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GENERAL DESCRIPTION.
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THIS SMALL GROUP OF ISLANDS IS SITUATED IN THE STORMIEST
PART OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC MIDWAY BETWEEN SCOTLAND AND
ICELAND. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE WARM GULF STREAM OCEAN
CURRENT THE CLIMATE IS MILD FOR ITS LATITUDE. THE ISLANDS
ARE CLOUDY, WET AND WINDY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. ALTHOUGH IT
RAINS 260 DAYS PER YEAR THE MAIN RAINY SEASON IS FROM EARLY
AUTUMN TO LATE WINTER. THE AVERAGE DAY TEMPERATURE RANGES
FROM BETWEEN 3C DEGREES IN JANUARY, THE COLDEST MONTH, TO
11C - 20C DEGREES IN THE WARMEST MONTH JULY. FROM MID-JUNE
TO MID-JULY THERE ARE NEARLY 24 HOURS OF DAYLIGHT.
CLOTHING: MEDIUM TO HEAVY WEIGHT. RAINCOATS AND BOOTS ARE
ESSENTIAL.
HOYVIK ALT 20M
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JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
TEMP MAX C 6 6 7 8 10 12 13 14 12 10 8 7
MIN C 2 1 2 3 5 7 9 9 8 5 4 3
RAIN MM 149 136 114 106 67 74 79 96 132 157 156 167
HUMIDITY AM 81 82 82 81 82 83 86 87 85 83 83 82
% PM 82 82 81 80 82 83 84 84 84 82 84 83 |
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