Cisa Pass

{{Infobox mountain pass

| name = Cisa Pass

| photo = Passo-della-Cisa-2012.JPG

| photo_caption = The Cisa Pass seen from the south

| elevation_m = 1041

| elevation_ref =

| traversed = 45px Italian Road 62 (Strada Statale 62 della Cisa)

| map = Alps

| map_caption = Location of Cisa Pass

| map_size =

| label = Cisa Pass

| coords = {{coord|44.4716|N|9.9283|E|type:pass|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| location = Italy

| range = Apennine Mountains

| topo =

}}

The Cisa Pass or La Cisa Pass is a mountain pass in Italy that marks the division between the Ligurian and Tuscan Apennines. It is located on the border between northern Tuscany (Province of Massa-Carrara) and Emilia-Romagna (Province of Parma), near the source of the Magra River at an altitude of 1,040 meters (3,414 feet) above sea level.Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, Third Edition, p. 59

Climate

Cisa's climate is classified as warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen: Csb). The annual average temperature is {{Convert|8.3|C|1}}, the hottest month in July is {{Convert|17.8|C|1}}, and the coldest month is {{Convert|0.4|C|1}} in February. The annual precipitation is {{Convert|1428.5|mm|2}}, of which October is the wettest with {{Convert|202.3|mm|2}}, while July is the driest with only {{Convert|42.4|mm|2}}.

{{Weather box

|location = Passo Della Cisa, elevation: {{convert|1039|m|abbr=on|disp=or}}, 1981-2010 normals, extremes 1924–2018

|width = aueo

|collapsed = yes

|metric first = yes

|single line = yes

|Jan record high C = 15.0

|Feb record high C = 15.0

|Mar record high C = 18.4

|Apr record high C = 22.3

|May record high C = 25.8

|Jun record high C = 29.5

|Jul record high C = 31.8

|Aug record high C = 32.6

|Sep record high C = 27.4

|Oct record high C = 22.0

|Nov record high C = 18.0

|Dec record high C = 15.4

|year record high C = 32.6

|Jan high C = 2.5

|Feb high C = 2.6

|Mar high C = 6.0

|Apr high C = 9.2

|May high C = 14.4

|Jun high C = 18.0

|Jul high C = 21.2

|Aug high C = 20.8

|Sep high C = 15.7

|Oct high C = 11.1

|Nov high C = 6.0

|Dec high C = 3.5

|year high C = 10.9

|Jan mean C = 0.4

|Feb mean C = 0.4

|Mar mean C = 3.4

|Apr mean C = 6.4

|May mean C = 11.2

|Jun mean C = 14.7

|Jul mean C = 17.8

|Aug mean C = 17.6

|Sep mean C = 13.1

|Oct mean C = 9.1

|Nov mean C = 4.2

|Dec mean C = 1.4

|year mean C = 8.3

|Jan low C = -1.8

|Feb low C = -1.9

|Mar low C = 0.8

|Apr low C = 3.6

|May low C = 8.1

|Jun low C = 11.5

|Jul low C = 14.3

|Aug low C = 14.4

|Sep low C = 10.4

|Oct low C = 7.1

|Nov low C = 2.4

|Dec low C = -0.8

|year low C = 5.7

|Jan record low C = -18.8

|Feb record low C = -18.0

|Mar record low C = -15.4

|Apr record low C = -6.0

|May record low C = -4.4

|Jun record low C = 1.7

|Jul record low C = 4.0

|Aug record low C = 5.0

|Sep record low C = 1.6

|Oct record low C = -5.8

|Nov record low C = -10.3

|Dec record low C = -13.0

|year record low C = -18.8

|Jan dew point C = -3.0

|Feb dew point C = -3.3

|Mar dew point C = -0.6

|Apr dew point C = 2.6

|May dew point C = 7.0

|Jun dew point C = 10.7

|Jul dew point C = 12.8

|Aug dew point C = 12.9

|Sep dew point C = 8.8

|Oct dew point C = 6.1

|Nov dew point C = 1.6

|Dec dew point C = -1.7

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 122.8

|Feb precipitation mm = 85.3

|Mar precipitation mm = 100.1

|Apr precipitation mm = 167.3

|May precipitation mm = 106.6

|Jun precipitation mm = 84.5

|Jul precipitation mm = 42.4

|Aug precipitation mm = 58.8

|Sep precipitation mm = 120.7

|Oct precipitation mm = 202.3

|Nov precipitation mm = 200.7

|Dec precipitation mm = 137.0

|year precipitation mm = 1428.6

|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 8.8

|Feb precipitation days = 7.0

|Mar precipitation days = 8.5

|Apr precipitation days = 11.2

|May precipitation days = 9.2

|Jun precipitation days = 7.6

|Jul precipitation days = 5.2

|Aug precipitation days = 5.7

|Sep precipitation days = 8.1

|Oct precipitation days = 10.9

|Nov precipitation days = 10.4

|Dec precipitation days = 8.7

|year precipitation days = 101.2

|Jan sun = 125.9

|Feb sun = 129.8

|Mar sun = 166.7

|Apr sun = 175.5

|May sun = 206.4

|Jun sun = 250.2

|Jul sun = 305.1

|Aug sun = 270.5

|Sep sun = 201.6

|Oct sun = 164.8

|Nov sun = 122.3

|Dec sun = 114.0

|year sun = 2232.9

|source 1 = NOAA{{Cite web

|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/normals/WMO/1981-2010/RA-VI/Italy/WMO_Normals_CliNo81-10.xls

|title = WMO Climate Normals for 1981-2010: Passo Della Cisa - (WMO number:16124)

|website = ncei.noaa.gov

|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmosoheric Administration

|access-date = 1 March 2024

|type = Excel

|format = XLS

|postscript = .

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240317065214/https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/normals/WMO/1981-2010/RA-VI/Italy/WMO_Normals_CliNo81-10.xls

|archive-date = 2024-03-17}}

|source 2 = Temperature estreme in Toscana{{cite web

|url = http://climaintoscana.altervista.org/provincia-di-massa-e-carrara/passo-della-cisa/?doing_wp_cron=1710738912.3773109912872314453125

|language = it

|title = Passo della Cisa

|publisher = Temperature estreme in Toscana

|access-date = March 18, 2024

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240318071644/http://climaintoscana.altervista.org/provincia-di-massa-e-carrara/passo-della-cisa/?doing_wp_cron=1710738912.3773109912872314453125

|archive-date = 2024-03-18}}

}}

Notes

References

Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, Third Edition. Springfield, Massachusetts: Merriam-Webster, Inc., 1997. {{ISBN|0-87779-546-0}}.

Category:Mountain passes of Tuscany

Category:Mountain passes of Emilia-Romagna

Category:Mountain passes of the Apennines

Cisa Pass

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