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MALAELOA, AMERICAN SAMOA


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Elevation: 40 feet     Latitude: 14 22S     Longitude: 170 47W
Köppen Classification: Tropical Rainforest Climate

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A tropical rainforest climate, also known as an equatorial climate, is a tropical climate usually (but not always) found along the equator. Tropical rainforest climate is a type of tropical climate in which there is no dry season - all months have mean precipitation values of at least 60 mm (2.36 in). Tropical rainforest climates have no pronounced summer or winter; it is typically hot and wet throughout the year and rainfall is both heavy and frequent. One day in an equatorial climate can be very similar to the next, while the change in temperature between day and night may be larger than the average change in temperature between "summer" and "winter".

The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Af". (Tropical Rainforest Climate).

The highest recorded temperature in Malaeloa is 97.0°F (36.1°C), which was recorded in February. The lowest recorded temperature in Malaeloa is 0.0°F (-17.8°C), which was recorded in May.

The average amount of precipitation for the year in Malaeloa is 80.4" (2042.2 mm). The month with the most precipitation on average is October with 12.9" (327.7 mm) of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is March with an average of 2.2" (55.9 mm). There are an average of 234.0 days of precipitation, with the most precipitation occurring in February with 23.0 days and the least precipitation occurring in July with 16.0 days.



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