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The young towns and Lima make up the metropolitan area that extend 125 miles .
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6
0
Almost 60% of the country's area is located within this region, ( 700000 sqkm ) giving Peru the fourth largest area of tropical forest in the world after Brazil, Congo and Indonesia.
700,000
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27
2
0
The average temperature is 25 °C .
25
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67
1
0
In July 2006 FCCA began work to regauge the Huancavelica line from 3 feet to standard gauge and it was finished in 2010.
3
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15304
30
1
0
From Cuzco, PeruRail runs the 3 feet gauge line to Aguas Calientes for Machu Picchu.
3
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6
0
The Philippines is the world's fifth-largest island country with an area of 300000 sqkm .
300,000
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The Philippines is an archipelago composed of about 7,641 islands with a total land area, including inland bodies of water, of 300000 sqkm .
300,000
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15307
4
5
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The 36289 kilometers of coastline makes it the country with the fifth longest coastline in the world.
36,289
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15308
54
7
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The Exclusive economic zone of the Philippines covers 2263816 sqkm . [
2,263,816
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18
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It measures up to 2954 meters above sea level and is located on the island of Mindanao.
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15310
48
7
0
Philippine maritime waters encompass as much as 2200000 sqkm producing unique and diverse marine life, an important part of the Coral Triangle, a territory shared with other countries.
2,200,000
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2
0
The average yearly temperature is around 26 Coulomb .
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107
4
0
The wettest known tropical cyclone to impact the archipelago was the July 1911 cyclone, which dropped over 1168 mm of rainfall within a 24-hour period in Baguio.
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2
0
http://www.mntc.com/nlex/ The North Luzon Expressway Project] (NLEX) is for the rehabilitation, expansion, operation and maintenance of the existing 83 kilometers NLEX that connects Metro Manila to the northern provinces of Bulacan and Pampanga.
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4
3
0
The 919 kilometers Strong Republic Nautical Highway (SRNH), an integrated set of highway segments and ferry routes covering 17 cities was established in 2003. [
919
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15319
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The Philippines is an archipelago that comprises 7,641 islands with a total land area of 300000 sqkm .
300,000
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15320
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The largest of these islands is Luzon at about 105000 sqkm .
105,000
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5
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The next largest island is Mindanao at about 95000 sqkm .
95,000
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26
3
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The archipelago is around 800 kilometers from the Asian mainland and is located between Taiwan and Borneo.
800
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The Philippines occupies an area that stretches for 1850 kilometers from about the fifth to the twentieth parallels north latitude.
1,850
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15324
23
6
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The total land area is 300000 sqkm .
300,000
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15325
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Only approximately 1,000 of its islands are populated, and fewer than one-half of these are larger than 2 sqkm .
2
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This gives it the fifth longest coastline of 36289 kilometers in the world.
36,289
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Off the coast of eastern Mindanao is the Philippine Trench, which descends to a depth of 10430 meters .
10,430
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The highest point in the country is the peak of Mount Apo in Mindanao, which is 2954 meters above sea level.
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4
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The second highest point can be found on Luzon at Mount Pulag, a peak 2842 meters above sea level.
2,842
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15333
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4
0
The Philippine Trench (also called the Mindanao Trench) is a submarine trench 1320 kilometers in length found directly east of the Philippine Mobile Belt and is the result of a collision of tectonic plates.
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The Philippine Sea Plate is subducting under the Philippine Mobile Belt at the rate of about 16 cms per year.
16
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Its deepest point, the Galathea Depth, has a depth of 10540 meters .
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It contains the northernmost point of land, the islet of Y'Ami in the Batanes Islands, separated from Taiwan by the Bashi Channel (c. 80 kilometers wide).
80
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15337
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4
0
The chain of mountain ranges in this region is called Zamboanga Cordilleras, with the highest elevation at Mount Dapi, which is 2617 meters high.
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2
0
Manila and most of the lowland areas are hot and dusty from March to May. Even at this time, however, temperatures rarely rise above 37 °C .
37
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2
0
Mean annual sea-level temperatures rarely fall below 27 °C .
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The center of a box enclosing these points would be located at 12°46’6.13"N, 120°26’36.46"E. That point is located in the Mindoro Strait, about 12 kilometers NNE of Apo Island, in Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro.
