Rucava

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Station Characteristics Name : Rucava Country : Latvia GAW Category : Regional Platform : Ground base Location : 56.16ºN   21.17ºE   18m a.m.s.l. Time Zone : +2 Address : p/k 17, LV-3400, Liepaja, Latvia Organization : Ltd. Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Centre (LVGMC), http://www.meteo.lv Description : The station is located in the agricultural area. Within the radius of 300 m there is area, covered with farmland and small groups of trees. The locality is scarred with drainage channels. The entire territory of Latvia lies within one climatic region, moderately mild and wet. The proximity of the Baltic Sea accounts for moderately marine climatic conditions in the area. The mean annual temperature is 6.3 °C, the total precipitation amounts 772 mm, the duration of the vegetation period is 198 days and the hydrological cycle is 300 days.