Morant Point
Morant Point | |
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Easternmost extremity | |
Coordinates: 17°54′54″N 76°11′17″W / 17.9149202°N 76.1881685°W | |
Country | Jamaica |
Parish | St Thomas |
Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
Morant Point in Saint Thomas Parish is the easternmost point of mainland Jamaica and the site of Morant Point Lighthouse.
History[edit]
It is called Cape Morante on several early maps including one dated 1572.[1] It has had the name Morant Point since at least 1671.[2]
Climate[edit]
Climate data for Morant Point Lighthouse | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27.6 (81.7) | 27.9 (82.2) | 28.8 (83.8) | 29.3 (84.7) | 29.9 (85.8) | 30.2 (86.4) | 30.6 (87.1) | 30.9 (87.6) | 30.6 (87.1) | 30.3 (86.5) | 29.2 (84.6) | 28.2 (82.8) | 29.5 (85.1) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.2 (72.0) | 21.8 (71.2) | 22.1 (71.8) | 22.4 (72.3) | 23.2 (73.8) | 23.8 (74.8) | 24.4 (75.9) | 25.2 (77.4) | 23.4 (74.1) | 22.7 (72.9) | 23.1 (73.6) | 22.7 (72.9) | 23.1 (73.6) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 89 (3.5) | 81 (3.2) | 55 (2.2) | 74 (2.9) | 178 (7.0) | 151 (5.9) | 86 (3.4) | 125 (4.9) | 188 (7.4) | 266 (10.5) | 205 (8.1) | 136 (5.4) | 1,634 (64.3) |
Average relative humidity (%) (at 13:00) | 79 | 77 | 76 | 75 | 79 | 80 | 83 | 80 | 79 | 75 | 81 | 78 | 79 |
Source: Meteorological Service (Jamaica)[3] |
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Map of Jamaica Archived 2009-10-01 at the Wayback Machine, Tomaso Porcacchi Castilione, 1572.
- ^ Map of Jamaica Archived 2012-02-22 at the Wayback Machine, John Ogilby, 1671.
- ^ "Mean Climatological Data" (PDF). Meteorological Service (Jamaica). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 September 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2016.