12
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The Philippines has 216612 kilometers of roads, with 83% being paved and 17% being unpaved.
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0
City and municipal roads - 31063 kilometers
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In 1940, there were 14270 miles of road in the entire country, half of which was in central and southern Luzon.
14,270
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2
0
The four islands—Pitcairn proper, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno—are scattered across several hundred miles of ocean and have a combined land area of about 18 sqmi .
18
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3
0
The earliest known settlers of the Pitcairn Islands were Polynesians who appear to have lived on Pitcairn and Henderson, and on Mangareva Island 540 kilometers to the northwest, for several centuries.
540
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15349
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3
0
Carteret, who sailed without the newly-invented marine chronometer, charted the island at Coord, and although the latitude was reasonably accurate, his recorded longitude was incorrect by about 3°, putting his coordinates 330 kilometers to the west of the actual island.
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15351
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3
0
The other islands are at a distance of more than 100 kilometers and are not habitable.
100
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2
0
Between 1937 and 1951, Irving Johnson, skipper of the 96 feet brigantine Yankee Five, introduced five Galápagos giant tortoises to Pitcairn.
96
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6
0
The reserve covers the islands' entire exclusive economic zone— 834334 sqkm .
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1
0
There is one 6 kilometers paved road leading up from Bounty Bay through Adamstown.
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0
The other islands are at a distance of more than 100 kilometers .
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With an area of 3515 sqmi , it is the third largest island in the United States and the 82nd largest island in the world.
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4
0
The highest elevation point of Puerto Rico, Cerro de Punta ( 4390 feet ), is located in this range.
4,390
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15363
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4
0
Another important peak is El Yunque, located in the Sierra de Luquillo at the El Yunque National Forest, with a maximum elevation of 3494 feet .
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2
0
Located in the tropics, Puerto Rico enjoys an average temperature of 81 °F throughout the year.
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4
0
Tabonuco forest, so named for the dominant tabonuco tree (Dacryodes excelsa), covers lower slopes to about 2000 feet .
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0
The Colorado forest, named for the large Colorado tree (Cyrilla racemiflora), begins above the tabonuco forest and extends up to about 3000 feet .
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0
Its canopy reaches only about 49 feet .
49
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1
0
At the highest elevations is dwarf forest, a dense forest as short as 9 feet , on saturated soils.
9
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4
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The highest elevation in Puerto Rico, Cerro de Punta 4393 feet , CIA – The World Factbook – Puerto Rico#Geography.
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4
0
Another important peak is El Yunque, one of the highest in the Sierra de Luquillo at the El Yunque National Forest, with an elevation of 3494 feet .
3,494
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15373
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2
0
Lying about 75 miles north of Puerto Rico in the Atlantic Ocean at the boundary between the Caribbean and North American plates is the Puerto Rico Trench, the largest and deepest trench in the Atlantic.
75
15,375
15375
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0
At its deepest point, named the Milwaukee Depth, it is 27,493 ft (8,380 m) deep, or about 5 miles .
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15376
26
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3 airports with more than 10000 feet of runway.
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15 airports with less than 5000 feet of runway.
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4
0
Puerto Rico also has 8 airports with unpaved runways, all of which have less than 5000 feet of runway.
5,000
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15380
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0
On "La Puntilla" in Old San Juan the Coast Guard base its small, but capable surface fleet of several 110 feet long cutters and other patrol boats.
110
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15381
69
2
0
Potato plantsPotato plants are herbaceous perennials that grow about 60 cms high, depending on variety, with the leaves dying back after flowering, fruiting and tuber formation.
60
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15384
34
3
0
Cooking at high temperatures—over 170 °C —partly destroys these compounds.
170
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It is generally either a Yukon Gold potato or a red potato, called gold creamers or red creamers respectively, and measures approximately 1.0 inches in diameter.
1
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15386
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1
0
It is crucial that the storage area is dark, ventilated well and, for long-term storage, maintained at temperatures near 4 Coulomb .
4
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1
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On the other hand, temperatures below 4 °C convert the starch in potatoes into sugar, which alters their taste and cooking qualities and leads to higher acrylamide levels in the cooked product, especially in deep-fried dishes.
4
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15388
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2
0
The commercial storage and retrieval of potatoes involves several phases: first drying surface moisture; wound healing at 85% to 95% relative humidity and temperatures below 25 °C ; a staged cooling phase; a holding phase; and a reconditioning phase, during which the tubers are slowly warmed.
