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− | During the beginning of June to the end August, Cape Town's winter months, most of it's annual rainfall occurs because of the mountainous topography, though the amount of rainfall in a specific part of a city varies | + | During the beginning of June to the end August, Cape Town's winter months, most of it's annual rainfall occurs because of the mountainous topography, though the amount of rainfall in a specific part of a city varies dramatically. |
During the Summer, November to March, there is a south-easterly wind caused by a high pressure system, known as the South-Atlantic High. | During the Summer, November to March, there is a south-easterly wind caused by a high pressure system, known as the South-Atlantic High. | ||
<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Town#Climate</ref> | <ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Town#Climate</ref> | ||
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Cape Town, South Africa, Africa Earth Science 7- Cities
Latitude/Longitude 33º55'25.59"S/18º25'24.05"E [1]
Elevation 4 meters [1]
Major Body of Water Cape Town is right on the Atlantic Ocean. Cape Town is about 30 miles away from Cape of Good Hope. [1]
Climate
===Average Temperature===http://wiki.sjs.org/wiki/index.php?title=Earth_Science_7-Cape_Town,_South_Africa&action=edit
Cape Town Temperature | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual |
Avg. Temperature | 21.0 | 21.2 | 20.0 | 17.4 | 15.1 | 13.3 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 14.3 | 16.2 | 18.2 | 19.9 | 16.8 |
Avg. Max Temperature | 25.7 | 26.0 | 24.8 | 22.8 | 20.5 | 18.1 | 17.5 | 18.4 | 19.4 | 21.1 | 23.4 | 24.5 | 21.9 |
Avg. Min Temperature | 15.7 | 15.4 | 14.0 | 11.9 | 9.6 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 9.0 | 10.8 | 13.6 | 14.7 | 11.4 |
Average Precipitation
Cape Town Precipitation | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual |
Precipitation (inches) | 0.59 | 0.67 | 0.79 | 1.61 | 2.72 | 3.66 | 3.23 | 3.03 | 1.57 | 1.18 | 0.55 | 0.67 | 20.28 |
Days with Precipitation | 5.5 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 8.3 | 11.4 | 13.3 | 11.8 | 13.7 | 10.4 | 8.7 | 4.9 | 6.2 | 103.6 |
Climate Zone
Cwa (humid subtropical) on the Köppen climates [4]
Factors that Regulate the Climate
During the beginning of June to the end August, Cape Town's winter months, most of it's annual rainfall occurs because of the mountainous topography, though the amount of rainfall in a specific part of a city varies dramatically. During the Summer, November to March, there is a south-easterly wind caused by a high pressure system, known as the South-Atlantic High. [5]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Cape Town, South Africa. Map. Google Earth. Google.com, 6 Oct.2010. Web. 6 Oct. 2010.
- ↑ http://www.worldclimate.com/cgi-bin/grid.pl?gr=S33E018
- ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Town#Climate
- ↑ http://www.srh.noaa.gov/jetstream/global/climate_max.htm
- ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Town#Climate