KARBALA, IRAQ

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 5

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		75		50		57		65		75		85		93		98		95		91		79		64		55

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 5

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		85		58		65		74		85		97		104		110		106		103		89		73		62

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 5

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		65		43		48		55		65		73		81		86		83		78		68		55		48

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 5

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		120		73		84		91		104		112		117		120		118		115		105		88		77

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 5

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		28		29		28		34		48		54		59		72		73		64		45		36		34

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 5

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		175		---		---		1		9		27		29		31		30		29		19		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 70F/21C

Years on Record: 5

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		270		1		8		23		29		31		30		31		31		30		30		20		4

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 5

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

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 5

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		43		7		5		7		4		2		1		1		1		1		3		4		7

Average Number of Rainy Days

Years on Record: 5

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		43		7		5		7		4		2		1		1		1		1		3		4		7

Average Number of Days With Thunderstorms

Years on Record: 5

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		8		1		---		2		1		2		---		---		---		---		1		---		1

Average Morning Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 3

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		59		84		79		71		54		44		40		39		46		48		53		75		85

Average Evening Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 5

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		29		51		41		34		23		17		13		13		15		17		25		37		53

Average Dew Point

Years on Record: 4

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		47		39		41		44		45		47		49		53		56		54		50		45		44

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 5

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1045.1		449.5		240.1		15.5		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		30		310

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 5

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		4866		---		---		---		300		620		825		1023		914.5		765		418.5		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 5

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		8334.1		15.5		183.6		449.5		750		1085		1080		1116		1116		1080		883.5		420		155

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.6		10.7		11.5		12.4		13.4		14.3		14.7		14.5		13.7		12.8		11.8		10.9		10.5

Average Number of Days With Fog

Years on Record: 5

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		23		8		2		1		---		---		---		---		---		---		1		2		9

Average Number of Days With Smoke/Haze

Years on Record: 5

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		7		---		---		1		1		1		1		---		1		---		2		---		---

Average No. of Days With Vision Obstruction

Years on Record: 5

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		150		10		6		11		15		15		17		20		19		10		11		4		12

Average Wind Speed

Years on Record: 4

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mph		9		9		6		10		10		11		11		11		10		9		8		5		8

Average No. of Days With Blowing Dust/Sand

Years on Record: 5

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		126		3		5		10		14		14		17		20		19		10		9		2		3

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		3		4		5		5.4		6.5		7.6		7		6.7		5.6		4		3		2.6

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.5		0.9		1.1		1.5		2		2.2		2		2.1		1.7		1.5		1.3		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		5.4		4.3		5.4		5.7		5.4		5.9		6.6		6.2		6.5		6.1		5		4.1		4

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		4.8		5.9		6		5.3		6.4		8.3		7.3		7.6		6.7		5.1		4.4		4.3

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		3		4		5		5.4		6.5		7.6		7		6.7		5.6		4		3		2.6

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		1.3		1.7		2.1		2.3		2.4		2.4		2.1		1.8		1.4		1.1		0.9

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		4.9		6.5		7		6		6.3		7.3		6.8		7.1		6.8		6.1		4.9		4.4

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		5.8		7.7		8.3		6.4		7.4		10.3		8.7		9		8		6.8		5.6		5.1

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.4		2.5		3.6		4.4		4.8		5.9		6.3		6		5.5		4.8		3.5		2.7		2.4

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		1.1		1.9		2		1.5		1.8		1.5		1.3		1.1		0.9		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		4.6		3.5		4.6		4.9		4.8		5.4		5.5		5.4		5.3		5.1		4.3		3.6		3.4

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		3.5		4.6		4.6		4.2		5.3		5.8		5.4		5.2		5		4		3.6		3.5