The beds that appear in the neighbourhood of Sea View and St. Helens are divided into Nettlestone Grits and St. Helen's Sands, the former containing a freestone 8 feet thick.
— from The Geological Story of the Isle of Wight by J. Cecil (John Cecil) Hughes

hot, dry desert strip along Red Sea coast; cooler and wetter in the central highlands (up to 61 cm of rainfall annually); semiarid in western hills and lowlands; rainfall heaviest during June-September except in coastal desert Estonia: maritime, wet, moderate winters, cool summers Ethiopia: tropical monsoon with wide topographic-induced variation Europa Island: tropical Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas): cold marine; strong westerly winds, cloudy, humid; rain occurs on more than half of days in year; occasional snow all year, except in January and February, but does not accumulate Faroe Islands: mild winters, cool summers; usually overcast; foggy, windy Fiji: tropical marine; only slight seasonal temperature variation Finland: cold temperate; potentially subarctic, but comparatively mild because of moderating influence of the North Atlantic Current, Baltic Sea, and more than 60,000 lakes France: generally cool winters and mild summers, but mild winters and hot summers along the Mediterranean; occasional strong, cold, dry, north-to-northwesterly wind known as mistral French Guiana: tropical; hot, humid; little seasonal temperature variation French Polynesia: tropical, but moderate French Southern and Antarctic Lands: antarctic Gabon: tropical; always hot, humid Gambia, The: tropical; hot, rainy season (June to November); cooler, dry season (November to May) Gaza Strip: temperate, mild winters, dry and warm to hot summers Georgia: warm and pleasant; Mediterranean-like on Black Sea coast Germany: temperate and marine; cool, cloudy, wet winters and summers; occasional warm foehn wind Ghana: tropical; warm and comparatively dry along southeast coast; hot and humid in southwest; hot and dry in north Gibraltar: Mediterranean with mild winters and warm summers Glorioso Islands: tropical Greece: temperate; mild, wet winters; hot, dry summers Greenland: arctic to subarctic; cool summers, cold winters Grenada: tropical; tempered by northeast trade winds Guadeloupe: subtropical tempered by trade winds; moderately high humidity Guam: tropical marine; generally warm and humid, moderated by northeast trade winds; dry season from January to June, rainy season from July to December; little seasonal temperature variation Guatemala: tropical; hot, humid in lowlands; cooler in highlands Guernsey: temperate with mild winters and cool summers; about 50% of days are overcast Guinea: generally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds; dry season (December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds Guinea-Bissau: tropical; generally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds; dry season (December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds Guyana: tropical; hot, humid, moderated by northeast trade winds; two rainy seasons (May to mid-August, mid-November to mid-January) Haiti: tropical; semiarid where mountains in east cut off trade winds Heard Island and McDonald Islands: antarctic Holy See (Vatican City): temperate; mild, rainy winters (September to mid-May) with hot, dry summers (May to September)
— from The 2001 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

French Polynesia tropical, but moderate French Southern and Antarctic Lands antarctic Gabon tropical; always hot, humid Gambia, The tropical; hot, rainy season (June to November); cooler, dry season (November to May) Gaza Strip temperate, mild winters, dry and warm to hot summers Georgia warm and pleasant; Mediterranean-like on Black Sea coast Germany temperate and marine; cool, cloudy, wet winters and summers; occasional warm mountain (foehn) wind Ghana tropical; warm and comparatively dry along southeast coast; hot and humid in southwest; hot and dry in north Gibraltar Mediterranean with mild winters and warm summers Glorioso Islands tropical Greece temperate; mild, wet winters; hot, dry summers Greenland arctic to subarctic; cool summers, cold winters Grenada tropical; tempered by northeast trade winds Guam tropical marine; generally warm and humid, moderated by northeast trade winds; dry season (January to June), rainy season (July to December); little seasonal temperature variation Guatemala tropical; hot, humid in lowlands; cooler in highlands Guernsey temperate with mild winters and cool summers; about 50% of days are overcast
— from The 2007 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

Gaza Strip temperate, mild winters, dry and warm to hot summers Georgia warm and pleasant; Mediterranean-like on Black Sea coast Germany temperate and marine; cool, cloudy, wet winters and summers; occasional warm foehn wind Ghana tropical; warm and comparatively dry along southeast coast; hot and humid in southwest; hot and dry in north Gibraltar Mediterranean with mild winters and warm summers
— from The 2003 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

Ile Saint-Paul: oceanic with persistent westerly winds and high humidity Iles Crozet: windy, cold, wet, and cloudy Iles Kerguelen: oceanic, cold, overcast, windy Iles Eparses: tropical Gabon tropical; always hot, humid Gambia, The tropical; hot, rainy season (June to November); cooler, dry season (November to May) Gaza Strip temperate, mild winters, dry and warm to hot summers Georgia warm and pleasant; Mediterranean-like on Black Sea coast Germany temperate and marine; cool, cloudy, wet winters and summers; occasional warm mountain (foehn) wind Ghana tropical; warm and comparatively dry along southeast coast; hot and humid in southwest; hot and dry in north Gibraltar Mediterranean with mild winters and warm summers Greece temperate; mild, wet winters; hot, dry summers Greenland arctic to subarctic; cool summers, cold winters Grenada tropical; tempered by northeast trade winds Guam tropical marine; generally warm and humid, moderated by northeast trade winds; dry season (January to June), rainy season (July to December); little seasonal temperature variation Guatemala tropical; hot, humid in lowlands; cooler in highlands Guernsey temperate with mild winters and cool summers; about 50% of days are overcast Guinea generally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds; dry season (December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds Guinea-Bissau tropical; generally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds; dry season (December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds Guyana tropical; hot, humid, moderated by northeast trade winds; two rainy seasons (May to August, November to January)
— from The 2009 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency