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).
Tropical Dry and Wet Climate. Tropical Dry and Wet Climates with less than 60mm in any single month and lower than 1000mm annual rainfall. They are characterised by dry and wet seasons that relate to their situation in regard to the equator and the migration of the ITCZ.