Sibi
| Sibi | |
|---|---|
  Sibi | |
| Coordinates: 29°33′N 67°53′E / 29.550°N 67.883°ECoordinates: 29°33′N 67°53′E / 29.550°N 67.883°E | |
| Country |
 Pakistan |
| Province | Balochistan Province |
| Elevation | 130 m (430 ft) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
Sibi (Balochi: بلوچ ) (Urdu: سِبی) is a city of Balochistan province of Pakistan. The city is located at 29°33'0N 67°52'60E at an altitude of 130 metres (429 feet)[1] and is headquarters of the district and tehsil of the same name.[2]
History
Besides the town of Sibi, the district contained the hill station of Ziarat, the summer residence of the government and The Victoria Memorial Hall, now known as Jirga Hall,[3] which was built in 1903.
As of 1963, nine percent of Sibi's population were Hindu.[4]
Climate
The maximum temperature recorded in the city is 53 °C (127 °F), and the minimum is −7.1 °C (19.2 °F).[5] Precipitation is light and mainly falls in two distinct periods: in the early spring in March and April, and in the monsoon in July and August.
| Climate data for Sibi | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 33.2 (91.8) |
33.4 (92.1) |
41.1 (106) |
47.0 (116.6) |
51.0 (123.8) |
52.0 (125.6) |
51.7 (125.1) |
48.5 (119.3) |
46.1 (115) |
43.9 (111) |
40.0 (104) |
34.0 (93.2) |
52 (125.6) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 22.7 (72.9) |
25.0 (77) |
30.9 (87.6) |
37.7 (99.9) |
43.5 (110.3) |
46.0 (114.8) |
42.9 (109.2) |
41.1 (106) |
39.8 (103.6) |
37.0 (98.6) |
30.5 (86.9) |
24.5 (76.1) |
35.13 (95.24) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 14.1 (57.4) |
16.7 (62.1) |
22.7 (72.9) |
30.1 (86.2) |
35.6 (96.1) |
38.6 (101.5) |
36.3 (97.3) |
34.9 (94.8) |
32.8 (91) |
28.0 (82.4) |
21.4 (70.5) |
15.8 (60.4) |
27.25 (81.05) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 5.9 (42.6) |
8.8 (47.8) |
15.0 (59) |
22.1 (71.8) |
27.7 (81.9) |
30.8 (87.4) |
29.9 (85.8) |
29.1 (84.4) |
26.2 (79.2) |
19.3 (66.7) |
12.4 (54.3) |
7.0 (44.6) |
19.52 (67.13) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 0.0 (32) |
1.0 (33.8) |
3.8 (38.8) |
12.2 (54) |
18.0 (64.4) |
23.0 (73.4) |
20.6 (69.1) |
19.7 (67.5) |
15.6 (60.1) |
10.0 (50) |
4.0 (39.2) |
0.6 (33.1) |
0 (32) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 6.9 (0.272) |
9.9 (0.39) |
24.7 (0.972) |
14.9 (0.587) |
2.4 (0.094) |
6.0 (0.236) |
35.6 (1.402) |
30.3 (1.193) |
7.7 (0.303) |
1.1 (0.043) |
1.5 (0.059) |
3.3 (0.13) |
144.3 (5.681) |
| Source: NOAA (1971-1990) [6] | |||||||||||||
See also
Notes
- ↑ Location of Sibi - Falling Rain Genomics
- ↑ Tehsils & Unions in the District of Sibi - Government of Pakistan
- ↑ "Sibi". Government of Balochistan. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
- ↑ Encyclopædia Britannica: a new survey of universal knowledge, Volume 3. Encyclopœdia Britannica. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
Almost all the people are Muslim ; the largest Hindu minorities are in the Sibi (9%) and Kalat (2%) districts.
- ↑ "Extreme Temperatures Around the World". Retrieved January 17, 2013.
- ↑ "Sibbi Climate Normals 1971-1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
References
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