Quote Originally Posted by Yora View Post
Florida is in that zone and pretty wet, as it New Zealand. Both are pretty narrow, running north and south with lots of water on both sides, which might be an important factor. And in China there's the Himalayas, which really mess up weather patterns in the entire region. I wonder what mechanism is at work there.
My first guess would be elevation. A lot of florida is basically sea level, while comparatively New Zealand has mountains.