middle latitude

noun

1. the latitude of the point that is midway between two parallels on the same side of the equator.

Word History and Origins

Origin of middle latitude¹

First recorded in 1700–10

Example Sentences

"As the climate warms, that sort of jet stream activity that happens in the middle latitude, will weaken and in extreme cases split, allowing this sort of cyclone formation to occur."

From BBC

Cohen published a paper in 2016 finding that variability in winter temperatures has increased across the Northern Hemisphere’s middle latitude regions in recent years.

From Scientific American

Aye, that he did; but I worked him a traverse in middle latitude, sailing on that tack.

From Project Gutenberg

The old gentleman made an attempt to drive a conversation, and asked a few questions relative to foreign politics, the state of navigation, and commerce, in New York, &c.; but finding his auditor as ignorant as though he had proposed a case in middle latitude sailing, he dropped him altogether.

From Project Gutenberg

To find the new or Lo. in: Find the middle latitude by adding the latitude left to the latitude in and dividing by 2.

From Project Gutenberg