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| Raingate has a temperate climate, with plentiful rainfall all year round. The temperature varies with the seasons and rarely drops below −15 °C or rises above 35 °C. The prevailing wind is from the west and brings frequent spells of mild and wet weather from the Ocean, although the eastern parts, particularly High Rock and The Rift provinces, are mostly sheltered from this wind due to the majority of the rain falling over the western provinces; the eastern parts are therefore the driest. Continental windstreams however bring hot summers and mild winters to the western provinces of Sunshine Coast, Florem and Cambria. Whereas these windstreams bring milder summers and colder winters to the eastern provinces of Winterhold, High Rock and The Rift. High Rock is particularly prone to significantly cold winters due to the mountainous terrain shielding the warmer oceanic wind streams. Summers are warmest in the south-east of Raingate, particularly in the provinces of Sunshine Coast and Florem, the former of which is a popular tourist destination. Heavy snowfall can occur in winter and early spring on high ground, and occasionally settles to great depth away from the hills. Winterhold province is notorious in regards to fallen snow taking an excessive amount of time to clear due to the provinces expansive and low lying ground.
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| ==Seasons==
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| '''Spring'''
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| [[File:Florem in the spring.jpg|thumb|190px|left|[[Florem]] Province in the Spring]] Spring is generally a calm, cool and dry season, particularly because the Artemitic Sea has lost much of its heat throughout the autumn and winter. However, as the sun rises higher in the sky and the days get longer, temperatures can rise relatively high, but often tend to drop off again at night due to the cool oceans and the warm weather dependent solely on the sun. Thunderstorms and heavy showers develop quite frequently, particularly towards the end of the season. There is also a fair chance of snow earlier in the season when temperatures are colder and can even develop as late as mid-May over some areas of the country, such as in parts of Winterhold and High Rock Provinces.
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| Mean temperatures in Spring are generally influenced by longitude. Most of Winterhold and the mountains of High Rock and The Rift are the coolest areas of Raingate, with average temperatures ranging from −2 to 7°C. The western half of Raingate experiences the warmest spring temperatures of between 8 and 13°C.
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| '''Summer'''
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| [[File:Sunshine Coast in summer.jpg|thumb|190px|right|[[Sunshine Coast]] Province in the Summer]] Summer is the warmest and usually the sunniest season. Rainfall totals can have a wide local variation due to localised thunderstorms. These thunderstorms mainly occur in western and central Raingate and are less frequent and severe in the north and west. Rainy weather systems are not as severe in summer but increase both in severity and frequency towards the end of the season.
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| Climatic differences at this time of year are more influenced by longitude and temperatures are highest in western and southern areas and lowest in the east. Summer temperatures rarely exceed 39°C, but when this does occur it happens more frequently in Sunshine Coast and Florem Provinces than other parts of the country. Winterhold and High Rock have the coolest summers (average means: 10 to 17°C), while central areas such as Princeland and The Vale have warmer summers (average means: 18 to 21°C), and Sunshine Coast and Florem have the hottest summers (average means: 23 to 31°C). The record maximum is 41°C recorded in Azure Bay, Sunshine Coast.
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| '''Autumn'''
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| [[File:The Vale in Autumn.jpg|thumb|190px|left|[[The Vale]] Province in Autumn]] Autumn in Raingate is notorious for being unsettled as cool air moves northwards combining with the warm ocean air due to heating throughout the spring and summer, resulting in unsettled weather. In addition, when the air is particularly cold temperatures on land may be colder than the ocean, resulting in significant amounts of condensation and clouds which bring heavy rain to the country. Oceanic depressions during this time can become intense and winds of hurricane force can be recorded. Western areas, being closest to the ocean, experience these severe conditions to a significantly greater extent than eastern areas. As such, autumn is often the stormiest time of the year.
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| Coastal areas of Sunshine Coast and the western half of Cambria have on average the warmest autumns, with mean temperatures of 10 to 15°C. Mountainous areas of Winterhold and The Rift, and almost all of High Rock, experience mean temperatures between 3 and 7°C.
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| '''Winter'''
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| Winter in Raingate is generally cool and wet. Temperatures at night rarely drop below −15°C and in the day rarely rise above 11°C. Precipitation is plentiful throughout the season, though snow is relatively infrequent despite the country's varying longitude. The only areas with significant snowfall are in High Rock and The Rift, where at higher elevations a colder climate determines the occurence of snowfall. For a majority of the landmass snow is possible but not frequent, apart from the higher altitudes, where snow can lie 1–5 months or even beyond 6 months.
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| [[File:Winterhold in winter.jpg|thumb|200px|right|[[Winterhold]] Province in winter]]
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| Snow falls intermittently and mainly affects eastern areas, high ground in Whiterun and Blackreach and especially the mountains of High Rock where the amount of lying snow is frequently high enough to permit winter sport activities. Frequently in the mountains potent depressions may move in from the south in the form of 'polar lows', introducing heavy snow and often blizzard-like conditions to parts of Raingate, particularly eastern areas. During periods of light winds and high pressure frost and fog can become a problem and can pose a major hazard for drivers on the roads.
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| Mean winter temperatures in the Raingate are most influenced by proximity to the sea. The coldest areas are the mountains of High Rock and The Rift, and eastern areas of Winterhold, averaging −10 to 3°C. Coastal areas in Sunshine Coast and Cambria, as well as Florem, experience the mildest winters, on average 5 to 8°C. The record low is -52°C recorded on Death Mountain, High Rock Province.
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