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).
1 See map. 2  Onslow, Western Australia has a subtropical steppe/ low-latitude semi-arid hot climate (K ppen-Geiger classification: BSh). 3  According to the Holdridge life zones system of bioclimatic classification Onslow, Western Australia is situated in or near the subtropical desert scrub biome. Average monthly temperatures vary by 11.5 Â°C (20.7Â°F). 2  This indicates that the continentality type is oceanic, subtype truly oceanic. 3  Total annual Precipitation averages 430.6 mm (17 inches) which is equivalent to 430.6 Litres/m (10.56 Gallons/ft).