Climatic analysis and climatic water balance determination for al-Yusufiyah area, southern Baghdad, Iraq

Abstract EN

The Climatic parameters for the years (1985-2015) were collected from Baghdad meteorological station and then were applied to evaluate the climatic conditions for the Al-Yusufyiah area south Baghdad.

The total annual rainfall is (119.65 mm), while the total annual evaporation is (3201.7 mm), relative humidity is (43.62%), sunshine (8.76 h/day), temperature (23.28 C◦) and wind speed (3.06 m/sec).

Climate of the study area is described as an arid according to classification of (Kettaneh and Gangopadhyaya, 1974), (Mather, 1973), and (Al-Kubaisi, 2004).

Mean monthly water surplus for the period (1985-2015) was recorded in the study area about (4.7 mm) in November, (11.67 mm) in December, (20.56 mm) in January and (6.51mm) in February of the whole amount of Rainfall and equivalent to (119.65 mm).