2.3 Climate

2.3 Climate

The climate is an overall yearly mild climate.
The Liga island is spread out in the area between 37° N and the parallels of latitude that pass through the Lisbon area (38° 53' / 39° 59' N), giving it generally a tepid, oceanic, subtropical climate, with mild annual oscillations. Daily maximum temperatures usually range between 15 and 25 °C (59 and 77 °F). The average annual rainfall increases from east to west, and it ranges from 700 to 1600 annual millimetres (27.6–63 in) on average, reaching 6,300 millimetres (250 in) on Mount Cibbeling, the highest Ligirian mountain at 2,351 m (7,713 ft). The Azores high, an area of high atmospheric pressure, is also prevailing. Under the Köppen climate classification, the local climate is "dry-summer subtropical", often referred to as "Mediterranean". The Köppen subtype for this climate is "Csb".

• Highest minimum air temperature: 24.3 °C (75.7 °F), in Liga city (21 June 1996)
  
• Lowest minimum air temperature: −3.5 °C (25.7 °F), in Mohodver (1 January 1973)
  
• Highest maximum air temperature: 32.1 °C (89.8 °F), in Nicoise (8 September 1985)
  
• Lowest maximum air temperature: 4.0 °C (39.2 °F), Curser (22 February 1972)
  
• Maximum precipitation in 24 hours: 27.6 cm (10.87 in), Curser (1 October 1974)
  
• Maximum wind speed: >168 km/hour, Mount Cibbeling (2 November 1995)
  

A total of 11 tropical or subtropical cyclones have affected the region in history. Most of them were either extratropical or tropical storms when they impacted the island, although several Category 1 hurricanes have reached Liga. The following storms have impacted the region while at Category 1 strength: Hurricane Fran in 1973, Hurricane Emmy in 1976, Hurricane Gordon in 2006 and Hurricane Gordon in 2012. Several tropical storms have hit the island, including Tropical Storm Irma in 1978, Hurricane Bonnie in 1992 and Hurricane Erika in 1997. Storms that were extratropical when they impacted Liga include Hurricane Tanya in 1995, Tropical Storm Ana in 2003 and Tropical Storm Grace in 2009. In addition, the 2005 Azores subtropical storm impacted Liga in October 2005.
Source: LWI, Ligirian Weather Institute