Cisa Pass
The Cisa Pass or La Cisa Pass is a mountain pass in Italy that marks the division between the Ligurian and Tuscan Apennines. It is located on the border between northern Tuscany (Province of Massa-Carrara) and Emilia-Romagna (Province of Parma), near the source of the Magra River at an altitude of 1,040 meters (3,414 feet) above sea level.[1]
| Cisa Pass | |
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The Cisa Pass seen from the south | |
| Elevation | 1,041 m (3,415 ft) |
| Traversed by | Italian Road 62 (Strada Statale 62 della Cisa) |
| Location | Italy |
| Range | Apennine Mountains |
| Coordinates | 44°28′18″N 9°55′42″E / 44.4716°N 9.9283°E |
Cisa Pass Location of Cisa Pass | |
Climate edit
Cisa's climate is classified as warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen: Csb). The annual average temperature is 8.3 °C (46.9 °F), the hottest month in July is 17.8 °C (64.0 °F), and the coldest month is 0.4 °C (32.7 °F) in February. The annual precipitation is 1,428.5 millimetres (56.24 in), of which October is the wettest with 202.3 millimetres (7.96 in), while July is the driest with only 42.4 millimetres (1.67 in).
| Climate data for Passo Della Cisa, elevation: 1,039 m or 3,409 ft, 1981-2010 normals, extremes 1924–2018 | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 15.0 (59.0) | 15.0 (59.0) | 18.4 (65.1) | 22.3 (72.1) | 25.8 (78.4) | 29.5 (85.1) | 31.8 (89.2) | 32.6 (90.7) | 27.4 (81.3) | 22.0 (71.6) | 18.0 (64.4) | 15.4 (59.7) | 32.6 (90.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.5 (36.5) | 2.6 (36.7) | 6.0 (42.8) | 9.2 (48.6) | 14.4 (57.9) | 18.0 (64.4) | 21.2 (70.2) | 20.8 (69.4) | 15.7 (60.3) | 11.1 (52.0) | 6.0 (42.8) | 3.5 (38.3) | 10.9 (51.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.4 (32.7) | 0.4 (32.7) | 3.4 (38.1) | 6.4 (43.5) | 11.2 (52.2) | 14.7 (58.5) | 17.8 (64.0) | 17.6 (63.7) | 13.1 (55.6) | 9.1 (48.4) | 4.2 (39.6) | 1.4 (34.5) | 8.3 (46.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −1.8 (28.8) | −1.9 (28.6) | 0.8 (33.4) | 3.6 (38.5) | 8.1 (46.6) | 11.5 (52.7) | 14.3 (57.7) | 14.4 (57.9) | 10.4 (50.7) | 7.1 (44.8) | 2.4 (36.3) | −0.8 (30.6) | 5.7 (42.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −18.8 (−1.8) | −18.0 (−0.4) | −15.4 (4.3) | −6.0 (21.2) | −4.4 (24.1) | 1.7 (35.1) | 4.0 (39.2) | 5.0 (41.0) | 1.6 (34.9) | −5.8 (21.6) | −10.3 (13.5) | −13.0 (8.6) | −18.8 (−1.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 122.8 (4.83) | 85.3 (3.36) | 100.1 (3.94) | 167.3 (6.59) | 106.6 (4.20) | 84.5 (3.33) | 42.4 (1.67) | 58.8 (2.31) | 120.7 (4.75) | 202.3 (7.96) | 200.7 (7.90) | 137.0 (5.39) | 1,428.6 (56.24) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 8.8 | 7.0 | 8.5 | 11.2 | 9.2 | 7.6 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 8.1 | 10.9 | 10.4 | 8.7 | 101.2 |
| Average dew point °C (°F) | −3.0 (26.6) | −3.3 (26.1) | −0.6 (30.9) | 2.6 (36.7) | 7.0 (44.6) | 10.7 (51.3) | 12.8 (55.0) | 12.9 (55.2) | 8.8 (47.8) | 6.1 (43.0) | 1.6 (34.9) | −1.7 (28.9) | 4.5 (40.1) |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 125.9 | 129.8 | 166.7 | 175.5 | 206.4 | 250.2 | 305.1 | 270.5 | 201.6 | 164.8 | 122.3 | 114.0 | 2,232.9 |
| Source 1: NOAA[2] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Temperature estreme in Toscana[3] | |||||||||||||
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, Third Edition, p. 59
- ^ . ncei.noaa.gov (Excel). National Oceanic and Atmosoheric Administration. Archived from the original (XLS) on 2024-03-17. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ (in Italian). Temperature estreme in Toscana. Archived from the original on 2024-03-18. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
References edit
- Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, Third Edition. Springfield, Massachusetts: Merriam-Webster, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0-87779-546-0.