Torquay
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
- 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) |
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) |
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) |
14.48 (58.07) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 4.0 (39.2) |
3.7 (38.7) |
4.9 (40.8) |
6.1 (43) |
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) |
8.21 (46.78) |
| Record low °C (°F) | -13.6 (7.5) |
-10.5 (13.1) |
-7.2 (19) |
-5.0 (23) |
-2.0 (28.4) |
-1.0 (30.2) |
0.0 (32) |
1.9 (35.4) |
-1.1 (30) |
-5.0 (23) |
-6.0 (21.2) |
-16.5 (2.3) |
-16.5 (2.3) |
| Rainfall mm (inches) | 95.2 (3.748) |
71.8 (2.827) |
69.4 (2.732) |
58.4 (2.299) |
58.8 (2.315) |
50.5 (1.988) |
45.5 (1.791) |
54.1 (2.13) |
57.5 (2.264) |
94.3 (3.713) |
89.1 (3.508) |
102.9 (4.051) |
847.5 (33.366) |
| Snowfall cm (inches) | 3.6 (1.42) |
7.4 (2.91) |
1.0 (0.39) |
1.0 (0.39) |
0.0 (0) |
0.0 (0) |
0.0 (0) |
0.0 (0) |
3.8 (1.5) |
4.3 (1.69) |
101.1 (39.8) |
43.2 (17.01) |
165.4 (65.12) |
| Avg. 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 |
| Avg. 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 |
| 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] | |||||||||||||
Torquay Media
Painting of Torquay in 1811 before its expansion.
Torquay cliffs seen from the South West Coast Path near Rock Walk (2014).
Torquay Town Hall, Castle Circus, built 1911.
Old Town Hall, Union Street, built 1852.
Map of the UK Parliament constituency of Torbay, in Devon.
Aerial view of Torquay Harbour
Torquay Railway Station in 1988
References
- ↑ "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.