Air temperature variation between Basra city center and its Northern West side

الملخص EN

We investigate the effect of urban and the surrounding desert areas from the west and northern west side on the temperature of the city, and to find out the difference between them for both maximum temperatures and minimum.

It was based on the data of the Iraqi Meteorological Organization, and Seismology for both Al Hussein Station and Basra Airport station for the period from 1990 to 2012.

The result was that the difference average in the maximum temperature between the two stations very low and did not exceed 0.3 oC.

In some months, the maximum temperature of Al Hussein Station was higher than the maximum temperature of airport station.

The difference average in temperature extremes was clear as it exceeded 3oC in July and October