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Therefore, there is severe scarcity of the country’s water sources. Actually, Jordan is the third
poorest country in the world in terms of per-capita water resources with the current usage
rate to be 145 m 3 annually per person.
Table 77 shows climate data for Aqaba, which is similar to that at the Test and Demonstration
Center site to the north of the city.
Figure 27: Temperature Map of Jordan
Source: Bestcountryreports.com
Figure 28: Precipitation Map of Jordan
Source: Bestcountryreports.com
Table 77: Climate data for Aqaba, Jordan
Month Mean temperature( o C)
Daily minimum Daily maximum
January
February
March
April
Mean total
rainfall (mm)
Mean number
of rain days
8.9 20.5 4.9 2.0
10.1 22.2 5.2 1.4
12.9 25.7 4.6 1.5
17.0 30.7 3.4 0.8
May 20.7 35.1 1.0 0.5
June
23.6 38.4 0.0 0.0
July 25.1 39.4 0.0 0.0
August 25.3 39.1 0.0 0.0
September 23.3 36.4 0.0 0.0
October 19.9 32.7 1.8 0.6
November 14.9 27.0 3.0 0.9
December 10.3 21.8 7.7 1.9
Source: http://worldweather.wmo.int/069/c00591.htm.
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