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===Climate=== | ===Climate=== | ||
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The climate of Equatorial Ostiecia is almost entirely tropical. The uniformly warm waters that make up 81% of Equatorial Ostiecia's area ensure that temperatures on land remain fairly constant, with the coastal plains averaging 28 °C (82 °F), the inland and mountain areas averaging 26 °C (79 °F), and the higher mountain regions, 23 °C (73 °F). Temperature varies little from season to season, and Equatorial Ostiecia experiences relatively little change in the length of daylight hours from one season to the next; the difference between the longest day and the shortest day of the year is only forty-eight minutes. This allows crops to be grown all year round. | The climate of Equatorial Ostiecia is almost entirely tropical. The uniformly warm waters that make up 81% of Equatorial Ostiecia's area ensure that temperatures on land remain fairly constant, with the coastal plains averaging 28 °C (82 °F), the inland and mountain areas averaging 26 °C (79 °F), and the higher mountain regions, 23 °C (73 °F). Temperature varies little from season to season, and Equatorial Ostiecia experiences relatively little change in the length of daylight hours from one season to the next; the difference between the longest day and the shortest day of the year is only forty-eight minutes. This allows crops to be grown all year round. | ||
The main variable of Equatorial Ostiecia's climate is not temperature or air pressure, but rainfall. The area's relative humidity ranges between 70 and 90%. Winds are moderate and generally predictable, with monsoons usually blowing in from the south and east in June through September and from the northwest in December through March. Typhoons and large-scale storms pose little hazard to mariners in Indonesian waters; the major danger comes from swift currents in channels, such as the XX and XX straits. | The main variable of Equatorial Ostiecia's climate is not temperature or air pressure, but rainfall. The area's relative humidity ranges between 70 and 90%. Winds are moderate and generally predictable, with monsoons usually blowing in from the south and east in June through September and from the northwest in December through March. Typhoons and large-scale storms pose little hazard to mariners in Indonesian waters; the major danger comes from swift currents in channels, such as the XX and XX straits. | ||
Equatorial Ostiecia experiences a number of climates, mostly tropical rainforest (highest precipitation), followed by tropical monsoon and tropical savanna (lowest precipitation). However, oceanic climates and subtropical highland climates are found in a number of high-altitude regions in Equatorial Ostiecia. | Equatorial Ostiecia experiences a number of climates, mostly tropical rainforest (highest precipitation), followed by tropical monsoon and tropical savanna (lowest precipitation). However, oceanic climates and subtropical highland climates are found in a number of high-altitude regions in Equatorial Ostiecia. | ||
====Monsoons==== | |||
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The extreme variations in rainfall are linked with the monsoons. Generally speaking, there is a dry season (April to September), influenced by the [[Vallos]] and [[Sarpedon]] continental air masses, and a rainy season (October to March) that is caused by [[Polynesian Sea]] air masses. Local wind patterns, however, can greatly modify these general wind patterns, especially on the islands. This oscillating annual pattern of wind and rain is related to Equatorial Ostiecia's geographical location as an archipelago between two large continents. In September and May, high pressure over the XX desert moves winds from [[Crona]]continent toward the northwest. As the winds reach the equator, the world's rotation causes them to veer off their original course in a northeasterly direction toward the [[Vallos]] mainland. During January and February, a corresponding low pressure system over [[Crona]] causes the pattern to reverse. The result is a monsoon which is augmented by humid breezes from the [[Polynesian Sea]], producing significant amounts of rain throughout many parts of the [[Vallos#Capelranco_Archipelago|Capelranco Archipelago]]. | |||
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[[File:La_Marine-Pacini-140.png|250px|right|If this isn't why you care about prevailing winds, why are you even paying attention to climate?]] | |||
Prevailing wind patterns interact with local topographic conditions to produce significant variations in rainfall throughout the archipelago. In general, the islands of Equatorial Ostiecia experience the most precipitation, since the north- and westward-moving monsoon clouds are heavy with moisture by the time they reach these more distant regions, with rainfall measuring more than 2,000 millimeters (78.7 in) per year. In part, this moisture originates on high mountain peaks that trap damp air. On the other hand, Floredeterra tends to be dry, with some areas experiencing less than 1,000 millimeters (39.4 in) per year. | |||
===Flora=== | ===Flora=== | ||