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History
Geography and climate
Albrecht enjoys a maritime temperate climate characterised by mild winters, cool summers, and a lack of temperature extremes. The city does not experience as high rainfall as much of the rest of the Candelarias; the far west of Candelaria receiving twice that of the capital city.
The average maximum January temperature is 8 °C (46 °F), the average maximum July temperature is 20 °C (68 °F). The sunniest months, on average, are May and June, with six hours of sunshine daily (though daylight in these months is a lot more). The wettest months, on average, are December and August, with 74 mm (2.9 inches) of rain. The driest month is April, with 45 mm (1.7 inches). The total average annual rainfall (and other forms of precipitation) is 762 mm (29.5 inches).
Due to Albrecht's high latitude, it experiences long summer days (around 19 hours of daylight) and short winter days (as short as nine hours). Like the rest of the Candelarias it is relatively safe from common natural disasters such as tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes and tsunamis.
Strong winds from Rushmori storm systems can affect Albrecht, though usually less severe than other parts of the Candelarias. Severe winds are most likely during mid-winter, but can occur anytime, especially between October and February.
An urban heat island effect means Albrecht is a few degrees warmer than surrounding areas. There is also a slight temperature difference between the city centre and the city's suburbs, with the city centre slightly warmer, as it is more built up.
The city is not noted for its temperature extremes due to its mild climate. Typically, the coldest months are December, January and February. Temperatures in summer in recent years have been rising to substantially above average figures, e.g. 31 °C (88 °F) in July 2006, over 11 °C higher than the average maximum. There was a serious heat wave in 2003.
The main precipitation in winter is rain. The city can experience some snow showers during the months from November to April, but lying snow is rare (on average, only 4/5 days). Hail occurs more often than snow, and is most likely during the winter and spring months. Another rare type of weather is thunder and lightning, most common in summer.
Transportation
Landmarks and notable institutions
Primary industries
Government
Albrecht as C&M's capital
Sport
Albrecht is arguably the centre of sport in the country; having its fair share of share of soccer and cricket grounds, and venues for motorsports, tennis, badminton, netball, swimming, rugby, and many other sports. Its harbour areas serve as the centre of C&M's large sailing community.
Football
In common with most of the rest of the country, the city's most popular sports teams are the soccer clubs. Albrecht FC (the 'Scorpions', who have won four of the last five CMSC seasons) and A.Turks (fully Albrecht Turkish Club, known as the 'Millermen' amoung other names) both play at the 45,000-seater Millerman Sheppard Stadium.
Of the city's lower-league clubs; the Alber City Wasps now play at Albrecht FC's historical ground, New Park. A.Turk's ground since 1924, Morgan's Field, became luxury flats in 2006.
Motor sport
Originally a cycling track, the circuit in the suburb of City West was apropriated by first motorbikes and then automobiles in the 1940s. Its early history is considered rather murky, having been associated with dangerous, illegal races; and anti-Hispanic racial segregation. The country's long-standing ambivalence to the motor car allowed the arena to regularly fall out of use throughout the second half of the twentieth century. However, the creation of the national AutoSportsSeries has seen it take pride of place as the nation's formost four-wheel racing arena.
The City West racetrack will play host to the twelth and final stage of the World Grand Prix Championship's sixth season. [1]
3.703km long, the full Grand Prix track on the Durham Straight, an off-camber, slightly curved stretch, before plunging into the right-hander at Momento Bend. Despite the difficulty of the curve, due to the straight that precedes it, it is one of the track's few overtaking spots. The next corner, the Wicca Man, is a hairpin bend, negotiated after an uphill braking zone at Sheppard Hill. The track then curves around the south bank spectator area into the downhill, off-camber Souness Hill Bend, and another, slightly bent stretch at the 'New Lane' straight, which runs parallel to the pit lane. After the straight, the circuit climbs uphill though the decreasing-radius Midsummer turn, before moving onto the back straight where the track's top speeds can be reached. The most significant elevation changes on the circuit occur here at Progress Drop and Bromwich Hill, which leads into Bromwich Bend. The track then loops around the woodland with a series of mid-speed corners, most notably the dip at Forest and the blind Blind Emma's curve. The track then emerges from the woods at St. Mary's for Clarke Corner with its uphill off-camber approach to the pit straight and the start/finish line.
Media
Television
Radio
Newspapers
Though the newspaper industry has traditionally been as spread-out as the 20th century media types; the country's two main national dailies are published in the city namely the centrist, former broadsheet the [I]Albrecht Herald[/I] (founded 1896) and sensationalist tabloid the [I]Albrecht Mercury[/I] (founded 1977). In the city itself, the right-leaning tabloid the [I]Daily News[/I] is the equal of its nationwide colleagues in daily sales.
Albrecht University publishes its own paper, the [I]Albrecht University Journal[/I]. There are a variety of community papers, most notably the [I]Irish Street Times[/b] and &&&Turk&&; as well as the [I]Financial Gazzetta[/I].
