Nok Kundi
Nok Kundi, meaning "the blunt point," is a township and region located in western Balochistan, Pakistan. Historically, the area was known as Dzaranga, meaning "water-producing land," which the Greeks Hellenised to Drangiana in their literature. The original term, "Zaranka," translates to "watermill" or "spring," and is found in both old Balochi and Persian, referring to the region as "Waterland."
Climate
Nok Kundi has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh) with extremely hot summers and mild winters. There is virtually no rainfall whole the year. The climate is very dry with just 35 millimetres (1.4 in) of rainfall each year.
| Climate data for Nok Kundi | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 31.1 (88.0) |
33.0 (91.4) |
37.8 (100.0) |
43.1 (109.6) |
47.5 (117.5) |
49.6 (121.3) |
48.3 (118.9) |
48.5 (119.3) |
46.0 (114.8) |
43.0 (109.4) |
36.0 (96.8) |
29.0 (84.2) |
49.6 (121.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 18.7 (65.7) |
21.5 (70.7) |
27.7 (81.9) |
33.8 (92.8) |
39.0 (102.2) |
42.7 (108.9) |
42.9 (109.2) |
41.5 (106.7) |
38.1 (100.6) |
33.3 (91.9) |
26.9 (80.4) |
21.0 (69.8) |
32.3 (90.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 11.3 (52.3) |
14.1 (57.4) |
20.1 (68.2) |
26.2 (79.2) |
31.2 (88.2) |
35.1 (95.2) |
35.8 (96.4) |
34.1 (93.4) |
30.0 (86.0) |
24.6 (76.3) |
18.4 (65.1) |
13.2 (55.8) |
24.5 (76.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.0 (39.2) |
6.8 (44.2) |
12.6 (54.7) |
18.6 (65.5) |
23.5 (74.3) |
27.4 (81.3) |
28.6 (83.5) |
26.6 (79.9) |
21.9 (71.4) |
15.9 (60.6) |
10.0 (50.0) |
5.5 (41.9) |
16.8 (62.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −8 (18) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
7.0 (44.6) |
8.1 (46.6) |
16.1 (61.0) |
18.9 (66.0) |
17.8 (64.0) |
10.0 (50.0) |
2.0 (35.6) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 10.8 (0.43) |
8.0 (0.31) |
7.6 (0.30) |
3.5 (0.14) |
0.4 (0.02) |
0.0 (0.0) |
1.3 (0.05) |
1.2 (0.05) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.4 (0.02) |
0.2 (0.01) |
1.9 (0.07) |
35.3 (1.4) |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 219.2 | 205.1 | 250.4 | 280.5 | 313.5 | 299.1 | 286.9 | 319.9 | 274.0 | 290.3 | 254.6 | 224.9 | 3,218.4 |
| Source: NOAA (1961-1990) | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ "Nokkundi Climate Normals 1961-1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
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