AL BASRAH, IRAQ

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 9

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		77		54		60		68		78		87		93		96		94		91		81		68		58

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 9

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		88		62		69		77		89		98		105		108		106		104		94		79		67

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 9

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		66		46		50		57		67		76		81		84		82		77		68		56		50

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 9

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		122		79		86		93		104		118		117		122		120		117		113		99		86

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 9

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		28		30		28		34		43		54		68		69		68		63		45		34		32

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 9

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		193		---		---		1		15		27		30		31		30		30		27		1		---

Average Number of Days Above 70F/21C

Years on Record: 9

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		298		5		14		27		30		31		30		31		31		30		30		26		12

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 9

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2		1		1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 70

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		6		1.3		0.7		0.7		0.7		0.3		---		---		---		---		0.1		1		1.2

Average Number of Days With Thunderstorms

Years on Record: 8

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		12		1		1		2		2		2		---		---		---		---		1		1		2

Most Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 70

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		12.6		7.5		2.7		4.2		5.9		2.2		---		0.1		---		0.1		1.3		7.6		5.4

Average Morning Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 6

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		64		86		85		77		64		57		51		44		50		54		65		74		87

Average Evening Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 8

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		35		55		48		38		32		26		25		23		24		24		29		38		54

Average Dew Point

Years on Record: 7

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		55		44		47		50		54		58		61		61		62		60		57		50		48

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 9

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		697.9		341		155.4		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		201.5

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 9

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		5170		---		---		62		390		682		840		961		899		765		496		75		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 9

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		9016.9		124		268.4		527		840		1116		1080		1116		1116		1080		961		525		263.5

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.6		10.9		11.5		12.4		13.4		14.2		14.6		14.3		13.6		12.7		11.8		11		10.6

Average Number of Days With Fog

Years on Record: 8

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		47		11		6		2		1		1		---		---		1		1		6		5		13

Average Wind Speed

Years on Record: 7

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mph		9		8		8		10		8		10		13		12		11		9		9		8		6

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.1		3.3		4.4		4.9		5.6		6.5		7.4		7		6.7		5.5		4.3		3.2		2.9

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.6		1		1.1		1.6		2		2.2		2		2.1		1.8		1.6		1.3		1.1		0.9

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.5		4.6		5.7		5.5		5.5		5.9		6.4		6.3		6.4		5.9		5.2		4.2		4.2

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6		5.2		6.4		5.6		5.4		6.4		7.8		7.3		7.4		6.3		5.4		4.5		4.6

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.1		3.3		4.4		4.9		5.6		6.5		7.4		7		6.7		5.5		4.3		3.2		2.9

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.7		1.1		1.3		1.8		2.2		2.4		2.3		2.3		2		1.8		1.5		1.2		1

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6.2		5.4		6.9		7		6.4		6.4		6.7		6.6		7		6.5		6.1		5		5

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		7.4		6.5		8.4		8.3		7.2		7.4		8.6		8.1		8.7		7.4		6.8		5.8		5.9

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.5		2.6		3.9		4.2		4.7		5.7		6.8		6.3		6		5.1		3.6		2.8		2.3

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.3		0.8		0.8		1.2		1.8		2		1.9		1.9		1.5		1.4		1.2		1		0.8

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.7		3.5		4.9		4.6		4.6		5.2		5.9		5.6		5.8		5.4		4.3		3.6		3.1

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.6		3.4		5		4.2		3.9		4.9		6.6		5.8		6		5.3		4		3.5		3.1