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Nok Kundi

Coordinates: 28°49′33″N 62°45′00″E / 28.825887°N 62.750025°E / 28.825887; 62.750025
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Nok Kundi
نوکنڈی, نوک کنڈی
Naukundi
Nok Kundi is located in Balochistan, Pakistan
Nok Kundi
Nok Kundi
Nok Kundi is located in Pakistan
Nok Kundi
Nok Kundi
Coordinates: 28°49′33″N 62°45′00″E / 28.825887°N 62.750025°E / 28.825887; 62.750025
Country Pakistan
ProvinceBalochistan
DistrictChagai District
Government
Elevation
679 m (2,228 ft)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+6 (PDT)

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.[citation needed] The original term, "Zaranka," translates to "watermill" or "spring," and is found in both old Balochi and Persian, referring to the region as "Waterland."[citation needed]

Climate

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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) [1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Nokkundi Climate Normals 1961-1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 17 January 2013.