Maciek Sudoł
- 1. Maciej Sudoł THE CLIMATE OF POLAND
- 2. CHARACTERISTICS maritime continental factors which determine the climate: • geographical location • landscape transitional character different air masses clash over the area of the country which is the result of: • its position in the center of Europe • latitudinal position of geographical regions
- 3. CLOUDINESS visible effect of air masses above Poland cloudy days 60% 70% the most cloudy regions: • the lake districts in the north • the Sudetes the least cloudy: • Wielkopolska • the Silesian Lowland
- 4. PRECIPITATION the highest – western slopes of mountains and hills the lowest – in the eastern parts of Wielkopolska and in Kujawy the maximum – in summer
- 5. PRECIPITATION the highest number of days with snowfalls – in the mountains the lowest number of days with snowfalls – in the western part extraordinary precipitation: black–brown rain in 1901 orange snow in Zakopane in 1972
- 6. WINDS 60% of winds are from the West the wind pattern is not the same throughout the year • summer – mainly westerly • winter – easterly winds prevail • transitory seasons – both winds occur with the same frequency
- 7. WINDS speed 2 10 m/s storms – strong winds at the seaside halny – a strong wind in the Tatras hurricanes are unusual
- 8. TEMPERATURE hottest part – Silesian Lowland the coldest part – Suwalszczyzna the lowest temperature ever recorded in Poland: • –40 C in Siedlce in 1940 • –40.6 C in Żywiec in 1929 +40,2 C the highest temperature ever recorded – in Poland: 40,6 C • 40.2 C near Opole in 1921 the – 40 C
- 9. SIX SEASONS early spring spring summer autumn early winter winter
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