Wadi ad-Dawasir
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Wadi Al Dawasir
وادي الدواسر | |
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  Wadi Al Dawasir Location in Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia | |
| Coordinates: 20°27′52″N 044°47′14″E / 20.46444°N 44.78722°E | |
| Country |  Saudi Arabia |
| Province | Riyadh |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 106,152 |
Wadi Al Dawasir (Arabic: وادي الدواسر) is a town in Najd, Saudi Arabia, in the Dawasir valley. The town is the homeland of the tribe of Al-Dawasir.
The municipality had a population of 106,152 at the 2010 Census.[1] It is divided into three main neighborhoods: Alnowaima, Alkhamaseen and Allidam.
Climate
Wadi ad-Dawasir has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh).
| Climate data for Wadi Al Dawasir (1985–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 35.8 (96.4) |
38.0 (100.4) |
42.0 (107.6) |
43.0 (109.4) |
47.0 (116.6) |
48.0 (118.4) |
54.0 (129.2) |
47.0 (116.6) |
46.0 (114.8) |
42.0 (107.6) |
45.2 (113.4) |
34.0 (93.2) |
54.0 (129.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 24.8 (76.6) |
28.5 (83.3) |
32.3 (90.1) |
37.1 (98.8) |
41.4 (106.5) |
43.7 (110.7) |
44.3 (111.7) |
44.2 (111.6) |
39.8 (103.6) |
34.9 (94.8) |
31.0 (87.8) |
26.3 (79.3) |
35.7 (96.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 17.5 (63.5) |
20.9 (69.6) |
24.9 (76.8) |
29.8 (85.6) |
34.2 (93.6) |
35.8 (96.4) |
36.9 (98.4) |
36.8 (98.2) |
32.2 (90.0) |
27.1 (80.8) |
23.2 (73.8) |
18.8 (65.8) |
28.2 (82.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 9.4 (48.9) |
12.2 (54.0) |
16.1 (61.0) |
20.9 (69.6) |
24.8 (76.6) |
25.7 (78.3) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.1 (80.8) |
22.9 (73.2) |
18.0 (64.4) |
14.7 (58.5) |
10.5 (50.9) |
19.1 (66.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −2.0 (28.4) |
2.0 (35.6) |
6.0 (42.8) |
14.0 (57.2) |
17.5 (63.5) |
18.0 (64.4) |
21.0 (69.8) |
18.3 (64.9) |
15.8 (60.4) |
10.0 (50.0) |
5.0 (41.0) |
2.0 (35.6) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 1.9 (0.07) |
0.6 (0.02) |
6.4 (0.25) |
9.5 (0.37) |
2.2 (0.09) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.1 (0.00) |
3.3 (0.13) |
1.6 (0.06) |
0.7 (0.03) |
0.9 (0.04) |
2.9 (0.11) |
30.1 (1.17) |
| Average rainy days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.5 | 0.8 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 14 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 46 | 35 | 31 | 27 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 26 | 36 | 45 | 27 |
| Source: Jeddah Regional Climate Center[2] | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ a b "Saudi Arabia: Wadi Addawasir". Geohive. Archived from the original on 2013-08-28.
- ^ "Climate Data for Saudi Arabia". Jeddah Regional Climate Center. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
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