The main features of Nova Scotia's climate are ample and reliable precipitation, a fairly wide but not extreme temperature range, a late and short summer, skies that are often cloudy or overcast, frequent coastal fog and marked changeability of weather from day to day. These features can be related to four basic factors: the effects of the westerly winds, the interaction between three main air masses which converge on the east coast, Nova Scotia's location on the routes of the major eastward-moving storms, and the modifying influence of the sea.

This Document Includes:

Wind Systems
Major Air Masses
Fronts
Pressure Systems
Storm Tracks
Coastal Influences
Sea Breeze
Sea Fog
Cold Inland Winds
Pack Ice
Freezing Spray
Climatic Variability

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Additional Keywords:
jet streams, Coriolis effect, westerlies, El Nino, El Niño, volcanoes.

Associated Topics:

T4.1 Post-glacial Climatic Change
T5.2 Nova Scotia's Climate
T6.1 Ocean Currents
T6.2 Oceanic Environments
T9.1 Soil-forming Factors
T10.3 Vegetation and the Environment
T12.5 Climate and Resources