press ions ▁moving ▁n ortheast , ▁making ▁strong ▁wind s ▁and ▁heavy ▁rain ▁possible ▁at ▁all ▁times ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁Sun ny ▁days ▁are ▁rare ▁and ▁over cast ▁days ▁are ▁common . ▁H urr icane ▁Fa ith ▁struck ▁the ▁Far oe ▁Islands ▁on ▁ 5 ▁September ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁with ▁sust ained ▁wind s ▁over ▁ 1 0 0   m ph ▁( 1 6 0   km / h ) ▁and ▁only ▁then ▁did ▁the ▁storm ▁ce ase ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁tropical ▁system . ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁alt itude , ▁ocean ▁curr ents , ▁top ography , ▁and ▁wind s , ▁the ▁islands ▁exhib it ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁micro cl im ates . ▁P reci p itation ▁var ies ▁consider ably ▁throughout ▁the ▁arch ip el ago . ▁In ▁some ▁high land ▁areas , ▁snow ▁cover ▁may ▁last ▁for ▁months ▁with ▁snow falls ▁possible ▁for ▁the ▁greater ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁( on ▁the ▁highest ▁pe aks , ▁summer ▁snow fall ▁is ▁by ▁no ▁means ▁rare ), ▁while ▁in ▁some ▁shelter ed ▁coast al ▁locations , ▁several ▁years ▁pass ▁without ▁any ▁snow fall ▁what so ever . ▁ ▁T ór sh av n ▁receives ▁fro st s ▁more ▁often ▁than ▁other ▁areas ▁just ▁a ▁short ▁distance ▁to ▁the ▁south . ▁Snow ▁is ▁also ▁seen ▁at ▁a ▁much ▁higher ▁frequency ▁than ▁out lying ▁islands ▁nearby . ▁The ▁area ▁receives ▁on ▁average ▁ 4 9 ▁fro st s ▁a ▁year . ▁ ▁While ▁receiving ▁more ▁fro st ▁than ▁most ▁of