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{{Short description|Southernmost point on the Isle of Wight, England}}
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[[Image:St catherines lighthouse 2010.jpg|thumb|[[St Catherine's Lighthouse]] at St Catherine's Point]]
[[Image:St catherines lighthouse 2010.jpg|thumb|[[St Catherine's Lighthouse]] at St Catherine's Point]]
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St Catherine's point is often foggy, so it is not the best location for a lighthouse, but as a weather station the location is fairly suitable. The weather station is one of the [[List of coastal weather stations in the British Isles|22 locations]] whose reports are included in the [[Shipping Forecast|BBC Shipping Forecast]].
St Catherine's point is often foggy, so it is not the best location for a lighthouse, but as a weather station the location is fairly suitable. The weather station is one of the [[List of coastal weather stations in the British Isles|22 locations]] whose reports are included in the [[Shipping Forecast|BBC Shipping Forecast]].


[[LB&SCR H1 class]] [[4-4-2]] no. 40 (later no. B40 and 2040) was named ''St. Catherine's Point'' after this landmark.
[[LB&SCR H1 class]] [[4-4-2 (locomotive)|4-4-2]] no. 40 (later no. B40 and 2040) was named ''St. Catherine's Point'' after this landmark.


==Climate==
==Climate==
{{Weather box | width = auto
{{Weather box
| width = auto
⚫
| metric first = yes
|location = St Catherine's Point, Isle of Wight, elevation: {{convert|16|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}, 1981–2010 normals
| collapsed =
| single line = yes
| location = St Catherines Pt. (1991–2020)
⚫
| metric first = y
| single line = y
| Jan high C = 8.5
| Jan record high C =
| Feb high C = 8.2
| Feb record high C =
| Mar high C = 9.7
| Mar record high C =
| Apr high C = 12.1
| Apr record high C =
| May high C = 14.9
| May record high C =
| Jun high C = 17.3
| Jun record high C =
| Jul high C = 19.3
| Jul record high C =
| Aug high C = 19.8
| Aug record high C =
| Sep high C = 18.4
| Sep record high C =
| Oct high C = 15.4
| Oct record high C =
| Nov high C = 12.0
| Nov record high C =
| Dec high C = 9.5
| Dec record high C =
| year high C = 13.8
| Jan high C = 8.2
| Jan low C = 4.8
| Feb high C = 7.8
| Feb low C = 4.3
| Mar high C = 9.4
| Mar low C = 5.3
| Apr high C = 11.6
| Apr low C = 6.9
| May high C = 14.6
| May low C = 9.7
| Jun high C = 17.1
| Jun low C = 12.3
| Jul high C = 19.2
| Jul low C = 14.5
| Aug high C = 19.8
| Aug low C = 15.1
| Sep high C = 18.2
| Sep low C = 13.5
| Oct high C = 15.1
| Oct low C = 11.1
| Nov high C = 11.7
| Nov low C = 7.9
| Dec high C = 9.1
| Dec low C = 5.5
| year high C = 13.5
| year low C = 9.3
| Jan mean C = 6.2
| rain colour = green
| Feb mean C = 5.7
| Jan rain mm = 76.4
| Mar mean C = 7.2
| Feb rain mm = 56.2
| Apr mean C = 9.0
| Mar rain mm = 47.0
| May mean C = 12.0
| Apr rain mm = 46.7
| Jun mean C = 14.5
| May rain mm = 44.8
| Jul mean C = 16.7
| Jun rain mm = 42.4
| Aug mean C = 17.3
| Jul rain mm = 40.5
| Sep mean C = 15.7
| Aug rain mm = 50.8
| Oct mean C = 12.9
| Sep rain mm = 56.9
| Nov mean C = 9.6
| Oct rain mm = 87.5
| Dec mean C = 7.0
| Nov rain mm = 87.8
| year mean C = 11.1
| Dec rain mm = 88.1
| Jan low C = 4.2
| year rain mm = 725.5
| Feb low C = 3.6
| unit rain days = 1 mm
| Mar low C = 4.9
| Jan rain days = 12.5
| Apr low C = 6.3
| Feb rain days = 10.2
| May low C = 9.3
| Mar rain days = 9.0
| Jun low C = 11.9
| Apr rain days = 8.5
| Jul low C = 14.2
| May rain days = 7.5
| Aug low C = 14.7
| Jun rain days = 7.0
| Sep low C = 13.2
| Jul rain days = 6.5
| Oct low C = 10.7
| Aug rain days = 7.8
| Nov low C = 7.5
| Sep rain days = 7.9
| Dec low C = 4.9
| Oct rain days = 11.7
| year low C = 7.9
| Nov rain days = 13.5
| Jan record low C =
| Dec rain days = 13.1
| Feb record low C =
| year rain days = 115.5
| source 1 = [[Met Office]]<ref name="MetOffice">{{cite web
| Mar record low C =
|url = https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/climate/maps-and-data/uk-climate-averages/gbzpdrr83
| Apr record low C =
|title = St Catherines Pt. (Isle of Wight) UK climate averages - Met Office
| May record low C =
|publisher = Met Office
| Jun record low C =
|access-date = July 4, 2024}}</ref>
| Jul record low C =
| Aug record low C =
| Sep record low C =
| Oct record low C =
| Nov record low C =
| Dec record low C =
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation mm = 72.0
| Feb precipitation mm = 53.4
| Mar precipitation mm = 54.4
| Apr precipitation mm = 46.2
| May precipitation mm = 46.2
| Jun precipitation mm = 39.0
| Jul precipitation mm = 37.5
| Aug precipitation mm = 42.9
| Sep precipitation mm = 57.6
| Oct precipitation mm = 90.6
| Nov precipitation mm = 78.7
| Dec precipitation mm = 81.6
| year precipitation mm = 700.2
| unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
| Jan precipitation days = 12.3
| Feb precipitation days = 9.2
| Mar precipitation days = 10.0
| Apr precipitation days = 8.5
| May precipitation days = 7.9
| Jun precipitation days = 6.6
| Jul precipitation days = 6.6
| Aug precipitation days = 6.8
| Sep precipitation days = 8.2
| Oct precipitation days = 12.0
| Nov precipitation days = 12.3
| Dec precipitation days = 12.5
| year precipitation days = 112.8
| source 1 = [[Met Office]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/climate/maps-and-data/uk-climate-averages/gbzpdrr83 |title= St Catherine’s Pt. 1981–2010 averages |access-date=17 May 2021|publisher=Met Office}}</ref>
}}
}}

