"by companies such as Delphi Weather Analytics. The weather risk market makes it possible to manage the financial impact of weather through risk transfer instruments based on a defined weather element, such as temperature, rain, snow, wind, etc. Weather risk management is a way for organizations to limit their financial exposure to disruptive weather events. By making a payment (a ""premium"") to a separate company that will assume the financial weather risk for them, an organization essentially is buying a type of insurance - the company assuming the risk will pay the buyer a pre-set amount of money which will"
"common in the mountains above Kardamili, with the Profitis Ilias typically remaining snow capped until early June. Winter rainfall in the area is often heavy, with spectacular flooding in the Viros gorge occurring every few years. In summer, by contrast, rain is scarce. Summer thunderstorms are exceptionally rare, bringing short, heavy downpours. Summertime temperatures usually range around 90-95°F (32-35°C), but heat waves with temperatures above 100°F (38°C) are common. The cooling Meltemi wind which blows across much of Greece is largely blocked by the mountains of the area, resulting in unusually calm seas which are often lake-like in the morning,"
"well as towards areas around the city which used to be rural, mainly the Akrotiri Peninsula. The city has a subtropical Mediterranean climate (Köppen: Csa), with sunny dry summers and very mild rainy winters. During the period between April and October, clear-sky weather is almost an everyday feature. The atmosphere is always warm, but fierce heat waves (temperatures above 38 °C) are not very common, since the prevailing Etesian winds (""Meltemia"") blow from northern directions and pleasantly moderate the conditions. Intervals of sunny days are frequent during the windy and rainy winter as well. Snow and frost are rare near"
"the city of Bemidji. Beltrami County borders a total of nine counties, more than any other county in Minnesota, except for Renville County, which also borders nine counties. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (18%) is water. It is the fourth-largest county in Minnesota by area. In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Bemidji have ranged from a low of in January to a high of in July, although a record low of was recorded in January 1950 and a record high of was"
"provinces of the Cyclades Prefecture. It had the same territory as the present regional unit. It was abolished in 2006. Tinos experiences a Mediterranean climate and has warm and dry summers and mild and wet winters. In the island you come across the etesians (also known as meltemi winds) the strong, dry north winds of the Aegean Sea, which blow from about mid-May to mid-September. They are at their strongest in the afternoon and often die down at night, but sometimes meltemi winds last for days without a break. Meltemi winds are dangerous to sailors because they come up in"
"Kolkheti National Park. It is flanked by the small river Kaparchina to the south-east and Lake Paliastomi to the south-west. Some to the south is the village Maltaqva, a local beach resort. The city's climate is humid subtropical with cool winters and warm summers. The average annual temperature is , in January, and in July. Average annual precipitation is . Service and food industry represent the most important sectors of the economy. The Poti Sea Port (7.7 million tons per annum) is operational. The railway to Tbilisi makes this a more useful port than the natural harbor at Batumi. In"
"Belém, is the island of Tatuoca which is the location of one of the seven geophysical stations in the world, and the only station in Latin America. Belém has a tropical rainforest climate (climate type ""Af""), under Köppen’s Climate classification. In all 12 months of the year, the city on average sees more than 60 mm of rainfall, so the city has no true dry season month. However, Belém features noticeably wetter and drier seasons. The wetter season spans from December through May, while the drier season covers the remaining six months of the year. Like many cities with a"
"silt and peat deposits over the last 4000 to 6000 years. In some areas the marsh is indunated completely with a number of lakes including Lake Paliastomi, Patara Paliastomi Lake, Imnati Lake and Parto Tskali Lake. The climate of Kolkheti National Park is warm and humid climate and annual temperature ranges from 1500-1600mm, relatively equal through the year. The park is subject to heavy periodical coastal winds and the coldest month, January can reach temperatures as low as 4.5 degrees Celsius. During the summer it is a moderate temperature, reaching 22 degrees Celsius in August on average. However, in August,"
"is the mainstay of this region as about 70% of the population is engaged in Agriculture. Major Field Crops cultivated are Mecheri has Government and Private Schools and Colleges for Primary,Higher secondary and graduation studies both arts and science and engineering etc. Mecheri receives scanty rainfalland has moderate-dry weather throughout except during the monsoon season. Generally, the first two months of the year are pleasant, with summer beginning around March. The highest temperatures normally occur during May. This period of time sees scanty rainfall. The climate becomes more temperate during June–July period. During this pre-monsoon period, the mercury reverses its"
"Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification: Csa), a type of subtropical climate with hot and dry summers and warm and wet winters. Mersin has its highest rainfall in winter; mainly December and January which gives Mersin its healthy, nurtured coastline. The driest months are summer with hardly any rainfall at all. Today, Mersin is a large city spreading out along the coast, with Turkey's second tallest skyscraper (the 52-floor Mertim Tower, which was the tallest skyscraper in Turkey for 13 years between 1987 and 2000, until the completion of the İş Bankası Towers in Istanbul), huge hotels, an opera house, expensive"
"summer during the monsoon season. Cherrapunji, located on the Meghalaya plateau is one of the rainiest place in the world with an annual precipitation of . Temperatures are moderate in the Brahmaputra and Barak valley river plains which decreases with altitude in the hilly areas. At the highest altitudes, there is permanent snow cover. Temperature<br> Temperatures vary by altitude with the warmest places being in the Brahmaputra and Barak River plains and the coldest at the highest altitudes. It is also influenced by proximity to the sea with the valleys and western areas being close to the sea, which moderates"
"millimeters. The rainiest month is November, with an average of 157 mm of precipitation, and the driest is July, with 1 mm of rainfall. Il-Gelmus Il-Gelmus is a hill located in Victoria, Gozo, Malta in the north western part of the country, 30 kilometers north west of Valletta. The estimate terrain elevation above seal level is 133 metres. The width at the base is 0.56 kilometers. In the area around Il-Gelmus are unusually many named peninsulas, rock formations, beaches and caves. The climate of the area is temperate. Average annual temperature in the neighborhood is 18 °C. The warmest month"
"cold winters, and short, mild summers. Monthly daily average temperatures range from in January to in July, with an annual mean of . Warm days of above can be expected on 13 days per summer. Precipitation is both most frequent and greatest during the summer months, averaging per year. Snowfall usually falls in light bouts, and is actually greater in November and December (before the sea freezes) than in January and February, averaging a season. Extreme temperatures have ranged from to . The first settlement at the location of Bethel reported on the 1880 U.S. Census as ""Mumtrekhlagamute Station."" It"
"the mountains and at the entrance to the valleys, there are rich areas of fertile land. The climate in Zhetysu is thoroughly continental. In the Balkhash steppes the winter is very cold. The lake freezes every year, with temperatures falling to −11°C (13°F). In the Ala-kul steppes the winds blow away the snow. The passage from winter to spring is very abrupt, and the steppes are rapidly clothed with vegetation, which, however, is soon scorched by the sun. Average temperatures at Almaty (733 m, 2,405 ft high) are: for the year , for January −8°C (17°F), for July 23°C (74°F)."
"etesians are distantly correlated with the summer monsoons of the Indian subcontinent, as it is a trough of low pressure into the Eastern Mediterranean region that enforces, if not causes, the etesians to blow in summer. A Mediterranean climate is sometimes called an etesian climate. Etesians are due chiefly to the deep continental depression centered over southwest Asia and blow from a direction which may be anywhere between north-east and north-west depending on local topography; meltemi weather is ordinarily fine and clear, the northerly winds tempering the fierce summer heat of the region. In the Northern Aegean sea, the etesians"
"the coolest month of the year, and about during May, the hottest month. On occasion, strong winds from the northeast produce violent sandstorms. In northern Biltine Prefecture, a region called the Mortcha plays a major role in animal husbandry. Dry for nine months of the year, it receives or more of rain, mostly during July and August. A carpet of green springs from the desert during this brief wet season, attracting herders from throughout the region who come to pasture their cattle and camels. Because very few wells and springs have water throughout the year, the herders leave with the"
"region where textiles are made, phosphates are mined and cereals grown. Sétif has a Dry Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification ""BSk""), its summers are hot and dry, whilst its winters are cool and somewhat moist. Due to Sétif’s location on the High Plateaus at an elevation of , it is one of the coldest regions during winter in Algeria. The Wilayah frequently sees an annual snowfall of up to . Flash floods are rare but have recently occurred around the spring and fall seasons. The summer is fairly hot where extreme heat waves are common around the month of July"
