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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]]. |
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| Jan high C = 8.2 |
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| Feb high C = 7.8 |
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| Mar high C = 9.4 |
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| Apr high C = 11.6 |
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| May high C = 14.6 |
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| Jun high C = 17.1 |
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| Jul high C = 19.2 |
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| Aug high C = 19.8 |
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| Sep high C = 18.2 |
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| Oct high C = 15.1 |
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| Nov high C = 11.7 |
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| Dec high C = 9.1 |
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| year high C = 13.5 |
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| Jan mean C = 6.2 |
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| Feb mean C = 5.7 |
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| Mar mean C = 7.2 |
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| Apr mean C = 9.0 |
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| May mean C = 12.0 |
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| Jun mean C = 14.5 |
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| Jul mean C = 16.7 |
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| Aug mean C = 17.3 |
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| Sep mean C = 15.7 |
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| Oct mean C = 12.9 |
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| Nov mean C = 9.6 |
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| Dec mean C = 7.0 |
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| year mean C = 11.1 |
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| Jan low C = 4.2 |
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| Feb low C = 3.6 |
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| Mar low C = 4.9 |
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| Apr low C = 6.3 |
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| May low C = 9.3 |
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| Jun low C = 11.9 |
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| Jul low C = 14.2 |
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| Aug low C = 14.7 |
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| Sep low C = 13.2 |
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| Oct low C = 10.7 |
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| Nov low C = 7.5 |
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| Dec low C = 4.9 |
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| year low C = 7.9 |
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| Jan precipitation mm = 72.0 |
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| Feb precipitation mm = 53.4 |
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| Mar precipitation mm = 54.4 |
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| Apr precipitation mm = 46.2 |
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| May precipitation mm = 46.2 |
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| Jun precipitation mm = 39.0 |
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| Jul precipitation mm = 37.5 |
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| Aug precipitation mm = 42.9 |
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| Sep precipitation mm = 57.6 |
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| Oct precipitation mm = 90.6 |
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| Nov precipitation mm = 78.7 |
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| Dec precipitation mm = 81.6 |
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| year precipitation mm = 700.2 |
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| unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm |
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| Jan precipitation days = 12.3 |
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| Feb precipitation days = 9.2 |
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| Mar precipitation days = 10.0 |
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| Apr precipitation days = 8.5 |
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| May precipitation days = 7.9 |
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| Jun precipitation days = 6.6 |
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| Jul precipitation days = 6.6 |
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| Aug precipitation days = 6.8 |
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| Sep precipitation days = 8.2 |
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| Oct precipitation days = 12.0 |
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| Nov precipitation days = 12.3 |
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| Dec precipitation days = 12.5 |
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| year precipitation days = 112.8 |
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| 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> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[Egypt Point]] |
*[[Egypt Point]] |
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Revision as of 17:43, 22 December 2021
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.
Climate
| Climate data for St Catherine's Point, Isle of Wight, elevation: 16 m (52 ft), 1981–2010 normals | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.2 (46.8) |
7.8 (46.0) |
9.4 (48.9) |
11.6 (52.9) |
14.6 (58.3) |
17.1 (62.8) |
19.2 (66.6) |
19.8 (67.6) |
18.2 (64.8) |
15.1 (59.2) |
11.7 (53.1) |
9.1 (48.4) |
13.5 (56.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.2 (43.2) |
5.7 (42.3) |
7.2 (45.0) |
9.0 (48.2) |
12.0 (53.6) |
14.5 (58.1) |
16.7 (62.1) |
17.3 (63.1) |
15.7 (60.3) |
12.9 (55.2) |
9.6 (49.3) |
7.0 (44.6) |
11.1 (52.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.2 (39.6) |
3.6 (38.5) |
4.9 (40.8) |
6.3 (43.3) |
9.3 (48.7) |
11.9 (53.4) |
14.2 (57.6) |
14.7 (58.5) |
13.2 (55.8) |
10.7 (51.3) |
7.5 (45.5) |
4.9 (40.8) |
7.9 (46.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 72.0 (2.83) |
53.4 (2.10) |
54.4 (2.14) |
46.2 (1.82) |
46.2 (1.82) |
39.0 (1.54) |
37.5 (1.48) |
42.9 (1.69) |
57.6 (2.27) |
90.6 (3.57) |
78.7 (3.10) |
81.6 (3.21) |
700.2 (27.57) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 12.3 | 9.2 | 10.0 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 8.2 | 12.0 | 12.3 | 12.5 | 112.8 |
| Source: Met Office[3] | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ BBC h2g2 - The Pepper Pot
- ^ J.C Medland "Shipwrecks of the Wight".Coach House Publications ltd, 2004
- ^ "St Catherine's Pt. 1981–2010 averages". Met Office. Retrieved 17 May 2021.