Post by Lommaren on May 10, 2018 11:14:21 GMT -5
Österskär lies to the east of my well-known split-sea continent, and is one weird offshore archipelago climate:
60 days of thunder each summer and crazy lightshows out in the archipelago, located on 47°N on a warmer planet than Earth. If thunder ever hits the island as opposed to just striking the sea, it's repelled by the 300 metre high mountains in the middle of an otherwise relatively flat island.
Don't mistake "avg record highs" or "avg record lows" for anything else. Winters are heavily influenced by strong continental winds bursting out 15 km into the open sea, hitting the island. The station is in the island's north-eastern shore facing the sea, contributing to the very high lows during the still very unstable summers.
Österskär receives on average 7 cm of snow each winter at the site of the weather station, but about 20 cm on the highest point due to orographic lift and colder nights. Winters are sunny and summers cloudy due to the thunderstorm influence.
I rate this one a B-
60 days of thunder each summer and crazy lightshows out in the archipelago, located on 47°N on a warmer planet than Earth. If thunder ever hits the island as opposed to just striking the sea, it's repelled by the 300 metre high mountains in the middle of an otherwise relatively flat island.
Don't mistake "avg record highs" or "avg record lows" for anything else. Winters are heavily influenced by strong continental winds bursting out 15 km into the open sea, hitting the island. The station is in the island's north-eastern shore facing the sea, contributing to the very high lows during the still very unstable summers.
Österskär receives on average 7 cm of snow each winter at the site of the weather station, but about 20 cm on the highest point due to orographic lift and colder nights. Winters are sunny and summers cloudy due to the thunderstorm influence.
I rate this one a B-
