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C. W. Thornthwaite

American geographer and climatologist (1899–1963)

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Lived 1899–1963, aged 64United States
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    1899–1963
    Aged 64
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Updated 2026-07-21

Charles Warren Thornthwaite was an American geographer and climatologist. He is best known for devising the Thornthwaite climate classification, a climate classification system modified in 1948 that is still in use worldwide, and also for his detailed water budget computations of potential evapotranspiration.

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