25
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Portland is frequently recognized as one of the world's most environmentally conscious cities because of its high walkability, large community of bicyclists, farm-to-table dining, expansive network of public transportation options, and over 10000 acres of public parks.
10,000
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3
0
For 25 cents, Overton agreed to share half of the 640 acres site with Asa Lovejoy of Boston.
640
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2
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Mount St. Helens, a highly active volcano 50 miles northeast of the city in Washington state, is easily visible on clear days and is close enough to have dusted the city with volcanic ash after its eruption on May 18, 1980.
50
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2
0
Portland is 60 miles east of the Pacific Ocean at the northern end of Oregon's most populated region, the Willamette Valley.
60
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15394
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2
0
Less than 10 miles from downtown, the Willamette River flows into the Columbia River, the fourth-largest river in the United States, which divides Oregon from Washington state.
10
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3
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Portland is approximately 100 miles upriver from the Pacific Ocean on the Columbia.
100
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The highest point east of the river is Mt. Tabor, an extinct volcanic cinder cone, which rises to 636 feet .
636
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2
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The coldest month is December with an average daily high of 45 °F , although overnight lows usually remain above freezing by a few degrees.
45
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15401
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2
0
Evening temperatures fall to or below freezing 33 nights per year on average, but very rarely to or below 18 °F .
18
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4
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The lowest overnight temperature ever recorded was -3.0 °F ,
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2
0
on February 2, 1950, while the coldest daytime high temperature ever recorded was 14 °F on December 30, 1968.
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Annual snowfall in Portland is 4 inches , which usually falls during the December-to-March time frame.
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2
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The warmest month is August, with an average high temperature of 81 °F .
81
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2
0
Because of its inland location 70 miles from the coast, as well as the protective nature of the Oregon Coast Range to its west, Portland summers are less susceptible to the moderating influence of the nearby Pacific Ocean.
70
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15409
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2
0
Consequently, Portland experiences heat waves on rare occasion, with temperatures rising into the 90 °F for a few days.
90
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3
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The highest temperature ever recorded was 107 °F , on July 30, 1965, as well as August 8 and 10, 1981.
107
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2
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The warmest recorded overnight low was 74 °F on July 28, 2009.
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A temperature of 100 °F has been recorded in all five months from May through September.
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Spring and fall can bring variable weather including warm fronts that send temperatures surging above 80 °F and cold snaps that plunge daytime temperatures into the 40s °F (4–9 °C).
80
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4
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Rain often falls as a light drizzle for several consecutive days at a time, contributing to 155 days on average with measurable (≥ 0.01 inches ) precipitation annually.
0
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The Port of Portland is the third-largest export tonnage port on the west coast of the U.S., and being about 80 miles upriver, it is the largest fresh-water port.
80
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4
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Ten years later, more than 8100 acres of ecologically valuable natural areas had been purchased and permanently protected from development.
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Forest Park is the largest wilderness park within city limits in the United States, covering more than 5000 acres .
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The 37 acres Tom McCall Waterfront Park was built in 1974 along the length of the downtown waterfront after Harbor Drive was removed; it now hosts large events throughout the year.
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The second line that opened in 2012 added 3 miles of tracks on the east side of the Willamette River and across the Broadway Bridge to a connection with the original line.
3
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3
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The 1.0 miles Breakwater in Plymouth Sound was designed by John Rennie in order to protect the fleet moving in and out of Devonport; work started in 1812.
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3
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The topography rises from sea level to a height, at Roborough, of about 509 feet above Ordnance Datum (AOD).
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Plymouth is home to 28 parks with an average size of 45638 meters square .
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The annual mean temperature is approximately 11 °C .
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2
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Consequently, summer highs are lower than some points further north in the UK, with the warmest months, July and August, having mean daily maxima over 19 °C .
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3
0
Snow is rare, usually no more than a few flakes, but a noteworthy recent exception was the period of the European winter storms of 2009-10 which, in early January 2010, covered Plymouth in at least 1.0 inches of snow; more on higher ground.
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1
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Over the 1961–1990 period, annual snowfall accumulation averaged less than 7 cms per year.
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Average annual rainfall is around 980 mm .
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