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| ==Geography==
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| ===Climate===
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| Antilles has a {{wpl|tropical savanna climate}}, it is hot and dry for eight months of the year. Cold winds are experienced during February and March. The hottest months are from March to July. The island experiences a moderate climate from August to October, tempered by heavy rain and thundershowers, and a slightly cooler climate from November to February. Fog and dew are rare, occurring only during the winter season. It experiences similar monsoon pattern with {{wpl|Northeast monsoon}} and {{wpl|Southwest monsoon}}, with the former providing more rain during October to December.
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| Temperatures during summer generally reach a maximum of {{convert|42|°C|1|disp=or}} and a minimum of {{convert|26.3|°C|1|disp=or}}, although temperatures up to {{convert|43|°C|1|disp=or}} are not uncommon. Winter temperatures range between {{convert|29.6|°C|1|disp=or}} and {{convert|18|°C|1|disp=or}}.
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| {{Weather box
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| | width = auto
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| | location = Cruxendale (1981-2010)
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| | single line = yes
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| | metric first = yes
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| | Jan record high C = 39.1
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| | Feb record high C = 38.5
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| | Mar record high C = 41.7
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| | Apr record high C = 42.1
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| | May record high C = 44.5
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| | Jun record high C = 42.2
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| | Jul record high C = 40.6
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| | Aug record high C = 40.0
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| | Sep record high C = 39.8
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| | Oct record high C = 40.0
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| | Nov record high C = 38.0
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| | Dec record high C = 37.0
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| | year record high C = 44.5
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| | Jan high C = 30.8
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| | Feb high C = 33.3
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| | Mar high C = 36.0
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| | Apr high C = 37.2
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| | May high C = 37.9
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| | Jun high C = 37.2
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| | Jul high C = 36.5
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| | Aug high C = 36.2
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| | Sep high C = 35.1
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| | Oct high C = 33.1
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| | Nov high C = 30.6
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| | Dec high C = 30.0
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| | year high C = 34.5
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| | Jan low C = 19.6
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| | Feb low C = 21.5
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| | Mar low C = 23.4
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| | Apr low C = 25.6
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| | May low C = 26.3
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| | Jun low C = 26.2
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| | Jul low C = 25.9
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| | Aug low C = 25.5
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| | Sep low C = 24.6
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| | Oct low C = 23.7
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| | Nov low C = 22.7
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| | Dec low C = 21.3
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| | year low C = 23.9
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| | Jan record low C = 15.6
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| | Feb record low C = 10.5
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| | Mar record low C = 16.9
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| | Apr record low C = 19.4
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| | May record low C = 17.8
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| | Jun record low C = 17.8
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| | Jul record low C = 19.4
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| | Aug record low C = 20.6
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| | Sep record low C = 18.5
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| | Oct record low C = 18.9
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| | Nov record low C = 17.2
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| | Dec record low C = 16.7
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| | year record low C = 10.5
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| | precipitation colour = green
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| | Jan precipitation mm = 8.5
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| | Feb precipitation mm = 11.0
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| | Mar precipitation mm = 18.3
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| | Apr precipitation mm = 60.1
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| | May precipitation mm = 80.6
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| | Jun precipitation mm = 34.3
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| | Jul precipitation mm = 56.9
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| | Aug precipitation mm = 93.9
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| | Sep precipitation mm = 121.5
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| | Oct precipitation mm = 185.8
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| | Nov precipitation mm = 147.2
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| | Dec precipitation mm = 51.3
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| | year precipitation mm = 869.4
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| | Jan precipitation days = 0.8
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| | Feb precipitation days = 1.1
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| | Mar precipitation days = 1.2
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| | Apr precipitation days = 3.3
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| | May precipitation days = 4.0
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| | Jun precipitation days = 2.2
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| | Jul precipitation days = 2.9
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| | Aug precipitation days = 4.6
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| | Sep precipitation days = 6.6
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| | Oct precipitation days = 9.7
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| | Nov precipitation days = 6.8
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| | Dec precipitation days = 3.4
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| | year precipitation days = 46.6
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| | Jan humidity = 77
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| | Feb humidity = 77
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| | Mar humidity = 76
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| | Apr humidity = 72
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| | May humidity = 70
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| | Jun humidity = 68
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| | Jul humidity = 70
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| | Aug humidity = 71
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| | Sep humidity = 71
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| | Oct humidity = 76
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| | Nov humidity = 78
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| | Dec humidity = 78
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| | year humidity = 74
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| | Jan uv = 7
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| | Feb uv = 7
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| | Mar uv = 8
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| | Apr uv = 8
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| | May uv = 8
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| | Jun uv = 8
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| | Jul uv = 8
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| | Aug uv = 8
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| | Sep uv = 7
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| | Oct uv = 7
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| | Nov uv = 6
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| | Dec uv = 6
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| ===Municipalities===
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| Cruxendale
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| ==History== | | ==History== |