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Wednesday, March 6, 2019

Eyes on Costa Rica and Weather Records - February 2019

During February, visits to this blog were received from the following countries and other jurisdictions:


The following is a summary of weather for the month:

The dry season continues to continue. Three months in a row without any rain. At one point, there was a prediction of rain but nothing materialized in our area. On one day, there was a record high temperature for the year but it was mitigated by low humidity.

Costa Rica is subject to trade winds, also known as Papagayo ("Parrot") winds. On several days in February it became quite windy. But, the winds were subject to fits and starts. Dead calm for a period of time would be followed for another period of time by relatively strong winds and even stronger gusts. Occasionally, Papagayo winds can be quite brutal (like throwing stuff around on a patio) though not life threatening like hurricanes and tornadoes. Most of the time, they have a refreshing cool down effect.

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