Editing Saint Helena (section)

=== Climate ===
{{See also|Jamestown, Saint Helena#Climate}}
The climate of Saint Helena is tropical, marine and mild, tempered by the [[Benguela Current]] and trade winds that blow almost continuously.<ref name="CIA World Factbook">{{citation |url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/saint-helena-ascension-and-tristan-da-cunha/ |title=St. Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha |work=CIA World Factbook |publisher=Central Intelligence Agency |access-date=21 July 2012 }}</ref><ref name="SHNMS">[http://www.news.co.sh/about_st_helena.htm About St Helena], ''St Helena News Media Services'' {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320211035/http://www.news.co.sh/about_st_helena.htm |date=20 March 2012 }}</ref> The climate varies noticeably across the island. Temperatures in [[Jamestown, Saint Helena|Jamestown]], on the north leeward shore, are in the range {{cvt|21|-|28|C}} in the summer (January to April) and {{cvt|17|-|24|C}} during the remainder of the year. The temperatures in the central areas are, on average, {{cvt|5|-|6|C-change}} lower.<ref name="SHNMS"/> Jamestown also has a very low annual rainfall, while {{cvt|750|-|1000|mm}} falls per year on the higher ground and the south coast, where it is also noticeably cloudier.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/world/country_guides/results.shtml?tt=TT004840|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110209110550/http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/world/country_guides/results.shtml?tt=TT004840|url-status=dead|title=BBC Weather Centre|archivedate=9 February 2011}}</ref> There are [[weather station|weather recording stations]] in the [[Longwood, Saint Helena|Longwood]] and [[Blue Hill, Saint Helena|Blue Hill]] districts.