Editing Tobago (section)

=== Climate ===
The climate is tropical, and the island lies just south of the Atlantic [[Main Development Region]], making it vulnerable to occasional low-latitude [[tropical cyclone]]s. Average rainfall varies between {{convert|3,800|mm|in|abbr=in}} on the Main Ridge to less than {{convert|1,250|mm|in|abbr=in}} in the southwest. There are two seasons: a wet season between June and December, and a dry season between January and May.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metoffice.gov.tt/Climate|title=Climate {{!}} Trinidad & Tobago Meteorological Service|website=www.metoffice.gov.tt|language=en|access-date=2017-02-02}}</ref>

{{Weather box
|location = Tobago ([[A.N.R. Robinson International Airport]]) (1973–2004)
|metric first = y
|single line = y
|Jan high C = 30.2
|Feb high C = 30.5
|Mar high C = 30.9
|Apr high C = 31.4
|May high C = 31.7
|Jun high C = 31.1
|Jul high C = 30.7
|Aug high C = 31.2
|Sep high C = 31.5
|Oct high C = 31.4
|Nov high C = 30.9
|Dec high C = 30.3
|year high C = 
|Jan mean C = 26.3
|Feb mean C = 26.5
|Mar mean C = 26.8
|Apr mean C = 27.6
|May mean C = 28.1
|Jun mean C = 27.6
|Jul mean C = 27.4
|Aug mean C = 27.6
|Sep mean C = 27.8
|Oct mean C = 27.6
|Nov mean C = 27.3
|Dec mean C = 26.7
|year mean C = 
|Jan low C = 22.5
|Feb low C = 22.5
|Mar low C = 22.8
|Apr low C = 23.9
|May low C = 24.6
|Jun low C = 24.2
|Jul low C = 24.0
|Aug low C = 24.0
|Sep low C = 24.1
|Oct low C = 23.9
|Nov low C = 23.6
|Dec low C = 23.0
|year low C = 
|Jan record high C = 32.4
|Feb record high C = 33.1
|Mar record high C = 33.2
|Apr record high C = 35.0
|May record high C = 34.0
|Jun record high C = 33.4
|Jul record high C = 33.0
|Aug record high C = 35.0
|Sep record high C = 33.8
|Oct record high C = 33.7
|Nov record high C = 32.8
|Dec record high C = 36.1
|Jan record low C = 19.0
|Feb record low C = 19.0
|Mar record low C = 19.2
|Apr record low C = 18.7
|May record low C = 21.0
|Jun record low C = 20.1
|Jul record low C = 21.0
|Aug record low C = 20.3
|Sep record low C = 20.0
|Oct record low C = 19.1
|Nov record low C = 19.2
|Dec record low C = 19.6
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 65.9
|Feb precipitation mm = 52.8
|Mar precipitation mm = 21.4
|Apr precipitation mm = 52.9
|May precipitation mm = 105.8
|Jun precipitation mm = 172.5
|Jul precipitation mm = 266.9
|Aug precipitation mm = 244.6
|Sep precipitation mm = 182.6
|Oct precipitation mm = 240.2
|Nov precipitation mm = 207.5
|Dec precipitation mm = 161.0
|year precipitation mm = 1774.2
|unit precipitation days = 1 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 9.8
|Feb precipitation days = 7.0
|Mar precipitation days = 5.2
|Apr precipitation days = 5.2
|May precipitation days = 8.9
|Jun precipitation days = 15.6
|Jul precipitation days = 17.1
|Aug precipitation days = 15.4
|Sep precipitation days = 13.7
|Oct precipitation days = 14.8
|Nov precipitation days = 16.2
|Dec precipitation days = 13.0
|year precipitation days = 142.0
|source 1 = NOAA<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cdo-web/datasets/GHCND/stations/GHCND:TDM00078962/detail
| title = Daily Summaries Station Details
| publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
| access-date = July 13, 2021
}}</ref>
}}

==== Hurricanes ====
The island was struck by [[Hurricane Flora]] in 1963. The effects were so severe that they changed the face of Tobago's economy. The hurricane laid waste to the banana, coconut, and [[cacao bean|cacao]] plantations that largely sustained the economy, and it wreaked considerable damage on the largely pristine tropical rainforest that makes up a large proportion of the interior of the island's northern half. Many of the plantations were subsequently abandoned, and the economy changed direction away from cash crop agriculture and toward tourism. [[Hurricane Ivan]], while less severe than Flora, also caused significant damage in 2004.