Torlen
Torlen is a collection of islands in the Levantine Ocean belonging to Burgundie. The largest and most densely populated island, Gran Torlen, is 47.7 sq km (18.45 sq mi) and is home to New Torleans. Barcares; 16.7 sq km (6.4 sq mi), Piscea; 8.3 sq km (3.2 sq mi) and the Levantine Atoll Rim Islands 13.3 sq km (5.2 sq mi) collectively, make up the remainder of the island group.
Torlen | |
|---|---|
| Nation |  Burgundie |
| Constituent Country equivalent | Burgoignesc Overseas Territory Assembly |
| Capital | New Torleans |
| Area | |
| • Total | 77.6996 km2 (30.0000 sq mi) |
| Population (2025) | |
| • Total | 184,540 |
| • Density | 2,400/km2 (6,000/sq mi) |
| Website | www.burgundie.gov.ix/torlen |
Geography
Climate
Torlen has a humid subtropical climate, with hot humid summers, and warm to mild and drier winters. Seasonal rainfall is concentrated in the warmest months from May through September, when brief but intense downpours with thunder and lightning are common, while the driest months are from November through April. Rainfall averages around 52 inches (1.3 m) a year.
Normal monthly mean temperatures range from 54.2 °F (12.3 °C) in January to 82.5 °F (28.1 °C) in July; high temperatures average 65.5 to 91.9 °F (18.6 to 33.3 °C) throughout the year. Torlen usually averages only about 10 to 15 nights at or below freezing. Such cold weather is usually short-lived.
Torlen is impacted by tropical cyclones on average once a year, but major damage hasn't occurred since 1994. Most common impacts are storm surge and rain-related flodding related to passing storms in low lying coastal areas.
| Climate data for New Torleans, 1991−2020 normals,[lower-alpha 1] extremes 1871−present | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 87 (31) |
89 (32) |
94 (34) |
95 (35) |
100 (38) |
103 (39) |
105 (41) |
102 (39) |
100 (38) |
96 (36) |
89 (32) |
85 (29) |
105 (41) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 80.4 (26.9) |
82.9 (28.3) |
86.4 (30.2) |
89.6 (32.0) |
94.1 (34.5) |
96.8 (36.0) |
97.4 (36.3) |
96.2 (35.7) |
93.4 (34.1) |
89.1 (31.7) |
84.6 (29.2) |
81.1 (27.3) |
98.4 (36.9) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 65.5 (18.6) |
68.9 (20.5) |
74.3 (23.5) |
79.8 (26.6) |
85.9 (29.9) |
89.9 (32.2) |
91.9 (33.3) |
90.7 (32.6) |
87.1 (30.6) |
80.8 (27.1) |
73.1 (22.8) |
67.5 (19.7) |
79.7 (26.5) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 54.2 (12.3) |
57.5 (14.2) |
62.4 (16.9) |
68.1 (20.1) |
74.9 (23.8) |
80.3 (26.8) |
82.5 (28.1) |
82.1 (27.8) |
78.8 (26.0) |
71.2 (21.8) |
62.3 (16.8) |
56.7 (13.7) |
69.3 (20.7) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 42.4 (5.8) |
45.6 (7.6) |
50.0 (10.0) |
55.8 (13.2) |
63.3 (17.4) |
70.2 (21.2) |
72.7 (22.6) |
72.9 (22.7) |
70.0 (21.1) |
61.1 (16.2) |
50.8 (10.4) |
45.3 (7.4) |
58.4 (14.7) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | 25.3 (−3.7) |
28.2 (−2.1) |
32.6 (0.3) |
40.8 (4.9) |
50.7 (10.4) |
62.5 (16.9) |
68.2 (20.1) |
68.1 (20.1) |
60.5 (15.8) |
44.8 (7.1) |
33.1 (0.6) |
29.2 (−1.6) |
23.5 (−4.7) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 7 (−14) |
10 (−12) |
23 (−5) |
31 (−1) |
45 (7) |
47 (8) |
61 (16) |
63 (17) |
48 (9) |
33 (1) |
21 (−6) |
11 (−12) |
7 (−14) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 3.28 (83) |
2.86 (73) |
3.29 (84) |
2.93 (74) |
3.42 (87) |
7.60 (193) |
6.77 (172) |
6.88 (175) |
7.56 (192) |
4.03 (102) |
2.00 (51) |
2.78 (71) |
53.40 (1,356) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 7.7 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 14.1 | 13.6 | 15.1 | 12.4 | 8.0 | 6.6 | 7.7 | 113.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 74.9 | 72.2 | 71.2 | 69.5 | 72.7 | 76.8 | 77.7 | 80.3 | 80.8 | 78.6 | 77.7 | 76.7 | 75.8 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 189.4 | 193.8 | 257.9 | 286.4 | 303.9 | 283.6 | 282.0 | 262.4 | 228.2 | 214.6 | 193.9 | 183.6 | 2,879.7 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 59 | 62 | 69 | 74 | 72 | 67 | 65 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 58 | 65 |
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See also
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