Chor, Sindh

Chor
Chor
Coordinates: 25°31′N 69°46′E / 25.517°N 69.767°E / 25.517; 69.767Coordinates: 25°31′N 69°46′E / 25.517°N 69.767°E / 25.517; 69.767
Country  Pakistan
Province Sindh Province
Elevation 4 m (13 ft)
Time zone UTC+5 (PST)

Chor or Chhor is a town situated in Umerkot District, Sindh, Pakistan. It has an altitude of 4 metres (13 ft).[1] It lies on t(he Mirpur Khas-Jodhpur railway line. Umarkot is on West, Sanghar is on north, Khokharapar is on East and Badin and Mithi Districts at south. It is start of Thar Desert which further touches the Indian border on East.

Climate

Chor has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh) with very hot summers and warm winters. The main rainfall is in the monsoon season, which lasts from June to September.

Climate data for Chor
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 34.0
(93.2)
37.0
(98.6)
43.5
(110.3)
49.0
(120.2)
47.8
(118)
48.1
(118.6)
45.9
(114.6)
43.0
(109.4)
44.0
(111.2)
43.5
(110.3)
40.0
(104)
33.9
(93)
49
(120.2)
Average high °C (°F) 26.5
(79.7)
29.2
(84.6)
34.5
(94.1)
39.1
(102.4)
41.5
(106.7)
39.7
(103.5)
36.2
(97.2)
34.5
(94.1)
35.7
(96.3)
37.1
(98.8)
33.0
(91.4)
27.9
(82.2)
34.6
(94.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 16.0
(60.8)
19.0
(66.2)
24.4
(75.9)
29.6
(85.3)
33.0
(91.4)
33.4
(92.1)
31.5
(88.7)
30.1
(86.2)
29.8
(85.6)
27.8
(82)
22.4
(72.3)
17.3
(63.1)
26.2
(79.1)
Average low °C (°F) 5.4
(41.7)
8.7
(47.7)
14.3
(57.7)
20.1
(68.2)
24.5
(76.1)
27.2
(81)
26.8
(80.2)
25.7
(78.3)
23.9
(75)
18.5
(65.3)
11.9
(53.4)
6.6
(43.9)
17.8
(64)
Record low °C (°F) −2.8
(27)
−2.0
(28.4)
−1.6
(29.1)
9.5
(49.1)
11.8
(53.2)
20.0
(68)
19.5
(67.1)
21.7
(71.1)
17.8
(64)
8.9
(48)
1.1
(34)
−1.7
(28.9)
−2.8
(27)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 0.6
(0.024)
2.0
(0.079)
4.5
(0.177)
3.5
(0.138)
3.0
(0.118)
19.7
(0.776)
79.0
(3.11)
74.5
(2.933)
22.9
(0.902)
2.1
(0.083)
3.6
(0.142)
0.9
(0.035)
216.3
(8.517)
Source: NOAA (1961-1990) [2]

References

  1. "Location of Chor". Falling Rain Genomics. Retrieved January 18, 2013.
  2. "Chhor Climate Normals 1961-1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 18, 2013.
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