Köppen climate classification

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[kop-uhn klahy-mit klas-uh-fi-key-shuhn] / ˈkɒp ən ˈklaɪ mɪt ˌklæs ə fɪ keɪ ʃən /

Also Köppen-Geiger climate classification

noun

1. Climatology. a system for classifying climates into one of six groups, each with several subgroups, based on seasonal precipitation and temperature.

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Etymology

Origin of Köppen climate classification

First recorded in 1950–55; named after Wladimir Köppen (1846-1940), who invented the system in 1884