==See also==
==See also==
*[[Egypt Point]]
*[[Egypt Point]]

Latest revision as of 23:58, 27 September 2024

St Catherine's Lighthouse at St Catherine's Point
The beach directly below the lighthouse. Erosion threatens the southern wall of the lighthouse compound (2017).

St Catherine's Point is the southernmost point on the Isle of Wight. It is close to the village of Niton and the point where the Back of the Wight changes to the Undercliff of Ventnor.

On nearby St Catherine's Down is St Catherine's Oratory, locally known as the "Pepperpot", a stone lighthouse built in the 1323 by Walter De Godeton. It is Britain's oldest medieval lighthouse.[1]

Reportedly, de Godeton felt guilty for having scavenged wine, destined for a monastery[2] from the wreck of the St Marie of Bayonne in Chale Bay. He was ordered, on pain of excommunication, to make amends by building this lighthouse. Fires were lit in the lighthouse tower to warn ships at sea of the presence of the coast.

There was an attached chapel at one time, but it has been long demolished. There is a Bronze Age barrow nearby which was excavated in the 1920s.

A replacement lighthouse was begun in 1785. However it was never completed. Locally this half-finished building is known as the "salt pot".

St Catherine's point is often foggy, so it is not the best location for a lighthouse, but as a weather station the location is fairly suitable. The weather station is one of the 22 locations whose reports are included in the BBC Shipping Forecast.

LB&SCR H1 class 4-4-2 no. 40 (later no. B40 and 2040) was named St. Catherine's Point after this landmark.

Climate

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Climate data for St Catherines Pt. (1991–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 8.5
(47.3) 		8.2
(46.8) 		9.7
(49.5) 		12.1
(53.8) 		14.9
(58.8) 		17.3
(63.1) 		19.3
(66.7) 		19.8
(67.6) 		18.4
(65.1) 		15.4
(59.7) 		12.0
(53.6) 		9.5
(49.1) 		13.8
(56.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 4.8
(40.6) 		4.3
(39.7) 		5.3
(41.5) 		6.9
(44.4) 		9.7
(49.5) 		12.3
(54.1) 		14.5
(58.1) 		15.1
(59.2) 		13.5
(56.3) 		11.1
(52.0) 		7.9
(46.2) 		5.5
(41.9) 		9.3
(48.7)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 76.4
(3.01) 		56.2
(2.21) 		47.0
(1.85) 		46.7
(1.84) 		44.8
(1.76) 		42.4
(1.67) 		40.5
(1.59) 		50.8
(2.00) 		56.9
(2.24) 		87.5
(3.44) 		87.8
(3.46) 		88.1
(3.47) 		725.5
(28.56)
Average rainy days (≥ 1 mm) 12.5 10.2 9.0 8.5 7.5 7.0 6.5 7.8 7.9 11.7 13.5 13.1 115.5
Source: Met Office[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ BBC h2g2 - The Pepper Pot
  2. ^ J.C Medland "Shipwrecks of the Wight".Coach House Publications ltd, 2004
  3. ^ "St Catherines Pt. (Isle of Wight) UK climate averages - Met Office". Met Office. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
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50°34′30″N 1°17′44″W / 50.57500°N 1.29556°W / 50.57500; -1.29556

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