"tropical climates (all months have a mean temperature of or higher). Melbourne averages 2,900 hours of sunshine annually. Melbourne has the typical two season climate commonly found in humid subtropical climates – a hot and wet season (late May through October) and the warm and dry season (November through April). Melbourne averages of rainfall annually, much of it coming in convective thunderstorms in the late May to early October time period. The record rainfall occurred on August 20, 2008, when Tropical Storm Fay dropped . Melbourne can sometimes have moderate to severe drought conditions from late fall through spring, with"
"conservation covers an altitudinal gradient ranging from 180 to 5,760 meters above sea level and has a variety of ecosystems. The climate is cold in the alpine region, temperate in areas of intermediate elevation, and tropical in the northern lowlands. The winds come predominantly from the north, and cold fronts from the south have little impact on the temperature of the Madidi region. The dry season coincides with the austral winter. The average annual temperature is 26 C but varies greatly depending on the altitude. Isotemas According to data from Assane (2002), in the region of Apollo the annual rainfall"
"and megathermal regimes. A microthermal climate is one of low annual mean temperatures, generally between and which experiences short summers and has a potential evaporation between and . A mesothermal climate lacks persistent heat or persistent cold, with potential evaporation between and . A megathermal climate is one with persistent high temperatures and abundant rainfall, with potential annual evaporation in excess of . Details of the modern climate record are known through the taking of measurements from such weather instruments as thermometers, barometers, and anemometers during the past few centuries. The instruments used to study weather over the modern time"
"and the drier season covering the remaining four months. Unlike a number of cities with this climate, Malé experiences relatively consistent temperatures throughout the course of the year, with an average high of and an average low of , which is equivalent to many equatorial cities’ average year round daily mean. The city averages slightly more than of precipitation annually. The temperature is constantly high year round due in part to the Maldives having the lowest elevation anywhere in the world. The city is divided into six divisions, four of which are on Malé Island: Henveiru, Galolhu, Maafannu and Macchangolhi."
"annual temperature of and a frost-free period extending on the average from mid-may to late August. Mongolia's weather is characterized by extreme variability and short-term unpredictability in the summer, and the multiyear averages conceal wide variations in precipitation, dates of frosts, and occurrences of blizzards and spring dust storms. Such weather poses severe challenges to human and livestock survival. Official statistics list less than 1% of the country as arable, 8 to 10% as forest, and the rest as pasture or desert. Grain, mostly wheat, is grown in the valleys of the Selenge river system in the north, but yields"
"is still debated. Chieti climate is considered genuine Mediterranean. It presents high humidity all year round, with rainy/snowy warm winters and hot and dry summers. Rain is a common event, especially during fall and spring, with accumulations of around a year. Snowfall is consistent during winter, with temperatures that often drop below during winter nights. Fog is a common event during fall and winter, due to very high humidity in these seasons. Wind from the north-east (from the Adriatic sea) carries cold from Eurasian Steppe, while wind from south-west (from the Tyrrhenian Sea) carries hot from Algerian Desert. Wind is"
"being recorded. A temperature of has been recorder on occasion. The weather is something of a joke amongst Memel's townsfolk, many people feeling their town has been forgotten by the South African Weather Service which continually reports the town of Sutherland in the Northern Cape as being the coldest place in the country. Memel's thermometers often record lower temperatures than Sutherland. Strong prairie winds blow from the west during August and September and the first rains of summer can arrive from any direction anytime between September and December. Climatically speaking, Memel-Zamani is at its most predictable between January and April"
"C. The warmest month is August, when the average temperature is 17 ° C, and the coldest is January, with -4 ° C. Melnsils Melnsils (Livonian: ""Mustānum"") is a populated place in Roja municipality, Latvia. One of the twelve Livonian villages on ""Līvõd Rānda"" - the Livonian Coast. Other names: Melnsil, Melsils. Melnsils camping site is located right by the sea, just 10 km away from Kolka, near the Slītere National Park, the sea-cliffs, and fascinating walking paths in the woods. It is located about 1 km from the highway P131. Melnsils camping site is ideal for recreational activities and"
