"rigorous climate" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation, environment, or climate that is excessively strict or demanding. For example, you could say "The rigorous climate of the boarding school made it difficult for students to adjust to the lifestyle."
Ice wedges require a much more rigorous climate to grow than does permafrost.
Results show a rigorous climate, with the presence of grasslands capable of sustaining a high ungulate biomass.
And by midcentury, to meet California's rigorous climate targets, 87 percent of all cars on state roads would have to be classified zero emission.
Frost action is best developed in silt-sized and silty clay-sized sediments in areas of rigorous climate and poor drainage.
The features require a rigorous climate with some fine-grained sediments and soil moisture, but they do not necessarily need underlying permafrost.
The paper proposes a low carbon domestic design framework for sustainable homes in Saudi Arabia, characterized by a rigorous climate and unique regional socio-cultural features.
The Met Office's statistics have appeared just as the government is coming under pressure to introduce rigorous new climate change laws.
A rigorous cold climate with a very short snow-free season precludes the growth of trees on the Russian side of the Bering Strait in the Chukotka region of the Russian Far East.
The birds must be taught migratory tradition & should ideally be dispersed to leass rigorous winter climates.
From Mather to Williamson and Jefferson and many others, the debate was a reaction to European attitudes regarding the presumed rigorous and unhealthful climate of North America.
Mann noted that the proposed EPA initiative calls for a rigorous review of climate science ― but that is "precisely what scientific peer-review is".
