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ST. JOHN'S, NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR


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Elevation: 139 meters     Latitude: 47 37N     Longitude: 052 44W
Köppen Classification: Warm Summer Continental Climate

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This climate climate zone covers from about 44°N to 50°N latitude mostly east of the 100th meridian in North America. However, it can be found as far north as 54°N, and further west in the Canadian Prairie Provinces and below 40°N in the high Appalachians. In Europe this subtype reaches its most northerly latitude at nearly 61° N. Areas featuring this subtype of the continental climate have an average temperature in the warmest month below 22°C (22°F). Summer high temperatures in this zone typically average between 21-28°C (70-82°F) during the daytime and the average temperatures in the coldest month are generally far below the -3 °C (27°F) mark.

The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Dfb". (Warm Summer Continental Climate).

The average temperature for the year in St. John's is 41.1°F (5.1°C). The warmest month, on average, is August with an average temperature of 60.9°F (16.1°C). The coolest month on average is February, with an average temperature of 23.2°F (-4.9°C).

The highest recorded temperature in St. John's is 88.7°F (31.5°C), which was recorded in July. The lowest recorded temperature in St. John's is -10.8°F (-23.8°C), which was recorded in February.

The average amount of precipitation for the year in St. John's is 60.4" (1534.2 mm). The month with the most precipitation on average is December with 6.5" (165.1 mm) of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is July with an average of 3.6" (91.4 mm). There are an average of 215.6 days of precipitation, with the most precipitation occurring in December with 22.4 days and the least precipitation occurring in July with 13.3 days.

In terms of liquid precipitation, there are an average of 162.6 days of rain, with the most rain occurring in October with 18.1 days of rain, and the least rain occurring in February with 8.6 days of rain.

In St. John's, there's an average of 131.9" of snow (0 cm). The month with the most snow is January, with 34.9" of snow (88.6 cm).



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