Alpine: The average temperature in summer for the alpine region is -12ºc to 15ºc. The average rainfall for the year is 30 cm. The alpine biome doesn't run on latitude because of its wide range, instead we go on hight and Alpine regions are usually 10 000 feet or more.
Deserts: All months in the Desert biomes have an average temperature of 18º c. The latitude range for deserts is 15º to 28º. Approximately 25 ml of rain a year will fall onto the desert biome.
Grasslands: The average rain fall for Grasslands is 10 to 30 inches. The latitude for grasslands is 55º N to 30º S. In the winter, temperatures can get as low as -40º F and in summer it can get to a temperature of 21º c.
Savanna: In a savanna's winter it is really dry, most of a savanna's rain comes in the summer season. The average rainfall in the summer season is 15 to 25 inches. The savanna temperature range is about 20ºc - 30ºc. The latitude for the savanna biome to 10º to 20º S.
Marine: The Marine biome is exceptionally hard to classify because it is all over the world, because of oceans. The Ocean gets warmer as you move toward the equator and cold as you get closer to the tundra areas, however, the marine affects the lands climate a lot. The currents and wind effect the coastal areas. The Wind and currents usually match each other.
Cold climate forest: A cold climate forests temperature range is from -54º c to 21º c. The average precipitation for winter is 20 to 40 inches and for summer 10 to 20. The latitude for cold climate forests is 50º - 60º N.
Temperate forest: The temperature for the temperate forest varies between -30º c and 30º c. Average rain fall is about 75 to 150 cm and is distributed evenly through the year. The forests can be found between 25º - 50º latitude.
Tundra: Tundra climates are practically summer-less, no monthly average for temperatures rises about 10ºc and 9 months are below freezing. rain fall is usually no more than 250 mm in a year mostly falling over summer. The latitudinal range is from 75º N to 60º N.
References
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http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/rnfrst_climate_page.htm
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Think Quest team 26634 (date unavailable)
Available:
http://library.thinkquest.org/26634/desert/climate.htm
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Available: http://www.marietta.edu/~biol/biomes/grass.htm
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Accessed: 19 April
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Available: http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/taiga_climate_page.htm
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