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Sunny, arid conditions prevail in the Bahamas in the dry season, and at times drought conditions can impact farming and agriculture. High temperatures during the dry season are in the 25 °C (77.0 °F) range. Annual rainfall averages 132 centimetres (52 in) and is usually concentrated in the May–June and September–October periods. [1]
October 2–5, 1966 - Hurricane Inez stalls in The Bahamas, bringing with it heavy rainfall. In Nassau alone, 14.31 in (363 mm) of rain is dropped while in Green Turtle Cay, Abaco, 9.82 in (249 mm) of rain is dropped. A tornado also formed in Nassau, killing a 15-month-old child, and injuring two others.
January 1977 is the coldest month on record in the state of Ohio, with an average temperature of 11.9 °F (−11.2 °C). Snowfall was above average throughout the month and the all-time record low of −25 °F (−32 °C) was set in Cincinnati. The Ohio River froze solid for the first time since 1918, halting commercial shipping for weeks.
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Nassau had a population of 128,420 females and 117,909 males and was home to 70,222 households with an average family size of 3.5 according to the 2010 census. [19] Nassau's large population in relation to the remainder of the Bahamas is the result of waves of immigration from the Family Islands to the capital .
The Bahamas. / 25.07806°N 77.33861°W / 25.07806; -77.33861. The Bahamas ( / bəˈhɑːməz / ⓘ bə-HAH-məz ), officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, [ 13] is an island country within the Lucayan Archipelago of the Atlantic Ocean. It contains 97% of the Lucayan Archipelago's land area and 88% of its population.
CocoCay or Little Stirrup Cay, sometimes titled Perfect Day at CoCoCay ( / koʊkoʊkeɪ /) is one of the Berry Islands, a collection of Bahamian cays and small islands located approximately 55 miles (89 km) north of Nassau. [ 1] It is used for tourism by Royal Caribbean Group exclusively. Little Stirrup Cay is adjacent to Great Stirrup Cay ...
To the south, the Bahamas' most populous island, New Providence, which includes the capital city, Nassau, and has over a quarter-million people, suffered little damage. The U.S. Coast Guard ...