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Otter Valley Climate (1981 - 2010) |
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Jacob's Ladder Beach near Sidmouth. |
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The Otter Valley has a
climate that is described as Oceanic or Maritime Temperate where
winters are mild for the latitude and the summers are warm but not
hot. There is a tendency for less rainfall here along the south
coast during the summer months
and this can often lead to a soil moisture deficit. Places around
the world that have a similar climate are the north and west coasts
of France & Spain, north-western USA and south-western Canada, south-eastern coasts of
Australia and all of coastal Tasmania, and most of the northern lowland
parts of the south island of New Zealand. Cities of the world that
have a similar climate are Seattle USA, Wellington & Christchurch
NZ, Hobart in Tasmania and Santander in Spain. |
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Table 1.
Monthly averages and totals for
the Otter Valley, Devon (1981 to 2010)* |
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Min (°C) |
Max (°C) |
Mean (°C) |
Frost Days |
Sunshine |
Rainfall |
Rain Days >1.0 mm |
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Jan |
3.1 |
8.9 |
6.0 |
7.0 |
66.4 |
82.0 |
12.9 |
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Feb |
2.7 |
8.8 |
5.7 |
7.3 |
81.3 |
61.8 |
10.4 |
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Mar |
4.1 |
11.0 |
7.5 |
3.4 |
117.6 |
63.4 |
10.8 |
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Apr |
5.0 |
13.2 |
9.1 |
1.3 |
166.7 |
60.9 |
10.1 |
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May |
8.2 |
16.6 |
12.4 |
0.0 |
190.7 |
55.8 |
9.7 |
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Jun |
10.9 |
19.4 |
15.2 |
0.0 |
196.8 |
49.7 |
7.7 |
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Jul |
13.1 |
20.9 |
17.0 |
0.0 |
208.2 |
49.1 |
7.8 |
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Aug |
12.9 |
20.7 |
16.8 |
0.0 |
194.6 |
56.8 |
8.3 |
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Sep |
10.9 |
19.1 |
15.0 |
0.0 |
143.3 |
59.7 |
8.7 |
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Oct |
8.6 |
15.2 |
11.9 |
0.3 |
107.4 |
89.0 |
12.4 |
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Nov |
5.5 |
11.8 |
8.7 |
2.3 |
79.7 |
84.1 |
12.7 |
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Dec |
3.3 |
9.3 |
6.3 |
6.2 |
58.6 |
89.8 |
12.6 |
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Annual |
7.4 |
14.6 |
11.0 |
27.8 |
1611.3 |
802.0 |
123.8 |
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*These data are an estimation of the
long term average climate derived from figures taken from
nearby official weather stations. |
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Figure 1. Temperature and rainfall for
the Otter Valley (1981 - 2010) |
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Figure 2. Sunshine and
mean pressure for the Otter Valley (2005 - 2011). |
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Otter Valley Climate
(2005 - 2012) |
Otter Valley Climate 1981 to 2010 vs 2005 to 2012 |