Ronaldsway
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Ronaldsway (Manx: Roonysvaie) is a place in the parish of Malew in the south of the Isle of Man, between the village of Ballasalla and the town of Castletown.
Features
It is notable as the location of Isle of Man Airport and historically of RNAS Ronaldsway, together with the adjoining customs free zone and industrial estate.
The place name is derived from the
Ronaldsway is the site of the Battle of Ronaldsway, fought in October 1275, in which a Manx revolt led by Guðrøðr Magnússon (fl. 1275) was crushed by Scottish royal forces.
Ronaldsway is one of the 22
There is a
BA Connect (BA CitiExpress) had an engineering base in Ronaldsway, employing 110 people. After Flybe acquired BA Connect, Flybe announced that it would discontinue the base.[1]
Archaeology
While the airfield
Climate
Ronaldsway has an oceanic climate (Cfb) with short, mild summers and long, cool winters. Ronaldsway has very cloudy and rainy winters.
Climate data for Ronaldsway, elevation: 16m (1981-2010) Extremes (1960 - present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.2 (46.8) |
7.9 (46.2) |
9.2 (48.6) |
11.1 (52.0) |
14.1 (57.4) |
16.3 (61.3) |
18.1 (64.6) |
18.1 (64.6) |
16.3 (61.3) |
13.6 (56.5) |
10.9 (51.6) |
8.9 (48.0) |
12.8 (55.0) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.1 (43.0) |
5.7 (42.3) |
6.8 (44.2) |
8.3 (46.9) |
10.9 (51.6) |
13.3 (55.9) |
15.2 (59.4) |
15.3 (59.5) |
13.7 (56.7) |
11.3 (52.3) |
8.6 (47.5) |
6.7 (44.1) |
10.2 (50.4) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.9 (39.0) |
3.4 (38.1) |
4.4 (39.9) |
5.4 (41.7) |
7.7 (45.9) |
10.2 (50.4) |
12.2 (54.0) |
12.4 (54.3) |
11.1 (52.0) |
8.9 (48.0) |
6.3 (43.3) |
4.5 (40.1) |
7.6 (45.7) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 82.6 (3.25) |
57.5 (2.26) |
65.5 (2.58) |
55.7 (2.19) |
50.9 (2.00) |
58.1 (2.29) |
56.2 (2.21) |
65.3 (2.57) |
75.3 (2.96) |
102.5 (4.04) |
103.1 (4.06) |
91.8 (3.61) |
864.4 (34.03) |
Average precipitation days | 14.0 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 9.9 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 9.0 | 10.8 | 11.1 | 14.1 | 15.2 | 13.9 | 140.1 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 54.1 | 77.9 | 115.9 | 171.2 | 227.6 | 203.4 | 197.4 | 184.9 | 138.9 | 103.6 | 63.5 | 46.0 | 1,584.6 |
Source: Met Office[3] |
References
- Isle of Man Today. 9 March 2007. Retrieved on 12 March 2010.
- ^ Timothy Darvill, Ronaldsway Culture in Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology, (Oxford University Press, 2002)
- ^ "Ronaldsway 1981–2010 averages". Met Office. Retrieved 4 November 2012.