Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Heard and McDonald Islands' has mentioned 'Climate' in the following places:
| Occurrence Sentence | Text Source |
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| Contents 1 History 2 Geography 2.1 Wetlands 2.2 Climate 3 Wildlife 3.1 Flora 3.1.1 Constraints 3.1.2 History 3.1.3 Flowering plants and ferns 3.1.4 Mosses and liverworts 3.1.5 Algae 3.1.6 Vegetation communities 3.1.7 Outlook 3.2 Fungi 3.3 Fauna 3.3.1 Mammals 3.3.2 Birds 3.3.3 Terrestrial, freshwater and coastal invertebrates 3.4 Retreat of Heard Island glaciers 4 Administration and economy 5 See also 6 References 7 Further reading 8 External links | WIKI |
| Climate[edit] | WIKI |
| The islands have an Antarctic climate, tempered by their maritime setting. | WIKI |
| Climate data for Heard Island, 12 m asl (1981xe2x80x932010 normals) Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Record high xc2xb0C (xc2xb0F) 20.1(68.2) 18.0(64.4) 19.9(67.8) 20.4(68.7) 19.3(66.7) 14.0(57.2) 15.0(59.0) 15.4(59.7) 16.8(62.2) 16.4(61.5) 14.6(58.3) 19.2(66.6) 20.4(68.7) Average high xc2xb0C (xc2xb0F) 6.4(43.5) 6.5(43.7) 6.3(43.3) 5.3(41.5) 3.7(38.7) 2.3(36.1) 2.2(36.0) 2.2(36.0) 2.2(36.0) 3.3(37.9) 4.1(39.4) 5.4(41.7) 4.2(39.5) Daily mean xc2xb0C (xc2xb0F) 4.7(40.5) 4.8(40.6) 4.6(40.3) 3.6(38.5) 2.2(36.0) 0.9(33.6) 0.5(32.9) 0.4(32.7) 0.5(32.9) 1.5(34.7) 2.4(36.3) 3.8(38.8) 2.5(36.5) Average low xc2xb0C (xc2xb0F) 3.0(37.4) 3.1(37.6) 2.8(37.0) 1.9(35.4) 0.7(33.3) xe2x88x920.6(30.9) xe2x88x921.1(30.0) xe2x88x921.4(29.5) xe2x88x921.1(30.0) xe2x88x920.2(31.6) 0.7(33.3) 2.1(35.8) 0.8(33.5) Record low xc2xb0C (xc2xb0F) xe2x88x920.5(31.1) 0.2(32.4) xe2x88x921.7(28.9) xe2x88x922.9(26.8) xe2x88x924.8(23.4) xe2x88x927.2(19.0) xe2x88x926.2(20.8) xe2x88x9211.5(11.3) xe2x88x928.6(16.5) xe2x88x927.1(19.2) xe2x88x926.2(20.8) xe2x88x920.7(30.7) xe2x88x9211.5(11.3) Source 1: Mxc3xa9txc3xa9o climat stats[21] Source 2: Mxc3xa9txc3xa9o Climat [22] | WIKI |
| In this cold climate plant life is mainly limited to grasses, lichens, and mosses. | WIKI |
| [23] Low plant diversity reflects the islandsxe2x80x99 isolation, small size, severe climate, the short, cool growing season and, for Heard Island, substantial permanent ice cover. | WIKI |
| Evidence from microfossil records indicates that ferns and woody plants were present on Heard Island during the Tertiary (a period with a cool and moist climate). | WIKI |
| The vascular flora comprises the smallest number of species of any major subantarctic island group, reflecting its isolation, small ice-free area and severe climate. | WIKI |
| One of the most rapidly changing physical settings in the subantarctic has been produced on Heard Island by a combination of rapid glacial recession and climate warming. | WIKI |
| Heard Islandxe2x80x99s remoteness and harsh climate have ensured that human occupation, notably 19th century sealing, and research activity from 1947 to 1955, has been very restricted. | UNESCO |