Chhor ڇور | |
|---|---|
  Chhor ڇور | |
| Coordinates: 25°3′40″N 69°46′57″E / 25.06111°N 69.78250°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province | Sindh Province |
| Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Chhor (Sindhi: ڇور) is a town situated in Umerkot District, Sindh, Pakistan. It has an altitude of 4 metres (13 ft).[1] It lies on the 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. The Pakistan army school of desert warfare is located here.[2]
Climate
Chhor 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 Chhor | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 (118.0) |
48.1 (118.6) |
45.9 (114.6) |
43.0 (109.4) |
44.0 (111.2) |
43.5 (110.3) |
40.0 (104.0) |
33.9 (93.0) |
49.0 (120.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °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 (82.0) |
22.4 (72.3) |
17.3 (63.1) |
26.2 (79.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.4 (41.7) |
8.7 (47.7) |
14.3 (57.7) |
20.1 (68.2) |
24.5 (76.1) |
27.2 (81.0) |
26.8 (80.2) |
25.7 (78.3) |
23.9 (75.0) |
18.5 (65.3) |
11.9 (53.4) |
6.6 (43.9) |
17.8 (64.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −2.8 (27.0) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
9.5 (49.1) |
11.8 (53.2) |
20.0 (68.0) |
19.5 (67.1) |
21.7 (71.1) |
17.8 (64.0) |
8.9 (48.0) |
1.1 (34.0) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 0.6 (0.02) |
2.0 (0.08) |
4.5 (0.18) |
3.5 (0.14) |
3.0 (0.12) |
19.7 (0.78) |
79.0 (3.11) |
74.5 (2.93) |
22.9 (0.90) |
2.1 (0.08) |
3.6 (0.14) |
0.9 (0.04) |
216.3 (8.52) |
| Source: NOAA (1961-1990) [3] | |||||||||||||
References
- ↑ "Location of Chor". Falling Rain Genomics. Retrieved January 18, 2013.
- ↑ "ARMY DESERT WARFARE SCHOOL". PAKISTAN ARMY. Archived from the original on 2019-08-18.
- ↑ "Chhor Climate Normals 1961-1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 18, 2013.
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