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The Pacific High, and with it the trade-wind zone, moves north and south with changing angle of the sun, so that it reaches its northernmost position in the summer. This brings trade winds during the period of May through September, when they are prevalent 80 to 95 percent of the time.
Average temperature in September: 18C. Hours of sunshine per day: 7. Although September is the beginning of spring in much of South America, this month falls in Lima’s dry season. Average highs ...
According to the Climate Atlas of Greece published by the Hellenic National Meteorological Service and the network of the National Observatory of Athens, a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification: BSh) is found primarily in Piraeus and much of the Athens Riviera (with Anavyssos being the driest area of mainland Greece), areas of ...
Diablo (hot, dry, offshore wind from the northeast in the San Francisco bay) The Hawk (cold winter wind in Chicago) Jarbo Gap Wind (associated with and often referred to as a Diablo Wind; katabatic winds in the Northern Sierra Nevada in the vicinity of Jarbo Gap, often contributing to the growth of local wildfires) [10] [11]
This month’s question: If you could go anywhere in the world for a summer vacation, where would you go and why?
Crete straddles two climatic zones, the Mediterranean and the semi-arid climate, mainly falling within the former. As such, the climate in Crete is primarily a hot-summer Mediterranean (Csa) climate while some areas in the south and east have a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification: BSh).
The shift is the amount of time added at the DST start time and subtracted at the DST end time. For example, in Canada and the United States, when DST starts, the local time changes from 02:00 to 03:00, and when DST ends, the local time changes from 02:00 to 01:00. As the time change depends on the time zone, it does not occur simultaneously in ...
According to the national press of the time, on the 10th of July 1977 the Hellenic National Meteorological Service station in Almyros recorded 49.0 °C, the second station in Tatoi (belonging to the National Observatory of Athens) recorded 48.7 °C [4] and the stations in Volos, Velestino and Messara [vague] registered 48.0 °C (these readings ...