CLIMATE.
Climate of the tract is extreme. In winter it is very cold and summer
is very hot. The average rainfall varies from 48 to 69 m.m per annum which is
much below the required quantity but in the rainy season the water torrents flow
from North to the river Jhelum with a very fast speed and cause damages to the
crops, bridges, roads and are responsible for the soil erosion in the District.
The detailed data is as under:
MONTH WISE TEMPERATURE & PRECIPITATION
MONTH |
MAXIMUM TEMP. |
MINIMUM TEMP. |
PRECIPITATION (m.m). |
JANUARY. |
24.0 |
1.8 |
118.4 |
FEBRUARY. |
26.9 |
3.5 |
117.4 |
MARCH |
32.5 |
7.4 |
261.0 |
APRIL |
39.4 |
12.4 |
144.1 |
MAY |
43.7 |
16.8 |
89.1 |
JUNE |
45.7 |
21.1 |
148.9 |
JULY |
42.2 |
21.8 |
502.5 |
SEPTEMBER |
38.2 |
18.8 |
252.3 |
OCTOBER |
36.3 |
12.4 |
61.5 |
NOVEMBER |
31.5 |
5.4 |
40.1 |
DECEMBER |
25.9 |
12.1 |
186.3 |
YEAR |
35.4 |
12.1 |
1239.3 |
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SOURCE : - District Census Report Of Jhelum
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