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Offline Lefteri5771

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Summer winds in Plakias
« on: October 22, 2012, 12:33:11 AM »
I know this is probably an old topic, but I was in Plakias a few years ago, in June, and I have never seen a sustained wind like this! (2 days, and we finally gave up).  Was I unlucky, or, is this a common weather issue here?

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Re: Summer winds in Plakias
« Reply #1 on: October 22, 2012, 08:10:05 AM »
I know this is probably an old topic, but I was in Plakias a few years ago, in June, and I have never seen a sustained wind like this! (2 days, and we finally gave up).  Was I unlucky, or, is this a common weather issue here?

I wonder if it is a product of climate change. We were in Naxos for a fortnight in June and a fortnight in September and it was very windy on both occasions - much windier than normal!

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Re: Summer winds in Plakias
« Reply #2 on: October 22, 2012, 03:34:12 PM »
Plakias is known for its wind though we have been lucky in recent years just missing it. I met my hire car boss in Rethymno this year and he told me they always sighed with relief when a car was returned from Plakias without damaged wind blown doors - a frequent occurrence he said.

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Re: Summer winds in Plakias
« Reply #3 on: October 30, 2012, 08:28:53 PM »
I wonder if it is a product of climate change.

It certainly isn't a new thing