Weissfluhjoch
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The Weissflujoch
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
| Prominence | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). [1] |
| Parent peak | Weissfluh |
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Geography | |
 Weissfluhjoch
Location in Switzerland
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| Location | Graubünden, Switzerland |
| Parent range | Plessur Alps |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Funicular |
The Weissfluhjoch (2,693 m (8,835 ft)) is a summit southeast of the Weissfluh (2,843 m (9,327 ft)) situated in the Plessur Range in Graubünden. Since 1932, a funicular railway (the Parsennbahn) leads to its summit from Davos.
On the Weissflujoch are located several laboratories of the Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research.[2]
Contents
Climate
| Climate data for Weissfluhjoch (1981-2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | −5.3 (22.5) |
−6.1 (21) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
2.6 (36.7) |
6.3 (43.3) |
9.9 (49.8) |
9.9 (49.8) |
6.5 (43.7) |
3.6 (38.5) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
1.1 (34) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −7.9 (17.8) |
−8.7 (16.3) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
3.1 (37.6) |
5.9 (42.6) |
6.0 (42.8) |
2.9 (37.2) |
0.3 (32.5) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
−7.2 (19) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −10.7 (12.7) |
−11.4 (11.5) |
−10.0 (14) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
0.4 (32.7) |
2.9 (37.2) |
3.1 (37.6) |
0.4 (32.7) |
−2.2 (28) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
−9.9 (14.2) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 99 (3.9) |
90 (3.54) |
96 (3.78) |
83 (3.27) |
115 (4.53) |
165 (6.5) |
182 (7.17) |
193 (7.6) |
119 (4.69) |
78 (3.07) |
97 (3.82) |
95 (3.74) |
1,411 (55.55) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 137.8 (54.25) |
126 (49.6) |
132.1 (52.01) |
109.3 (43.03) |
64.2 (25.28) |
45.7 (17.99) |
16.9 (6.65) |
15.1 (5.94) |
32.8 (12.91) |
52.4 (20.63) |
119.2 (46.93) |
128.7 (50.67) |
980.2 (385.91) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 10.5 | 9.5 | 13.0 | 12.4 | 14.6 | 15.5 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 11.4 | 9.6 | 11.1 | 10.8 | 148.2 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 1.0 cm) | 13.4 | 11.8 | 15.6 | 14.5 | 10.9 | 7 | 3 | 2.1 | 5.3 | 7.9 | 13 | 14.1 | 118.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 67.1 | 68.4 | 72.3 | 78.4 | 79.1 | 79.6 | 76.4 | 75.9 | 71.8 | 64.5 | 66.7 | 64.3 | 72.0 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 134 | 140 | 150 | 141 | 158 | 153 | 180 | 168 | 156 | 163 | 124 | 116 | 1,782 |
| Source: MeteoSwiss [3] | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- ↑ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Wasserscheidi (2,629 m).
- ↑ "Weissfluhjoch test site". sfl.ch. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The weather station elevation is 2690 meters above sea level.
