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 city in Najd, Saudi Arabia, in the Dawasir valley. The region is the homeland of the tribe of Al-Dawasir, the name Dawasir derives from the Arabic word 'Dawsar', the most prominent meaning of that word is Steel Lion. The governorates had a population of 91,535 at the 2022 Census.[2] It is divided into three main neighborhoods: Alnowaima, Alkhamaseen and Allidam.
Climate
[edit]Wadi ad-Dawasir has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh).
| Climate data for Wadi Al Dawasir (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 36.0 (96.8) |
38.0 (100.4) |
42.0 (107.6) |
43.0 (109.4) |
47.0 (116.6) |
48.0 (118.4) |
54.0 (129.2) |
48.0 (118.4) |
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) | 25.0 (77.0) |
28.4 (83.1) |
32.3 (90.1) |
36.9 (98.4) |
41.2 (106.2) |
43.6 (110.5) |
44.3 (111.7) |
44.2 (111.6) |
41.5 (106.7) |
36.2 (97.2) |
30.6 (87.1) |
26.1 (79.0) |
35.9 (96.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 17.6 (63.7) |
20.7 (69.3) |
25.0 (77.0) |
29.6 (85.3) |
33.9 (93.0) |
35.8 (96.4) |
36.9 (98.4) |
36.6 (97.9) |
33.4 (92.1) |
28.0 (82.4) |
22.9 (73.2) |
18.6 (65.5) |
28.2 (82.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 9.7 (49.5) |
12.4 (54.3) |
16.6 (61.9) |
21.2 (70.2) |
25.1 (77.2) |
26.3 (79.3) |
27.8 (82.0) |
27.5 (81.5) |
23.9 (75.0) |
18.9 (66.0) |
14.8 (58.6) |
10.9 (51.6) |
19.6 (67.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −2.0 (28.4) |
2.0 (35.6) |
6.0 (42.8) |
11.0 (51.8) |
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) |
1.5 (34.7) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1.3 (0.05) |
1.0 (0.04) |
4.5 (0.18) |
10.6 (0.42) |
3.6 (0.14) |
0.0 (0.0) |
1.7 (0.07) |
1.0 (0.04) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.5 (0.02) |
1.0 (0.04) |
0.7 (0.03) |
25.9 (1.03) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 4.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 46 | 35 | 31 | 27 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 26 | 36 | 45 | 27 |
| Source: World Meteorological Organization[3] Jeddah Regional Climate Center[4] | |||||||||||||
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Saudi Arabia: Wadi Addawasir". Geohive. Archived from the original on 2013-08-28.
- ^ "Places in Wādī ad-Dawāsir (Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020". World Meteorological Organization. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ "Climate Data for Saudi Arabia". Jeddah Regional Climate Center. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
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