nontropical
adjective
non·​trop·​i·​cal
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One reason to be cautious about interpreting the lightning as an unprecedented event is that lightning can also occur in intense nontropical storms that affect the Arctic, though no such large and potent storm was present Saturday. — Andrew Freedman, Anchorage Daily News, "Lightning struck within 300 miles of the North Pole, Fairbanks meteorologists say," 10 Aug. 2019 It is expected to form a nontropical low pressure system Wednesday night or Thursday morning after the disturbance comes into contact with a cold front of dense air, the NHC said. — Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com, "A second weather disturbance near Florida brings another possibility of the third named tropical system," 24 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'nontropical.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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