When it
comes to meso and micro scale features that affect the climate of Dublin
Ireland, the Liffey River and Dublin harbor are really the only ones. The Liffey River can affect Dublin because it
can flood when there is excess precipitation.
Dublin Harbor can affect the climate by gathering water from the North
Atlantic Current and keeps the water warmer by having it stay in the harbor.
TABLE
Graphs. These
each are by 10 years from when the data began in 1881 to when it ended in
2009.
Y axis= degrees Fahrenheit
X axis= years 1-
1881 2- 1890 3- 1900 4- 1910 5-1920 6-1930 7-1940 8- 1950 9- 1960
10- 1970 11- 1980 12- 1990 13- 2000 14-2009
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Everything
seems to be in direct correlation except for a small spike in 1990 in the
average high temperature. The average temperature for both may have
risen slightly since 1881.
Everything
in January seems to be in direct correlation in the highs and lows in January
but the average low in July does not spike as much as the high does in 1990. The average temperature for both may have
risen slightly since 1881.
I chose
to compare Dublin Ireland to that of Surrey, England. In general it is a very similar location and
a very similar climate. The average
annual temperature of Dublin is lower by 6 to 7 degrees on the high end. The
winter low in both Surrey and Dublin are about the same. Dublin gets a little bit more rain but both
locations get most rain in the winter months and the least in the summer
months. Everything else seems to be very
similar and have little to no differences in any other major climate
categories.
sources
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cdo-web/cart?mr=t