Kikori
Kikori | |
|---|---|
UTC+10 (AEST ) | |
| Location | |
| Mean min temp | 22 °C (72 °F) |
| Annual rainfall | 5,840 mm (229.9 in) |
| Climate | Af |
Kikori is a small town in the Gulf Province of Papua New Guinea.[1]
Kikori lies in the delta of the Kikori River at the head of the Gulf of Papua. This area is particularly biologically rich with a diversity of ecosystems and densely forested, with an intricate system of rivers. The geography is that of limestone karst country, with clay type soils. Oil exploitation in Kikori has been operating for several years. Its first commercial oil deposits were found there by the Kutubu Joint Venture (KJV) which has since constructed a pipeline to the Gulf of Papua and is actively extracting oil from the region.[2]
It is the site of Kikori Airport.
Climate
Kikori has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af) with very heavy rainfall year-round. Temperatures in Kikori are uniformly hot and humidity extremely uncomfortable.
The town has an average annual rainfall of around 5,700 millimetres or 220 inches,
| Climate data for Kikori | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 32.1 (89.8) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.2 (88.2) |
30.4 (86.7) |
29.4 (84.9) |
28.6 (83.5) |
26.7 (80.1) |
28.0 (82.4) |
28.4 (83.1) |
29.5 (85.1) |
31.7 (89.1) |
32.2 (90.0) |
30.0 (86.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.6 (79.9) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.1 (79.0) |
25.9 (78.6) |
25.3 (77.5) |
24.8 (76.6) |
23.6 (74.5) |
24.4 (75.9) |
24.5 (76.1) |
25.0 (77.0) |
26.6 (79.9) |
27.0 (80.6) |
25.5 (77.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21.2 (70.2) |
21.3 (70.3) |
21.1 (70.0) |
21.4 (70.5) |
21.2 (70.2) |
21.1 (70.0) |
20.5 (68.9) |
20.9 (69.6) |
20.7 (69.3) |
20.5 (68.9) |
21.5 (70.7) |
21.9 (71.4) |
21.1 (70.0) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 342 (13.5) |
372 (14.6) |
331 (13.0) |
405 (15.9) |
649 (25.6) |
677 (26.7) |
658 (25.9) |
566 (22.3) |
599 (23.6) |
464 (18.3) |
262 (10.3) |
286 (11.3) |
5,611 (220.91) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[4] | |||||||||||||
See also
Notes
- ^ Merriam Webster's Geographical Dictionary, Third Edition, p. 592
- ^ "Kikori Basin, Papua New Guinea". WWF Panda. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
- ^ Merriam Webster's Geographical Dictionary, Third Edition, p. 592
- ^ "Climate: Kikori". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
References
- Merriam Webster's Geographical Dictionary, Third Edition. Springfield, Massachusetts: Merriam-Webster, Incorporated, 1997. ISBN 0-87779-546-0.
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