Torquay
town in Devon, England
Torquay (pronounced: "tor-KEE") is a coastal town in Devon, South West England.[1] It is perhaps most famous as birthplace of writer Agatha Christie[2] and setting of the TV show, Fawlty Towers.[3]
Climate change
- Torquay has one of the smallest average temperature ranges in Britain. It also has one of the mildest Winters in Britain.[4]
- The warmest temperature recorded was 33.0 °C (91.4 °F) on 28 June 1976.
- The coldest temperature recorded was −16.5 °C (2.3 °F) on 26 December (Boxing Day) 2010.
- The warmest nighttime temperature was 19.0 °C (66.2 °F) on 7 August 2003.
- The coldest daytime temperature was −4.8 °C (23.4 °F) on 12 January 1987.
- The town is one of the sunniest areas of the south-west.[4]
- Fog is most common during September.
- Hail is most common during March.
- Thunder is most common during June.
- Tornadoes are extremely rare, but there is a 0.08 % chance of one during June and September.[5]
| Climate data for Torquay | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.5 (61.7) |
18.0 (64.4) |
20.9 (69.6) |
24.0 (75.2) |
27.5 (81.5) |
33.0 (91.4) |
32.2 (90.0) |
32.4 (90.3) |
28.0 (82.4) |
26.0 (78.8) |
18.5 (65.3) |
16.7 (62.1) |
33.0 (91.4) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 9.4 (48.9) |
9.1 (48.4) |
10.9 (51.6) |
12.8 (55.0) |
15.7 (60.3) |
18.7 (65.7) |
20.8 (69.4) |
20.7 (69.3) |
18.6 (65.5) |
15.2 (59.4) |
12.1 (53.8) |
9.8 (49.6) |
14.5 (58.1) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 4.0 (39.2) |
3.7 (38.7) |
4.9 (40.8) |
6.1 (43.0) |
9.0 (48.2) |
11.6 (52.9) |
13.7 (56.7) |
13.7 (56.7) |
11.7 (53.1) |
9.3 (48.7) |
6.4 (43.5) |
4.4 (39.9) |
8.2 (46.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −13.6 (7.5) |
−10.5 (13.1) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
0.0 (32.0) |
1.9 (35.4) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−16.5 (2.3) |
−16.5 (2.3) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 95.2 (3.75) |
71.8 (2.83) |
69.4 (2.73) |
58.4 (2.30) |
58.8 (2.31) |
50.5 (1.99) |
45.5 (1.79) |
54.1 (2.13) |
57.5 (2.26) |
94.3 (3.71) |
89.1 (3.51) |
102.9 (4.05) |
847.5 (33.36) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 3.6 (1.4) |
7.4 (2.9) |
1.0 (0.4) |
1.0 (0.4) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
3.8 (1.5) |
4.3 (1.7) |
101.1 (39.8) |
43.2 (17.0) |
165.4 (65.1) |
| Average rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 12.9 | 10.4 | 10.6 | 9.9 | 9.2 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 8.1 | 8.7 | 12.4 | 12.3 | 12.7 | 122.1 |
| Average snowy days | 2.3 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 9.5 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 64.7 | 83.5 | 122.6 | 186.3 | 217.5 | 222.4 | 225.0 | 209.6 | 160.6 | 110.6 | 84.0 | 60.4 | 1,747.2 |
| Source 1: Met Office (averages)[4] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Voodoo Skies (extremes)[6] | |||||||||||||
References change
- ↑ "Google Maps". Google Maps.
- ↑ "Agatha Christie Literary Trail". English Riviera.
- ↑ BBC. "Sybil back at Fawlty Towers". www.bbc.co.uk.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Torquay Climate Period: 1981–2010". Met Office. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
- ↑ "HugeDomains.com - VoodooSkies.com is for sale (Voodoo Skies)". www.hugedomains.com.
{{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help) - ↑ "Torquay Extremes". Voodoo Skies. Retrieved 23 September 2015.