The following are characteristics of tundra climate
- it is found above 66 1/2 degrees northern arctic cycle and 66 1/2 south of the equator (antarctic circle)
- it has cold winter with temperature varying between -29 Celsius centigrade to -40 Celsius centigrade
- it has a very long winter lasting 8 months
- it has cool summer with a temperature of about 10 centigrade to 15 centigrade
- it has a short summer lasting 3 months
- it has a very large annual range temperature going up to 73 centigrade
- there is a permanent cover of snow and ice (permafrost)
- the areas are generally dry with low annual precipitation (100 to 250 mm)
- during the long cold winter, the polar wind is dominant
- snowstorms or blizzard are common in this regional
- it is a high-pressure zone
- it is an area of low humidity
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