Examples of subtropics in a Sentence
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On many occasions, the region was hit by back-to-back storms, and several of those systems gained extra strength by tapping moisture from the subtropics.
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San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2023
But in the summer, a ridge of high pressure moves up from the subtropics.
—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 15 July 2013
Big southward dips in that high altitude river of air have allowed storms to pick up copious moisture in the subtropics.
—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 5 Jan. 2023
The term atmospheric river refers to huge plumes of airborne moisture that periodically surge out of the subtropics and plow into various places on the West Coast, particularly California.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2022
But there could be something brewing in the subtropics this week.
—Leigh Morgan, al, 5 Dec. 2022
The monsoon is composed of moist, unstable air that originates far to the south, in the subtropics.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2022
This first storm is drawing much of its moisture from about 1,500 miles away, in the subtropics.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Dec. 2021
The storm, which is drawing lots of moisture from the subtropics also could deliver 2.5 inches of rain in the coastal foothills and valleys, and up to 4 inches in the mountains.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2021
San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2023
But in the summer, a ridge of high pressure moves up from the subtropics.
—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 15 July 2013
Big southward dips in that high altitude river of air have allowed storms to pick up copious moisture in the subtropics.
—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 5 Jan. 2023
The term atmospheric river refers to huge plumes of airborne moisture that periodically surge out of the subtropics and plow into various places on the West Coast, particularly California.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2022
But there could be something brewing in the subtropics this week.
—Leigh Morgan, al, 5 Dec. 2022
The monsoon is composed of moist, unstable air that originates far to the south, in the subtropics.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2022
This first storm is drawing much of its moisture from about 1,500 miles away, in the subtropics.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Dec. 2021
The storm, which is drawing lots of moisture from the subtropics also could deliver 2.5 inches of rain in the coastal foothills and valleys, and up to 4 inches in the mountains.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2021
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subtropics
noun plural
sub·trop·ics
ˌsəb-ˈträp-iks 
ˈsəb-
: subtropical regions
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