Gibilmanna
Gibilmanna is a village in the Province of Palermo, Sicily, Southern Italy. It has a recorded population of just 11 people.[1] The Sanctuary of Gibilmanna is located in the village.
Climate
Gibilmanna has an unusual variety, dry, hot summer Mediterranean climate.[2] In summer there is little rainfall, whereas during the winter there is significant precipitation. Gibilmanna is at an altitude of 880 m and therefore the winters are cold for Sicily.[3] The coldest temperature since 2010 has been -4.1 °C (24.6 °F) recorded on 18 January 2016. Despite the altitude, at most times of the year there is very little wind, the wind averages calm 46% of the time.[4]
On 16 June 2016, Gibilmanna recorded the hottest ever temperature for Italy, 47.7 °C (117.9 °F).[4] This temperature is very close to the hottest recorded Europe temperature of 48.0 °C (118.4 °F) in Athens, Greece on 10 July 1977.[5] The heatwave in Gibilmanna was due to unusual gale force south-westerly winds, bringing hot air from Northern Africa, and the humidity did not drop below 23%. The event was even more exceptional as the 14:00 temperature was 42.2 °C (108.0 °F) on the day of the heatwave, but only 19.6 °C (67.3 °F) at the same time the next day. The heatwave means that the temperature amplitude of 2016 is already in excess of 50 °C (90 °F).[4]
| Climate data for Gibilmanna, Italy (extremes 2010-) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.7 (62.1) |
23.9 (75.0) |
22.9 (73.2) |
25.5 (77.9) |
31.0 (87.8) |
47.7 (117.9) |
36.8 (98.2) |
36.9 (98.4) |
33.1 (91.6) |
28.9 (84.0) |
20.7 (69.3) |
14.7 (58.5) |
47.7 (117.9) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 7.7 (45.9) |
8.3 (46.9) |
10.0 (50.0) |
13.0 (55.4) |
18.3 (64.9) |
23.2 (73.8) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.5 (79.7) |
22.5 (72.5) |
17.2 (63.0) |
12.9 (55.2) |
9.2 (48.6) |
16.3 (61.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.6 (42.1) |
5.8 (42.4) |
7.2 (45.0) |
9.9 (49.8) |
14.5 (58.1) |
19.1 (66.4) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.3 (72.1) |
18.9 (66.0) |
14.3 (57.7) |
10.4 (50.7) |
7.2 (45.0) |
13.1 (55.6) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 3.5 (38.3) |
3.3 (37.9) |
4.5 (40.1) |
6.8 (44.2) |
10.8 (51.4) |
15.0 (59.0) |
17.8 (64.0) |
18.2 (64.8) |
15.4 (59.7) |
11.5 (52.7) |
7.9 (46.2) |
5.2 (41.4) |
10.0 (50.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −4.1 (24.6) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
3.6 (38.5) |
7.5 (45.5) |
11.8 (53.2) |
13.0 (55.4) |
9.2 (48.6) |
4.5 (40.1) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 66 (2.6) |
54 (2.1) |
49 (1.9) |
40 (1.6) |
27 (1.1) |
11 (0.4) |
10 (0.4) |
18 (0.7) |
40 (1.6) |
75 (3.0) |
70 (2.8) |
69 (2.7) |
529 (20.9) |
| Source 1: Weather archive in Gibilmanna[4] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Climate: Gibilmanna[2] | |||||||||||||
References
- http://population.mongabay.com/population/italy/2523246/gibilmanna
- "Gibilmanna averages". AmbiWeb GmbH. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- "Weather averages for Sicily". Holiday weather. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- "Gibilmanna climate extremes 2010-". Raspisaniye Pogodi Ltd. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- "Highest Europe temperature". World Meteorological Organization. Archived from the original on 29 June 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
