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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The origin of the name Truk is believed to have originated with the now extinct original Trukian lingua franca, a dialect of polynesian origin. In the very incomplete records known to exist, the word Truk is interpreted to mean either Mountain or Hill in probable reference to the main island's most distinguishing topographical feature, Mount Zandalay. | The origin of the name Truk is believed to have originated with the now extinct original Trukian lingua franca, a dialect of polynesian origin. In the very incomplete records known to exist, the word Truk is interpreted to mean either Mountain or Hill in probable reference to the main island's most distinguishing topographical feature, Mount Zandalay. | ||
==Climate== | |||
The Truk islands have a tropical rainforest climate. The weather is warm, humid and rainy all year round. The islands are located north of the equator and are affected by constant trade winds, which temper the climate. Minimum temperatures range all year round between 22 and 25 °C, and maximum temperatures between 30 and 32 °C. The abundant precipitations oscillate between 2500 and 5000 mm per year, although in the faces oriented to the wind they can surpass 6000 mm. Mount Zandalay, only 750 meters high, on the island of Anako, receives an average of 10,160 mm, being one of the rainiest places on earth, with almost always overcast skies. In general, the rains are produced by showers and storms of short duration but very intense. The driest places are the flat atolls, where rainfall can drop below 3000 mm. The driest months are January and February, with no less than 250 mm and 20 days of rain. | |||
{{Weather box | |||
|width = auto | |||
| location = Truk | |||
| metric first = Yes | |||
| single line = Yes | |||
| collapsed = Yes | |||
| Jan high C = 29.9 | |||
| Feb high C = 30.0 | |||
| Mar high C = 30.2 | |||
| Apr high C = 30.2 | |||
| May high C = 30.3 | |||
| Jun high C = 30.4 | |||
| Jul high C = 30.6 | |||
| Aug high C = 30.8 | |||
| Sep high C = 30.9 | |||
| Oct high C = 30.9 | |||
| Nov high C = 30.7 | |||
| Dec high C = 30.3 | |||
| Jan mean C = 26.8 | |||
| Feb mean C = 26.9 | |||
| Mar mean C = 27.1 | |||
| Apr mean C = 26.9 | |||
| May mean C = 26.9 | |||
| Jun mean C = 26.8 | |||
| Jul mean C = 26.6 | |||
| Aug mean C = 26.7 | |||
| Sep mean C = 26.8 | |||
| Oct mean C = 26.8 | |||
| Nov mean C = 26.8 | |||
| Dec mean C = 27.0 | |||
| year mean C = | |||
| Jan low C = 23.8 | |||
| Feb low C = 23.9 | |||
| Mar low C = 24.0 | |||
| Apr low C = 23.7 | |||
| May low C = 23.6 | |||
| Jun low C = 23.3 | |||
| Jul low C = 22.7 | |||
| Aug low C = 22.6 | |||
| Sep low C = 22.7 | |||
| Oct low C = 22.7 | |||
| Nov low C = 22.9 | |||
| Dec low C = 23.7 | |||
|precipitation colour = green | |||
|Jan precipitation mm=377 | |||
|Feb precipitation mm=279 | |||
|Mar precipitation mm=353 | |||
|Apr precipitation mm=462 | |||
|May precipitation mm=502 | |||
|Jun precipitation mm=464 | |||
|Jul precipitation mm=504 | |||
|Aug precipitation mm=515 | |||
|Sep precipitation mm=464 | |||
|Oct precipitation mm=469 | |||
|Nov precipitation mm=421 | |||
|Dec precipitation mm=392 | |||
|source 1 = Ixnay Climatological Society | |||
}} | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===Prehistory=== | ===Prehistory=== | ||