"in the world. Oymyakon in Siberia, where the average winter temperature is −47 °F (− 44 °C). Arica in Chile, where there had been fourteen consecutive years without rain. Fog is the only local source of water. Mawsynram in India, where average annual rainfall is 14 meters, falling within a four-month period in the monsoon season. The rainfall is approximately equal to that of its neighbor Cherrapunji. Dallol in Ethiopia, known as the 'Hell-hole of creation' where the temperature averages 94 °F (34 °C) over the year. In his second series, Middleton visited places without permanent towns, locations where ""survival"
"most recent occurrence of snow in the Central Business District was on 25 June 1986 and the most recent snowfalls in the outer eastern suburbs and Mount Dandenong were on 10 August 2005. More commonly, Melbourne experiences frosts and fog in winter. Climate of Melbourne Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria and second largest city in Australia, has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification ""Cfb"") and is well known for its changeable weather conditions. This is mainly due to Melbourne's geographical location. This temperature differential is most pronounced in the spring and summer months and can cause strong cold"
"dry season occurs during April to October. The average annual rainfall is between 2300 and , with 4 dry months and 7 wet months in average. As a result of its diverse topography, Meru Betiri NP contains five distinct vegetation types: The park provides habitat for many other protected animals, including 29 species of mammal and 180 species of bird. Among them are the banteng, Javan leopard, wild boar, long-tailed macaque, Sumatran dhole, Javanese flying squirrel, leopard cat, Javan muntjac, and green peafowl. The beaches of the park provide nesting ground for leatherback turtles, hawksbill turtles, green turtles, and olive"
"water per year. Average annual temperatures vary in the range of 30 to 45 °C. The main harmattan winds and the monsoon. Very poor vegetation in the valley Tilemsi, it consists of thorny shrubs in places while we note the presence of a grassy savanna. The rural commune Tilemsi has some temporary pools and wadis using fallback area for livestock during the dry season around which settled communities. The rural commune Tilemsi has a population of 16,411 inhabitants on the basis of a fiscal administrative census conducted by the municipality in March 2004. White and black population both composed mainly"
"semi-arid and subtropical/Mediterranean climates. Summers (from April to October) are hot (often exceptionally hot) and dry (or mildly humid, with rainfalls that occur during thunderstorms), and winters (from mid-October to March) are wet and cool, but temperatures remain above or well above freezing (meteorological phenomenon of Alkyonides). Snow typically falls once or twice a season. Major temperature swings between day and night are seldom. The modern town has cotton and woolen mills and trades in wheat, fruit and vegetables. Lignite mines operate in the area. The largest wind farm in Greece is to be constructed in the Vermio Mountains by"
"upward trend, and by August, the sky becomes overcast, heavily, but the rains are meager. The northeast monsoon sets in vigorously during September–November; by December, the rains disappear, rendering the climate clear and pleasant. http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/give-taluk-status-to-mecheri/article6146695.ece http://www.viewphotos.org/india/images.php?Nangavalli&id=1814 Mecheri Mecheri (Tamil:மேச்சேரி) is a town in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, in Mettur taluk, Salem district . Mecheri is a Town Panchayat city divided into 18 wards, which administrates 31 villages in its boundary covering the land area of about 230 km. Mecheri is placed over the slope off terrain, covered by beautiful green meadows, Farm fields,numerous varieties of tress especially Neem,"
"creating poor visibility. Winds begin to subside with the first rains. In May–June has the greatest amount of precipitation in the form of torrential rains, sometimes with rain. In the second half of the summer starts winds, which continues until the end of September. The hottest period from mid-summer to mid-September, is characterized by low rainfall. Fall is usually dry and warm. The first frosts occur in early November. Winters are mild. In view of the continental climate, the weather is uncertain: often severe frost thaws replaced. Sleeve Volga Bakhtemir is the main supplier of drinking and irrigation water to"
"of Mesopotamia, the village is situated in a precipitous highland on a valley and is surrounded by mountains. The area's vegetation is Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub. Summers are hot and dry with temperatures around 33 °C and winters are cold and wet, hovering around 4 °C. Snowfall is common in the cool months. The economy of the village is based on livestock and beekeeping. There is a primary school in the village. The village has drinking water network but there is no sewer network. There is no PTT branch and agency. There is no health clinic. There is electricity"