Ad-Damazin
Ad-Damazin
الدمازين | |
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Blue Nile | |
Population (2015) | |
• Total | 186,051 |
Time zone | CAT |
Ad-Damazin (
Ad-Damazin is served by a terminal station of a branch line of the national railway network. However, the train service to Ad-Damazin has been discontinued many years ago. Instead the town can be reached from
Blue Nile University (Jameat Al Neel Alazraq) is a public university located in Ad-Damazin, established in 1995.[1]
Geography
Climate
Like other parts of the
Ad-Damazin receives 712.9 millimetres (28.07 in) of rain over 70.7 precipitation days, with a distinct wet and dry season like the rest of the Sahel. January receives no precipitation at all, and almost no rain falls from November to March. July, the wettest month, receives 189.2 millimetres (7.45 in) of rainfall on average. August has 16.9 precipitation days, which is the most of any month. Humidity is much higher in the wet season than the dry season, with March having a humidity at just 21% and August having a humidity at 79%. Ad-Damazin receives 3000.6 hours of sunshine annually on average, with the sunshine being distributed fairly evenly across the year, although it is lower during the wet season. January receives the most sunshine, while July receives the least.
Climate data for Ad-Damazin (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1961–2020) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 42.2 (108.0) |
44.3 (111.7) |
44.6 (112.3) |
46 (115) |
47 (117) |
42 (108) |
39.5 (103.1) |
38.5 (101.3) |
38.5 (101.3) |
43 (109) |
45.7 (114.3) |
41.5 (106.7) |
47 (117) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 35.4 (95.7) |
37.6 (99.7) |
39.8 (103.6) |
40.6 (105.1) |
38.6 (101.5) |
35.3 (95.5) |
32.3 (90.1) |
31.6 (88.9) |
32.8 (91.0) |
34.8 (94.6) |
36.8 (98.2) |
35.9 (96.6) |
36.0 (96.8) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.9 (78.6) |
28.2 (82.8) |
30.7 (87.3) |
32.7 (90.9) |
31.9 (89.4) |
29.1 (84.4) |
27.1 (80.8) |
26.4 (79.5) |
27.0 (80.6) |
28.3 (82.9) |
27.9 (82.2) |
26.5 (79.7) |
28.5 (83.3) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 16.4 (61.5) |
18.8 (65.8) |
21.6 (70.9) |
24.7 (76.5) |
25.2 (77.4) |
23.0 (73.4) |
21.8 (71.2) |
21.3 (70.3) |
21.2 (70.2) |
21.8 (71.2) |
18.9 (66.0) |
17.0 (62.6) |
21.0 (69.8) |
Record low °C (°F) | 8.5 (47.3) |
10 (50) |
13.4 (56.1) |
16.3 (61.3) |
17 (63) |
17.5 (63.5) |
15 (59) |
17 (63) |
9.5 (49.1) |
14.3 (57.7) |
11.3 (52.3) |
8.7 (47.7) |
8.5 (47.3) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.2 (0.01) |
8.8 (0.35) |
59.0 (2.32) |
121.7 (4.79) |
165.5 (6.52) |
197.0 (7.76) |
142.2 (5.60) |
37.7 (1.48) |
1.3 (0.05) |
0.0 (0.0) |
733.3 (28.87) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 5.8 | 10.6 | 12.9 | 14.7 | 10.0 | 4.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 59.5 |
Average relative humidity (%)
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33 | 27 | 23 | 28 | 45 | 62 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 67 | 46 | 37 | 50 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 279.0 | 254.8 | 272.8 | 255.0 | 248.0 | 201.0 | 164.3 | 173.6 | 198.0 | 238.7 | 285.0 | 285.2 | 2,855.4 |
Source: NOAA[2][3] |
See also
References
- ^ "Blue Nile University". African Studies Center. Retrieved 2011-09-17.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Ad-Damazin". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
- ^ "Damazin Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
11°46′00″N 34°21′00″E / 11.76667°N 34.35000°E