Abu Hamad
| Abu Hamad | |
|---|---|
  Abu Hamad Location in Sudan | |
| Coordinates: 19°32′36″N 33°20′16″E / 19.54333°N 33.33778°E | |
| Country |
 Sudan |
| Admin. division | River Nile State |
Abu Hamad (Arabic: أبو حمد), also spelt 'Abu Hamed') is a town of Sudan on the right bank of the Nile, 345 mi by rail north of Khartoum. It stands at the centre of the great S-shaped bend of the Nile, and from it the railway to Wadi Halfa strikes straight across the Nubian Desert, a little west of the old caravan route to Korosko. A branch railway, 138 mi long, from Abu Hamad goes down the right bank of the Nile to Karima in the Dongola mudiria.
The town is named after a celebrated sheikh buried here, by whose tomb travellers crossing the desert used formerly to deposit all superfluous goods, the sanctity of the saint's tomb ensuring their safety.
Climate
Abu Hamad has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh). The town is located in one of the hottest, sunniest and driest areas in the world.
| Climate data for Abu Hamad (1961–1990) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 36.6 (97.9) |
41.2 (106.2) |
44.4 (111.9) |
44.7 (112.5) |
48.0 (118.4) |
47.6 (117.7) |
47.6 (117.7) |
47.1 (116.8) |
46.7 (116.1) |
44.5 (112.1) |
39.4 (102.9) |
36.0 (96.8) |
48.0 (118.4) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 28.1 (82.6) |
30.4 (86.7) |
34.6 (94.3) |
38.7 (101.7) |
41.9 (107.4) |
43.5 (110.3) |
42.1 (107.8) |
41.7 (107.1) |
42.4 (108.3) |
39.2 (102.6) |
33.3 (91.9) |
29.4 (84.9) |
37.1 (98.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 20.3 (68.5) |
22.9 (73.2) |
25.9 (78.6) |
29.9 (85.8) |
33.5 (92.3) |
35.3 (95.5) |
34.5 (94.1) |
34.5 (94.1) |
34.9 (94.8) |
31.5 (88.7) |
26.1 (79) |
21.9 (71.4) |
29.3 (84.7) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 12.5 (54.5) |
13.8 (56.8) |
17.3 (63.1) |
21.0 (69.8) |
25.0 (77) |
27.2 (81) |
26.9 (80.4) |
27.2 (81) |
27.3 (81.1) |
23.7 (74.7) |
18.9 (66) |
14.4 (57.9) |
21.3 (70.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 4.5 (40.1) |
6.1 (43) |
8.5 (47.3) |
11.8 (53.2) |
15.8 (60.4) |
20.7 (69.3) |
20.0 (68) |
21.5 (70.7) |
20.2 (68.4) |
13.8 (56.8) |
7.5 (45.5) |
5.3 (41.5) |
4.5 (40.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 0.2 (0.008) |
0.0 (0) |
0.0 (0) |
0.1 (0.004) |
0.2 (0.008) |
0.1 (0.004) |
5.1 (0.201) |
6.0 (0.236) |
0.7 (0.028) |
0.1 (0.004) |
0.1 (0.004) |
0.0 (0) |
12.6 (0.496) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 31 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 20 | 22 | 31 | 33 | 23 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 313.1 | 291.2 | 316.2 | 324.0 | 341.0 | 324.0 | 325.5 | 322.4 | 270.0 | 313.1 | 309.0 | 313.1 | 3,762.6 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 90 | 90 | 84 | 85 | 83 | 81 | 80 | 81 | 74 | 86 | 92 | 91 | 85 |
| Source: NOAA[1] | |||||||||||||
Notes
- ↑ "Abu Hamed Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
References
- Attribution
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Abu Hamed". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
Coordinates: 19°32′36″N 33°20′16″E / 19.54333°N 33.33778°E