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But history has shown that the monsoon withdraws from Karachi during the final days of August. The highest rainfall for August is 272.5 millimetres (10.73 in), which occurred in 1979. The highest temperature was 41.7 °C (107.1 °F) on 9 August 1964, while the lowest temperature was 21.0 °C (69.8 °F), recorded on 7 August 1984. [ 5 ]
A tropical storm developing in the Arabian Sea prompted authorities to shut schools in Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city, on Friday, as weather forecasters warned fishermen not to venture out to sea.
Cyclone 2A making landfall near Karachi. Extreme weather, such as cyclones or intense monsoons are likely to increase in Pakistan because of increased sea and atmospheric temperature. [ 24 ] Government projections, highlight considerable increase in the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, coupled with erratic monsoon rains ...
An estimated 200,000 people in Pakistan could be affected by the upcoming monsoon season, which is expected to bring heavier rains than usual, a top U.N. official warned on Thursday. The United ...
The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) (Urdu: محکمہ موسمیات پاکستان, also known as Pakistan Met Office [3] [4]), is an autonomous and independent institution tasked with providing weather forecasts and public warnings concerning weather for protection, safety and general information.
The death toll from nearly six weeks of monsoon rains and flash floods across Pakistan has risen to 156, officials said Thursday, as downpours continued in much of the country, inundating some ...
The 2011 Sindh floods began during the monsoon season in mid-August 2011, resulting from heavy monsoon rains in Sindh, Eastern Balochistan, and Southern Punjab. [13] The floods have caused considerable damage; an estimated 270 civilians have been killed, with 5.3 million people and 1.2 million homes affected. [ 14 ]
The 2023 Pakistan floods occurred from March to July of 2023, caused by monsoon rains which returned to Pakistan after nine months after the 2022 Pakistan floods. Floods worsened at the end of June due to upcoming monsoon rains. [1] At least 159 people were killed, including many children. [1]