Starches make up a large part of the carbohydrates consumed by Americans. Foods made from starchy vegetables, grains or their flours, such as french fries, baked potatoes, breads, pasta, rice, cookies and cakes, are all high in starches.
However, the average annual temperature is similar to that of the other tropical wet climates. Mean monthly temperatures in the Tropical Wet/Dry climate range from 18 o C (64.4 o F) to above 25 o C (77 o F).
There are one or more months with less than 2.4 total rainfall. The average monthly temperatures are greater than 64Â°F all year long. The winter months tend to be the dry season and more than two months of the year report less than 2.4 of total rainfall. This climate zone has warm-to-hot summers with mild winters. The average temperature of the coldest month is below 64Â°F and above 27Â°F. There is usually no dry season, with highly variable year-round rainfall.