| Klimaat |
Temperatuur en regen:
|
JAN |
FEB |
MAR |
APR |
MAY |
JUN |
JUL |
AUG |
SEP |
OCT |
NOV |
DEC | |
| TEMP: |
19 |
18 |
18 |
19 |
21 |
24 |
30 |
27 |
30 |
24 |
21 |
19 |
| RAIN
(cm): | 10 |
13 |
12 |
8 |
10 |
13 |
10 |
13 |
13 |
15 |
11 |
10 |
Het hele jaar door schijnt het hier wel mooi weer te zijn, maar in de wintermaanden schijnt het hier toch wel af te koelen. Regent ook iets vaker in die periode. Maar ja, dat is wat vaker heel kort... Dagen met een grijze bewolkte lucht komen hier ook wel voor, maar schijnen jaarlijks op je vingers te tellen te zijn... Wat verder goede tijden zijn om hier heen te komen, weet ik nog niet precies. Maar volgens mij kan het het hele jaar wel. De beste tijden zijn waarschijnlijk tussen mei en oktober. Waarbij je er wel op moet letten dat het zeewater naarmate de maanden vorderen steeds warmer wordt... Niet dat het koud in mei is overigens...
The
Hurricane Season
This curse of the Caribbean, the Bahamas, and Bermuda lasts officially from June
to November, but don't panic -- more tropical storms pound the U.S. mainland than
Bermuda. It's also less frequently hit than islands in the Caribbean...
(Bron:
Frommer's Bermuda 2003)
Ok. Sinds 05-09-2003 vraag ik me af of de rest van het boek wél klopt...
Saffir-Simpson Scale
The USA utilizes the Saffir-Simpson hurricane intensity scale for the Atlantic and Northeast Pacific basins to give an estimate of the potential flooding and damage to property given a hurricane's estimated intensity:
| Saffir-Simpson | Maximum sustained wind speed | Minimum surface pressure | Storm surge | |||
| mph |
m/s |
kts |
mb |
ft |
m | |
| 1 |
74-95 |
33-42 |
64-82 |
greater than 980 |
3-5 |
1.0-1.7 |
| 2 |
96-110 |
43-49 |
83-95 |
979-965 |
6-8 |
1.8-2.6 |
| 3 |
111-130 |
50-58 |
96-113 |
964-945 |
9-12 |
2.7-3.8 |
| 4 |
131-155 |
59-69 |
114-135 |
944-920 |
13-18 |
3.9-5.6 |
| 5 |
156+ |
70+ |
136+ |
less than 920 |
19+ |
5.7+ |
Beaufort | Windspeed | Description | Sea Condition |
0 | 0 | Calm | Sea like a mirror |
1 | 1 - 3 | Light Air | Ripples but without foam crests |
2 | 4 - 6 | Light Breeze | Small wavelets. Crests do not break |
3 | 7 - 10 | Gentle Breeze | Large wavelets. Perhaps scattered white horses |
4 | 11 - 16 | Moderate Breeze | Small waves. Fairly frequent white horses. |
5 | 17 - 21 | Fresh Breeze | Moderate waves, many white horses |
6 | 22 - 27 | Strong Breeze | Large waves begin to form; white foam crests, probably spray |
7 | 28 - 33 | Near Gale | Sea heaps up and white foam blown in streaks along the direction of the wind |
8 | 34 - 40 | Gale | Moderately high waves, crests begin to break into spindrift |
9 | 41 - 47 | Strong Gale | High waves. Dense foam along the direction of the wind. Crests of waves begin to roll over. Spray may affect visibility |
10 | 48 - 55 | Storm | Very high waves with long overhanging crests. The surface of the sea takes a white appearance. The tumbling of the sea becomes heavy and shock like. Visibility affected |
11 | 56 - 63 | Violent Storm | Exceptionally high waves. The sea is completely covered with long white patches of foam lying in the direction of the wind. Visibility affected |
12 | 64+ | Hurricane | The air is filled with foam and spray. Sea completely white with driving spray. Visibility very seriously affected. |