Why is Chicago called "windy city"

Because the latitude of Chicago is similar to that of new york, and because the downtown area of Chicago is close to the curved shore of Lake Michigan, after 10, a large amount of cold air generated in the northern part of Lake Michigan rose back from the northern forest, swept the lake surface of Lake Michigan, and blew directly into the downtown area. The streets and rivers in the city are spacious, and cold air will blow to most parts of the city along these rivers, so Chicago is called "windy city".

Chicago is located in Cook County, Illinois, USA, on the southwest bank of Lake Michigan, one of the Great Lakes in the United States. The coordinates of the city center are 4139' north latitude and 87 34' west longitude. Chicago is 40.23 kilometers long from north to south and 24. 14 kilometers wide from east to west, with a total area of 606.2 square kilometers. The terrain of Chicago is quite flat, with an average elevation of176m. The highest altitude is 224 meters above the southern suburb landfill.

The climate in Chicago is obvious all year round. In the hottest July of the year, the average maximum temperature is 29 degrees Celsius.

Average minimum temperature17℃; ; In the coldest January, the average maximum temperature is 2℃, and the average minimum temperature is-1 1.

C. The highest temperature in history is 40℃ (1July 24th, 934) and the lowest temperature is -32℃( 19851October 20th).

Influenced by Lake Michigan, it is windy in winter in Chicago. The temperature in Chicago is suitable. The average temperature in June 65438+ 10 is 6℃, in April 9℃, in July 22.8℃ and in June 65438+ 10/.4℃.

There is plenty of rain in Chicago, with an average annual precipitation of 965mm. Summer is the season with the most precipitation, usually in the form of thunderstorms or showers, and there is little continuous precipitation. In winter, the precipitation is the least, usually in the form of snow. The maximum daily precipitation is165438+ 164 mm recorded on August 4, 987.

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Water resources: Chicago River has three tributaries, and the average flow of each tributary is 16.5 m3/s, of which the average flow of the main road is 3.9m3/s. The total length of the river is 25 1km, and the drainage area is 674 square kilometers.

Plant resources: Chicago is rich in forest resources, with a forest area of about 440,000 mu and a coverage rate of 33%.

Animal resources: Chicago is short of animal resources, with only a few species, such as field sole, turkey, bobtail cat and Mickey mouse.

Mineral resources: Chicago is rich in mineral resources, with the total proven reserves ranking first in the United States. The main mineral deposits are coal, oil, natural gas, iron ore, potassium salt, phosphate and sulfur. Other mineral deposits include copper, lead, molybdenum, uranium, bauxite, gold, mercury, nickel, potassium carbonate, silver, tungsten, zinc, aluminum and bismuth.

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