Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
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| Nickname: Rock Ceety | |
|---|---|
| Geografie | |
| Location | Caribbean Sea |
| Coordinates | 18°20′N 64°55′W / 18.333°N 64.917°W |
| Airchipelagae | Virgin Islands, Leeward Islands |
| Aurie | 31.24 sq mi (80.9 km2) |
| Admeenistration | |
Unitit States | |
| Insular aurie |  Unitit States Virgin Islands |
| Lairgest settlement | Charlotte Amalie (pop. 18,481) |
| Demografics | |
| Population | 51,634 (2010) |
| Pop. density | 638.17 /km2 (1,652.85 /sq mi) |
Saint Thomas (Spaingie: Santo Tomás; Dutch: Sint-Thomas; Dens: Sankt Thomas) is an island in the Caribbean Sea an, thegither wi Water Island, furms a coonty an constituent destrict o the Unitit States Virgin Islands (USVI), an unincorporatit territory o the Unitit States. Locatit on the island is the territorial caipital an port o Charlotte Amalie. As o the 2010 census, the population o Saint Thomas wis 51,634[1] aboot 48.5% o the US Virgin Islands tot. The destrict haes a land aurie o 31.24 square mile (80.9 km2).
Climate[eedit | eedit soorce]
| Climate data for Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record heich °F (°C) | 93 (34) |
93 (34) |
94 (34) |
96 (36) |
97 (36) |
99 (37) |
98 (37) |
99 (37) |
98 (37) |
97 (36) |
95 (35) |
92 (33) |
99 (37) |
| Average heich °F (°C) | 85.1 (29.5) |
85.1 (29.5) |
85.7 (29.8) |
86.7 (30.4) |
87.6 (30.9) |
89.1 (31.7) |
89.9 (32.2) |
90.2 (32.3) |
90.0 (32.2) |
88.7 (31.5) |
87.1 (30.6) |
85.6 (29.8) |
87.6 (30.9) |
| Average law °F (°C) | 72.4 (22.4) |
72.3 (22.4) |
72.9 (22.7) |
74.1 (23.4) |
76.2 (24.6) |
77.7 (25.4) |
78.0 (25.6) |
78.1 (25.6) |
78.0 (25.6) |
76.9 (24.9) |
75.2 (24.0) |
73.7 (23.2) |
75.5 (24.2) |
| Record law °F (°C) | 63 (17) |
62 (17) |
56 (13) |
58 (14) |
66 (19) |
67 (19) |
57 (14) |
59 (15) |
64 (18) |
66 (19) |
52 (11) |
62 (17) |
52 (11) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 2.16 (55) |
1.47 (37) |
1.05 (27) |
2.62 (67) |
3.05 (77) |
2.62 (67) |
2.82 (72) |
3.51 (89) |
4.82 (122) |
5.94 (151) |
6.00 (152) |
2.88 (73) |
38.95 (989) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 14.3 | 11.8 | 8.1 | 10.7 | 11.9 | 11.1 | 14.8 | 14.2 | 14.6 | 17.7 | 17.8 | 16.7 | 163.6 |
| Source #1: NOAA (normals 1981−2010)[2] | |||||||||||||
| Source #2: Weather Channel [3] | |||||||||||||
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ "2010 Census U.S. Virgin Islands, United States Census Bureau". Retrieved 2011-12-17.
- ↑ "NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
- ↑ "Average Conditions Saint Thomas, VI". weather.com. Retrieved May 16, 2010.