Schöckl (also spelt Schöckel ) is a mountain in the Austrian state of Styria . It is about 14 km north of the city center of Graz , the capital of Styria.
There is a cableway to the summit from the nearby health resort of St Radegund .[ 1]
In 1931, the rocket designer Friedrich Schmiedl began a rocket mail service here, launching rockets to St Radegund.[ 2]
Schöckl Transmitter is situated on the mountain.
Climate
Climate data for Schöckl: 1443m (1991−2020 normals, 1971−2000 snowfall)
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Record high °C (°F)
13.9
14.3
14.5
19.1
24.3
26.7
28.1
28.0
22.8
20.6
17.3
16.5
28.1
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
−0.2
−0.2
2.7
7.5
11.5
15.0
16.5
16.6
12.0
7.9
4.2
0.6
7.8
Daily mean °C (°F)
−2.8
−2.8
−0.1
4.2
8.5
12.1
14.1
13.9
9.5
5.7
1.7
−1.8
5.2
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
−5.2
−5.7
−2.9
0.9
5.0
8.4
10.0
10.4
6.5
2.8
−0.8
−4.2
2.1
Record low °C (°F)
−18.1
−23.0
−18.3
−12.6
−4.1
−1.1
2.2
0.4
−1.7
−11.0
−15.2
−21.4
−23.0
Average precipitation mm (inches)
21.6
30.2
41.4
59.1
98.5
133.9
134.8
142.8
100.3
71.2
54.9
39.6
928.3
Average snowfall cm (inches)
14.6
25.1
19.7
11.4
3.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.4
11.1
13.9
100.6
Source: Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics [ 3] [ 4]
References
South view of the Schöckl summit area
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