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Heuningnes: Climate |
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Precipitation |
| The Heuningnes river and its catchment lie within a Mediterranean climatic region, receiving most of the rainfall in the winter from about May to September and characterised by a warm to hot and dry summer. The mean annual rainfall over most of the catchment is between 400 and 600 mm, with a mean annual precipitation of 447 mm for the Heuningnes drainage system. (Ref 2) | |
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Temperature |
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Average daily temperatures: July - Maximum 17 C and Minimum 6 C Sunshine duration varies from about 60 % of the possible duration in July to over 70 % in January. (Ref 2) |
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Wind |
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