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Village in Tamil Nadu, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lovedale is a village situated in the Nilgiri Hills in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. It is one of the highest places above mean sea level in the Nilgiris. Today, it is notable for tourism.
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The permanent population is about 1,000-1,500 people. The residents of The Lawrence School add another 1,000 people to this.
The Lawrence School is a residential school. Lovedale has a police station that serves Lovedale and the nearby villages. It also has a small post office and a bank (branch of SBI), both of which primarily serve The Lawrence School.
Lovedale features a subtropical highland climate (Cwb) under Köppen climate classification. It, along with Ooty, are located in the highest part of the Nilgiri Hills. Due to its location in the Nilgiris, Lovedale gets rain from both the monsoons. The wet season runs from April to December and the dry season from January to March. There is a difference of 345 mm of precipitation between the driest and wettest months. Throughout the year, temperatures vary by 4.2 °C.
Climate data for Lovedale | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 19.0 (66.2) |
19.9 (67.8) |
21.8 (71.2) |
22.1 (71.8) |
21.8 (71.2) |
18.3 (64.9) |
17.0 (62.6) |
17.8 (64.0) |
18.9 (66.0) |
18.9 (66.0) |
18.7 (65.7) |
18.8 (65.8) |
19.4 (66.9) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.4 (54.3) |
13.5 (56.3) |
15.3 (59.5) |
16.3 (61.3) |
16.6 (61.9) |
14.8 (58.6) |
14.1 (57.4) |
14.4 (57.9) |
14.5 (58.1) |
14.6 (58.3) |
13.7 (56.7) |
13.0 (55.4) |
14.4 (58.0) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.4 (41.7) |
6.6 (43.9) |
8.8 (47.8) |
10.6 (51.1) |
11.5 (52.7) |
11.4 (52.5) |
11.3 (52.3) |
11.2 (52.2) |
10.7 (51.3) |
10.4 (50.7) |
8.7 (47.7) |
6.6 (43.9) |
9.4 (49.0) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 23.5 (0.93) |
21.2 (0.83) |
38.3 (1.51) |
109.4 (4.31) |
160.5 (6.32) |
206.1 (8.11) |
366.2 (14.42) |
253.6 (9.98) |
204.2 (8.04) |
263.3 (10.37) |
177.3 (6.98) |
77.7 (3.06) |
1,901.3 (74.86) |
Average rainy days | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 103 |
Source: Climate-Data.org[1] |
Minsara kanavu climax was shot in this area.
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