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Sindh lies between the two monsoons — the southwest monsoon from the Indian Ocean and the northeast or retreating monsoon, deflected towards it by the Himalayan mountains — and escapes the influence of both. The average rainfall in Sindh is 11–14 in (28–36 cm) per year.
In 1993 flooding during Monsoon rains killed 3,083 people over South Asia, 15 of whom were in Pakistan. [7] In 2003 Sindh province was badly affected due to monsoon rains causing damages in billions, killed 178 people, while in 2007 Cyclone Yemyin submerged lower part of Balochistan Province in sea water killing 380 people. Before that it ...
Sindh lies between the two monsoons—the southwest monsoon from the Indian Ocean and the northeast or retreating monsoon, deflected towards it by the Himalayan mountains—and escapes the influence of both. The region's scarcity of rainfall is compensated by the inundation of the Indus twice a year, caused by the spring and summer melting of ...
The Thar Desert of Sindh is divided into Nara, Achro, and Thar, all situated in the southern part of Sindh. [3] Historical records indicate that the normal monsoon is around 127.5 mm, but it reached a maximum of 443.9 mm in 2011 due to sudden climatic changes. Water scarcity is prevalent in many areas, leading to limitations in agriculture.
The Thar Desert in the province of Sindh is separated in the south from the salt flats of the Rann of Kachchh (Kutch) by a boundary that was first delineated in 1923–1924. After independence and dissolution of Empire, Independent and free Pakistan contested the southern boundary of Sindh, and a succession of border incidents resulted.
The average monsoon rainfall for Hyderabad is 205 millimetres (8.1 in). Following is the annual monsoon rainfall (June till September) since 2008. The following is the annual monsoon rainfall for the last few years based on data from the Pakistan Meteorological Department. [13] In 2003, a total of 286 millimetres (11.3 in) rainfall was recorded ...
In 2003, Sindh province was badly affected when above normal monsoon rainfall caused flooding in the province; urban flooding also hit Karachi where two days of rainfall of 284.5 millimetres (11.20 in) created havoc in the city, while Thatta District was the worst hit where 404 millimetres (15.9 in) rainfall caused flash floods in the district ...
The highest recorded temperature is 53.7 °C (128.7 °F), recorded in May 2010 and the lowest recorded temperature is −5.4 °C (22.3 °F), recorded in January 2006. Rainfall is low, and mainly occurs in the monsoon season (July–September). The average annual rainfall of Mohenjo-daro is 100.1 mm and mainly occurs in the monsoon season.