Aroma, Sudan
Aroma
أروما | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Aroma Location of Aroma in Sudan | |
| Coordinates: 15°48′42″N 36°8′13″E / 15.81167°N 36.13694°E | |
| Country |  Sudan |
| State | Kassala |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
Aroma (Arabic: أروما) is a town located in Kassala State, Sudan.[1] Aroma is north of Kassala State's capital, Kassala. In 2016, Aroma suffered from water shortage, while Kassala State witnessed a severe bread shortage.[2]
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Aroma (1961–1990) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 38.8 (101.8) |
44.0 (111.2) |
45.2 (113.4) |
46.5 (115.7) |
46.6 (115.9) |
46.5 (115.7) |
43.4 (110.1) |
43.0 (109.4) |
43.5 (110.3) |
43.5 (110.3) |
41.7 (107.1) |
39.8 (103.6) |
46.6 (115.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 32.3 (90.1) |
35.0 (95.0) |
38.4 (101.1) |
42.1 (107.8) |
40.9 (105.6) |
40.9 (105.6) |
37.5 (99.5) |
36.3 (97.3) |
38.0 (100.4) |
38.0 (100.4) |
37.0 (98.6) |
32.9 (91.2) |
38.3 (100.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 23.7 (74.7) |
24.8 (76.6) |
28.3 (82.9) |
31.4 (88.5) |
32.1 (89.8) |
33.0 (91.4) |
30.7 (87.3) |
29.9 (85.8) |
30.1 (86.2) |
30.0 (86.0) |
27.8 (82.0) |
23.9 (75.0) |
28.7 (83.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 14.0 (57.2) |
14.6 (58.3) |
18.1 (64.6) |
20.7 (69.3) |
23.4 (74.1) |
25.1 (77.2) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.4 (74.1) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.0 (71.6) |
18.6 (65.5) |
15.0 (59.0) |
20.1 (68.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 5.0 (41.0) |
7.4 (45.3) |
9.9 (49.8) |
11.5 (52.7) |
15.6 (60.1) |
18.0 (64.4) |
18.2 (64.8) |
16.0 (60.8) |
18.0 (64.4) |
16.5 (61.7) |
10.0 (50.0) |
6.0 (42.8) |
5.0 (41.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 0.4 (0.02) |
trace | trace | 1.6 (0.06) |
7.1 (0.28) |
20.6 (0.81) |
62.0 (2.44) |
66.1 (2.60) |
28.0 (1.10) |
6.8 (0.27) |
1.0 (0.04) |
0.0 (0.0) |
193.6 (7.62) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 18.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) (daily average) | 48 | 41 | 34 | 27 | 25 | 32 | 46 | 52 | 47 | 37 | 39 | 46 | 39 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 306.9 | 277.2 | 300.7 | 303.0 | 294.5 | 243.0 | 244.9 | 269.7 | 297.0 | 300.7 | 303.0 | 306.9 | 3,447.5 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 9.9 | 9.9 | 9.7 | 10.1 | 9.5 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.7 | 9.9 | 9.7 | 10.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 87 | 85 | 80 | 83 | 75 | 61 | 61 | 69 | 78 | 81 | 87 | 88 | 78 |
| Source: NOAA[3] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Aroma, Sudan - Geographical Names, map, geographic coordinates". geographic.org. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
- ^ "Eastern Sudan: No water in Aroma, no bread in Kassala". Radio Dabanga. 2016-03-17. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
- ^ "Station Name: AROMA" (TXT). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 30 August 2024.