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Description: Maritime polar (mP)
Brings precipitation to the western mountains
Occasional influence in the northeastern United States causes the “Nor’easter” in New England with its cold temperatures and snow

North America (east of the Rocky Mountains)
Maritime tropical (mT)
From the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean
Warm, moist, unstable air
Brings precipitation to the eastern United States

Continental tropical (cT)
Southwest and Mexico
Hot, dry
Seldom important outside the source region

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