Recent Examples on the WebThe monsoon is composed of moist, unstable air that originates far to the south, in the subtropics. Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2022 This first storm is drawing much of its moisture from about 1,500 miles away, in the subtropics. Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Dec. 2021 The storm, which is drawing lots of moisture from the subtropics also could deliver 2.5 inches of rain in the coastal foothills and valleys, and up to 4 inches in the mountains. Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2021 The cows — many Brahmans with origins in the subtropics and other hardy breeds — feed on leaves and beans from mesquite and palo verde trees and on grasses that grow after the rains and by the creek.Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2021 It is described as a thin, but long plume of moisture in the atmosphere that stretches from the tropics or subtropics into higher latitudes. Jim Foerster, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2021 Because of fabulous weather — well, most of the time — here in the subtropics, South Florida has quite few farmers’ markets. Rod Stafford Hagwood, sun-sentinel.com, 7 Oct. 2021 Here in the subtropics, keeping cool is a hot issue. Rod Stafford Hagwood, sun-sentinel.com, 6 Aug. 2021 Near- to below-average sea surface temperatures are present in the tropical Atlantic, while the subtropics exhibit positive temperature anomalies.Washington Post, 20 May 2021 See More