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    Characteristics of The Hot-Dry and Warm-Humid Climate in Nigeria

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    The document discusses the characteristics of two climate zones in Nigeria - the hot-dry climate of the northern part and the warm-humid climate of the southeastern part. The hot-dry climate is marked by a long dry season and short rainy season, with high daytime temperatures, low humidity, and sparse vegetation. The warm-humid climate experiences heavy rainfall brought by monsoon winds, high humidity, and supports very dense vegetation.

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    CHARACTERISTICS OF THE HOT-DRY AND WARM-HUMID CLIMATE IN

    NIGERIA
    Climate is the average weather in a given area over a longer period of time.
    The national university commission recognizes three climates zones in Nigeria;
    the Northern, the Southern zone and the transitional zone based on the division
    of the country into climatic design zones
     Hot-dry climate
     Warm-humid climate
     Temperate dry climate
     Temperate humid climate
     Temperate dry with cool climate

    HOT-DRY CLIMATE:
    This climate is experienced in the northern part of Nigeria. The climate is marked
    by a long dry season and thereby a short rainy season. This zone encompasses
    some of the highlands and desert regions, with the strong influence of the wind
    pattern causing sand storms. The hot dry climate is characterized by high
    temperatures during the day with a sharp drop at night and sunshine all year
    round, but the hours of sunlight drop a little in winter. Humidity is low, especially
    in the summer, which causes rapid evaporation, low rainfall (Mobolade &
    Pourvahidi,2020).

    WARM-HUMID CLIMATE:
    This climate is influenced by the South Atlantic Ocean monsoons brought into
    the country by the air mass of the maritime tropical (MT), a warm moist sea with
    the seasonal wind of the surface. The warmth and high humidity give it a strong
    tendency to ascend and produce a large amount of rainfall, which is a result of the
    condensation of water vapor in the rapidly rising air (air cools as it rises).
    The region that experiences this climate is the southeastern part of Nigeria. The
    rainfall is heavy and short in duration, the humidity is high, which causes slow
    evaporation and rainfall, the temperature high though not as high as the hot-dry
    climate (Mobolade & Pourvahidi,2020).

    Summary of the characteristics of the hot-dry and warm-humid climate


    HOT-DRY CLIMATE WARM-HUMID
    CLIMATE

    Air temperature MAX(hot): 43-49,MAX(cool):27-32 MAX:27-32 degree Celsius


    MIN(hot): 24-30,MIN(cool):10-18 degree MIN:21-27 degree Celsius
    Celsius

    Humidity (%) 10-55 55-100

    Precipitation 50-155 2000-5000


    (mm)
    Sky condition Clear Fairly cloudy
    Winds Local, hot, dusty Low velocity
    Vegetation Sparse Very luxuriant
    Solar radiation Direct, Strong Painful glare
    (Ogunsote & Prucnal-Ogunsote,2002)

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