On the Potential of 25 Years (1991–2015) of Rawinsonde Measurements for Elucidating Climatological and Spatiotemporal Patterns of Afternoon Boundary Layer Depths over the Contiguous US

Table 3

Description of Köppen climate classifications identified in the present study with the list of IGRA sites located within these regions.

Climate type	Characteristics	# of sites	Site ID: locations
Cfa	Temperate; without dry season; hot summer	12	72215: Atlanta, GA; 72230: Birmingham, AL; 72235: Jackson, MS; 72248: Shreveport, LA; 72249: Fort Worth, TX; 72317: Greensboro, NC; 72318: Blacksburg, VA; 72327: Nashville, TN; 72340: Little Rock, AR; 72357: Norman, OK; 72403: Sterling, VA; 72440: Springfield, IL
Dfb	Cold; without dry season; hot summer	8	72528: Buffalo, NY; 72632: White Lake, MI; 72649: Minneapolis, MN; 72659: Aberdeen, SD; 72672: Riverton, WY; 72747: International Falls, MN; 72764: Bismarck, ND; 72712: Caribou, ME
BSk	Arid; steppe; cold	9	72451: Dodge City, KS; 72469: Denver, CO; 72476: Grand Junction, CO; 72363: Amarillo, TX; 72265: Midland, TX; 72662: Rapid City, SD; 72681: Boise, ID; 72768: Glasgow, MT; 72776: Great Falls, MT.
Dfa	Cold; without dry season; warm summer	7	72518: Albany, NY; 72520: Pittsburgh, PA; 72456: Toepka, KS; 72426: Cincinnati, OH; 72558: Omaha, NE; 72562: North Platte, NE; 74455: Davenport, IA
Dsb	Cold; dry, warm summer	3	72376: Flagstaff, AZ; 72489: Reno, NV; 72786: Spokane, WA
BWk	Arid; desert; cold	2	72364: Santa Teresa, NM; 72365: Albuquerque, NM
BSh	Arid; steppe; hot	2	72261: Del Rio, TX; 72274: Tuscon, AZ
Dsa	Cold; dry, hot summer	2	72572: Salt Lake City, UT; 72582: Elko, NV
Csa	Temperate; dry, hot summer	1	72597: Medford, OR
Csb	Temperature; dry, cool summer	1	72694: Salem, OR