Durham County is the core of the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC Combined Statistical Area, which had a population of 1,749,525 in 2010.
Interesting Tropical Rainforest Biome Facts: Rainforests are extremely important because the water they produce is evaporated and then used as rain in other areas. The average temperature of the tropical rainforest remains between 70 and 85Â° F. The tropical rainforest is very rainy as its name implies.The rainfall can reach up to 400 inches in one year. Orchids are a type of epiphyte plant that grows in the tropical rainforest.nteresting Tropical Rainforest Biome Facts: Rainforests are extremely important because the water they produce is evaporated and then used as rain in other areas. The average temperature of the tropical rainforest remains between 70 and 85Â° F. The tropical rainforest is very rainy as its name implies.
Tropical rainforests can be characterized in two words: hot and wet. Mean monthly temperatures exceed 18 Â°C (64 Â°F) during all months of the year. Average annual rainfall is no less than 168 cm (66 in) and can exceed 1,000 cm (390 in) although it typically lies between 175 cm (69 in) and 200 cm (79 in).ost tropical rainforests are located around and near the equator, therefore having what is called an equatorial climate characterized by three major climatic parameters: temperature, rainfall, and dry season intensity.