easterly trade winds relatively low humidity little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season May to November
78	Uganda	tropical; generally rainy with two dry seasons
79	United Arab Emirates	desert; cooler in eastern mountains
80	The Bahamas	tropical marine; moderated by warm waters of Gulf Stream
81	United Kingdom	temperate; moderated by prevailing southwest winds over the North Atlantic Current; more than one-half of the days are overcast
82	United States	mostly temperate but tropical in Hawaii and Florida and arctic in Alaska semiarid in the great plains west of the Mississippi River and arid in the Great Basin of the southwest; low winter temperatures in the northwest are ameliorated occasionally in January and February by warm chinook winds from the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains
83	Uruguay	warm temperate; freezing temperatures almost unknown
84	Uzbekistan	mostly midlatitude desert long hot summers mild winters; semiarid grassland in east
85	Vanuatu	tropical; moderated by southeast trade winds
86	Venezuela	tropical; hot humid; more moderate in highlands
87	Vietnam	tropical in south; monsoonal in north with hot rainy season
88	Wake Island	tropical
89	Wallis and Futuna	tropical; hot rainy season
90	West Bank	temperate temperature and precipitation vary with altitude warm to hot summers cool to mild winters
91	Western Sahara	hot dry desert; rain is rare; cold offshore air currents produce fog and heavy dew
92	Yemen	mostly desert; hot and humid along west coast; temperate in western mountains affected by seasonal monsoon; extraordinarily hot dry harsh desert in east
93	Zambia	tropical; modified by altitude; rainy season
94	The Gambia	tropical; hot rainy season
95	Thailand	tropical; rainy warm cloudy southwest monsoon
96	Saint Kitts and Nevis	subtropical tempered by constant sea breezes; little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season
97	Somalia	principally desert; December to February_northeast monsoon moderate temperatures in north and very hot in south; May to October_southwest monsoon torrid in the north and hot in the south irregular rainfall hot and humid periods
98	Saint Lucia	tropical moderated by northeast trade winds; dry season from January to April rainy season from May to August
99	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	tropical; little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season
100	Samoa	tropical; rainy season
101	San Marino	Mediterranean; mild to cool winters; warm sunny summers
102	Saudi Arabia	harsh dry desert with great extremes of temperature
103	Senegal	tropical; hot humid; rainy season
104	Serbia and Montenegro	in the north continental climate
105	Seychelles	tropical marine; humid; cooler season during southeast monsoon
106	Sierra Leone	tropical; hot humid; summer rainy season
107	Singapore	tropical; hot humid rainy; no pronounced rainy or dry seasons; thunderstorms occur on 40% of all days
108	Slovakia	temperate; cool summers; cold cloudy humid winters
109	Slovenia	Mediterranean climate on the coast continental climate with mild to hot summers and cold winters in the plateaus and valleys to the east
110	Solomon Islands	tropical monsoon; few extremes of temperature and weather
111	South Africa	mostly semiarid; subtropical along east coast; sunny days cool nights
112	Tanzania	varies from tropical along coast to temperate in highlands
113	South Korea	temperate with rainfall heavier in summer than winter
114	Spain	temperate; clear hot summers in interior more moderate and cloudy along coast; cloudy cold winters in interior partly cloudy and cool along coast
115	Spratly Islands	tropical
116	Sri Lanka	tropical monsoon; northeast monsoon
117	Sudan	tropical in south; arid desert in north; rainy season
118	Suriname	tropical; moderated by trade winds
119	Svalbard	arctic tempered by warm North Atlantic Current; cool summers cold winters; North Atlantic Current flows along west and north coasts of Spitsbergen keeping water open and navigable most of the year
120	Swaziland	varies from tropical to near temperate
121	Sweden	temperate in south with cold cloudy winters and cool partly cloudy summers; subarctic in north
122	Switzerland	temperate but varies with altitude; cold cloudy rainy/snowy winters; cool to warm cloudy humid summers with occasional showers
123	Syria	mostly desert; hot dry sunny summers
124	Taiwan	tropical; marine; rainy season during southwest monsoon
125	Tajikistan	midlatitude continental hot summers mild winters; semiarid to polar in Pamir Mountains
126	Latvia	maritime; wet moderate winters
127	Kyrgyzstan	dry continental to polar in high Tien Shan; subtropical in southwest
128	Albania	mild temperate; cool cloudy wet winters; hot clear dry summers; interior is cooler and wetter
129	China	extremely diverse; tropical in south to subarctic in north
130	Brunei	tropical; hot humid rainy
131	Bulgaria	temperate; cold damp winters; hot dry summers
132	Burkina Faso	tropical; warm dry winters; hot wet summers
