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Angra do Heroismo

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Station Characteristics
Name : Angra do Heroismo
Country : Portugal
GAW Category : Regional
Platform : Ground base
Location : 38.67ºN   27.22ºW   74m a.m.s.l.
Time Zone :
Address : Observatório Jos Agostinho
Rua Conde Praia da Vitória
9700-056 Angra do Heroismo
Açores
Organization : Instituto de Meteorologia
Description : The observatory is located at north of Angra do Heroismo town at south part of Terceira Island (Azores).
Annual average air temp.=16.7°C
Annual average amount of precip.=1125 mm.
Rainy season is October to March, about 66.9 % of annual average amount of precipitation.
Dry season is July to August, about 7.7 % of annual average amount of precipitation.
Prevailing winds: W(16 km/h).
Reference period (1961/1990).





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