The climate of the Lomagne in Tarn & Garonne

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• The Lomagne

• The Tarn & Garonne

• Some records since 1940

Lomagne in Tarn & Garonne

The Lomagne has the same climate as the Aquitaine Region to the West, but with an overtone of the more extreme Continental weather system of Central Europe.

The weather temperatures change frequently and the seasons can run into each other a little. The winters are mild and wet, with more frost than snow. In spring April showers are common and heavy and the farmers watch out for late frosts. The summers are hot and dry and the autumns are gentle. In November the bright blue skies contrast with the frosty air. Fog is frequent, flooding the valleys or hanging on the ridges. The wind plays an influential role in the changing weather conditions.

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Tarn & Garonne

Tarn & Garonne forms a crossroads where one meets the mountainous influences of the Massif Central and the more gentle conditions of the Gascony.

Situated between the Atlantic and the Mediterranian, Tarn & Garonne has a temperate maritime climate. The winters are generally mild and wet interrupted with short cold spells. Very cold winters are rare in Tarn & Garonne. Snow falls are infrequent as are ice storms. The summers are hot and mainly dry. The rain, brought by the westerly weather systems, falls mainly in the winter and spring with an emphasis in May. Rain storms, sometimes quite strong and accompanied by hail, are mainly in the spring through to the autumn.

Some records since 1940 in Montauban

Lowest temperature	-20°C
Coldest day	16/01/1985
Maximum snow thickness	15 cm
Highest temperature	41°C
Hottest day	19/06/1960
Maximum wind speed	112 km/h
24 hour max rain altitude	84 mm
Rainest day	20/08/1944
Dryest year	1967
Rainest year	1959

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