133	Burundi	equatorial; high plateau with considerable altitude variation
134	Cabo Verde	temperate; warm dry summer; precipitation meager and very erratic
135	Cambodia	tropical; rainy monsoon season
136	Cameroon	varies with terrain from tropical along coast to semiarid and hot in north
137	Canada	varies from temperate in south to subarctic and arctic in north
138	Cayman Islands	tropical marine; warm rainy summers
139	Central African Republic	tropical; hot dry winters; mild to hot wet summers
140	Chad	tropical in south desert in north
141	Chile	temperate; desert in north; cool and damp in south
142	Christmas Island	tropical; heat and humidity moderated by trade winds
143	British Indian Ocean Territory	tropical marine; hot humid moderated by trade winds
144	Clipperton Island	tropical humid average temperature 20-32 degrees C rains May-October
145	Cocos Islands	pleasant modified by the southeast trade wind for about nine months of the year; moderate rainfall
146	Colombia	tropical along coast and eastern plains; cooler in highlands
147	Comoros	tropical marine; rainy season
148	Congo	tropical; rainy season
149	Cook Islands	tropical; moderated by trade winds
150	Coral Sea Islands	tropical
151	Costa Rica	tropical; dry season
152	Croatia	Mediterranean and continental; continental climate predominant with hot summers and cold winters; mild winters dry summers along coast
153	Cuba	tropical; moderated by trade winds; dry season
154	Cyprus	temperate Mediterranean with hot dry summers and cool wet winters
155	Czech Republic	temperate; cool summers; cold cloudy humid winters
156	Côte d'Ivoire	tropical along coast semiarid in far north; three seasons_warm and dry
157	British Virgin Islands	subtropical; humid; temperatures moderated by trade winds
158	Brazil	mostly tropical but temperate in south
159	Denmark	temperate; humid and overcast; mild windy winters and cool summers
160	Australia	generally arid to semiarid; temperate in south and east; tropical in north
161	Algeria	arid to semiarid; mild wet winters with hot dry summers along coast; drier with cold winters and hot summers on high plateau; sirocco is a hot dust/sand-laden wind especially common in summer
162	American Samoa	tropical marine moderated by southeast trade winds; annual rainfall averages 124 inches; rainy season from November to April dry season from May to October; little seasonal temperature variation
163	Andorra	temperate; snowy cold winters and warm dry summers
164	Angola	semiarid in south and along coast to Luanda; north has cool dry season
165	Anguilla	tropical; moderated by northeast trade winds
166	Antarctica	severe low temperatures vary with latitude elevation and distance from the ocean; East Antarctica is colder than West Antarctica because of its higher elevation; Antarctic Peninsula has the most moderate climate; higher temperatures occur in January along the coast and average slightly below freezing
167	Antigua and Barbuda	tropical marine; little seasonal temperature variation
168	Arctic Ocean	polar climate characterized by persistent cold and relatively narrow annual temperature ranges; winters characterized by continuous darkness cold and stable weather conditions and clear skies; summers characterized by continuous daylight damp and foggy weather and weak cyclones with rain or snow
169	Argentina	mostly temperate; arid in southeast; subantarctic in southwest
170	Armenia	highland continental hot summers cold winters
171	Aruba	tropical marine; little seasonal temperature variation
172	Ashmore and Cartier Islands	tropical
173	Atlantic Ocean	tropical cyclones
174	Austria	temperate; continental cloudy; cold winters with frequent rain in lowlands and snow in mountains; cool summers with occasional showers
175	Bouvet Island	antarctic
176	Azerbaijan	dry semiarid steppe
177	Baker Island	equatorial; scant rainfall constant wind burning sun
178	Bangladesh	tropical; cool dry winter
179	Barbados	tropical; rainy season
180	Bassas da India	tropical
181	Belarus	cold winters cool and moist summers; transitional between continental and maritime
182	Belize	tropical; very hot and humid; rainy season
183	Benin	tropical; hot humid in south; semiarid in north
184	Bermuda	subtropical; mild humid; gales strong winds common in winter
185	Bhutan	varies; tropical in southern plains; cool winters and hot summers in central valleys; severe winters and cool summers in Himalayas
186	Bolivia	varies with altitude; humid and tropical to cold and semiarid
187	Bosnia and Herzegovina	hot summers and cold winters; areas of high elevation have short cool summers and long severe winters; mild rainy winters along coast
188	Botswana	semiarid; warm winters and hot summers
189	Democratic Republic of the Congo	tropical; hot and humid in equatorial river basin; cooler and drier in southern highlands; cooler and wetter in eastern highlands; north of Equator - wet season April to October dry season December to February; south of Equator - wet season November to March dry season April to October
190	Djibouti	desert; torrid dry
191	Kuwait	dry desert; intensely hot summers; short cool winters
192	Isle of Man	cool summers and mild winters; humid; overcast about half the time
193	Heard Island and McDonald Islands	antarctic
194	Holy See	temperate; mild rainy winters
195	Honduras	subtropical in lowlands temperate in mountains
196	Hong Kong	tropical monsoon; cool and humid in winter hot and rainy from spring through summer warm and sunny in fall
197	Howland Island	equatorial; scant rainfall constant wind burning sun
198	Hungary	temperate; cold cloudy humid winters; warm summers
199	Iceland	temperate; moderated by North Atlantic Current; mild windy winters; damp cool summers
200	India	varies from tropical monsoon in south to temperate in north
201	Indian Ocean	northeast monsoon
202	Indonesia	tropical; hot humid; more moderate in highlands
203	Iran	mostly arid or semiarid subtropical along Caspian coast
204	Iraq	mostly desert; mild to cool winters with dry hot cloudless summers; northern mountainous regions along Iranian and Turkish borders experience cold winters with occasionally heavy snows that melt in early spring sometimes causing extensive flooding in central and southern Iraq
205	Ireland	temperate maritime; modified by North Atlantic Current; mild winters cool summers; consistently humid; overcast about half the time
206	Israel	temperate; hot and dry in southern and eastern desert areas
207	Guyana	tropical; hot humid moderated by northeast trade winds; two rainy seasons
208	Italy	predominantly Mediterranean; Alpine in far north; hot dry in south
209	Jamaica	tropical; hot humid; temperate interior
210	Jan Mayen	arctic maritime with frequent storms and persistent fog
211	Japan	varies from tropical in south to cool temperate in north
212	Jarvis Island	tropical; scant rainfall constant wind burning sun
213	Jersey	temperate; mild winters and cool summers
214	Johnston Atoll	tropical but generally dry; consistent northeast trade winds with little seasonal temperature variation
215	Jordan	mostly arid desert; rainy season in west
216	Juan de Nova Island	tropical
217	Kazakhstan	continental cold winters and hot summers arid and semiarid
218	Kenya	varies from tropical along coast to arid in interior
219	Kingman Reef	tropical but moderated by prevailing winds
220	Kiribati	tropical; marine hot and humid moderated by trade winds
221	Haiti	tropical; semiarid where mountains in east cut off trade winds
222	Guinea	generally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season
223	Dominica	tropical; moderated by northeast trade winds; heavy rainfall
224	Finland	cold temperate; potentially subarctic but comparatively mild because of moderating influence of the North Atlantic Current Baltic Sea and more than 60000 lakes
225	Dominican Republic	tropical maritime; little seasonal temperature variation; seasonal variation in rainfall
226	Ecuador	tropical along coast becoming cooler inland
227	Egypt	desert; hot dry summers with moderate winters
228	El Salvador	tropical; rainy season
229	Equatorial Guinea	tropical; always hot humid
230	Eritrea	hot dry desert strip along Red Sea coast; cooler and wetter in the central highlands
231	Estonia	maritime wet moderate winters cool summers
232	Ethiopia	tropical monsoon with wide topographic-induced variation
233	Europa Island	tropical
234	Falkland Islands	cold marine; strong westerly winds cloudy humid; rain occurs on more than half of days in year; occasional snow all year except in January and February but does not accumulate
235	Faroe Islands	mild winters cool summers; usually overcast; foggy windy
236	Federated States of Micronesia	tropical; heavy year-round rainfall especially in the eastern islands; located on southern edge of the typhoon belt with occasionally severe damage
237	Fiji	tropical marine; only slight seasonal temperature variation
238	France	generally cool winters and mild summers but mild winters and hot summers along the Mediterranean
239	Guinea-Bissau	tropical; generally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season
240	French Polynesia	tropical but moderate
241	French Southern and Antarctic Lands	antarctic
242	Gabon	tropical; always hot humid
243	Gaza Strip	temperate mild winters dry and warm to hot summers
244	Georgia	warm and pleasant; Mediterranean-like on Black Sea coast
245	Germany	temperate and marine; cool cloudy wet winters and summers; occasional warm tropical foehn wind; high relative humidity
246	Gibraltar	Mediterranean with mild winters and warm summers
247	Glorioso Islands	tropical
248	Greece	temperate; mild wet winters; hot dry summers
249	Grenada	tropical; tempered by northeast trade winds
250	Guadeloupe	subtropical tempered by trade winds; moderately high humidity
251	Guatemala	tropical; hot humid in lowlands; cooler in highlands
252	Guernsey	temperate with mild winters and cool summers; about 50% of days are overcast
253	Zimbabwe	tropical; moderated by altitude; rainy season

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