04-30-2010, 07:59 PM
Geography and climate:
Lying between 3115?3145? N and 7401?7439? E, Lahore is bounded on the north and west by the Sheikhupura District, on the east by Wagah, and on the south by Kasur District. The Ravi River flows on the northern side of Lahore. Lahore city covers a total land area of 404 km? and is still growing.
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Climate Chart
Lahore features a hot semi-arid climate (K?ppen climate classification BSh) with long and extremely hot summers, dry and relatively mild winters, a monsoon and dust storms. The weather of Lahore is extreme during the months of May, June and July, when the temperatures soar to 4048 C (104118 F). From late June till August, the monsoon seasons starts, with heavy rainfall throughout the province. The citys highest maximum temperature was 48.3 C (118.9 F), recorded on June 6, 1921, and again on June 9, 2007. At the time the meteorological office recorded this official temperature in the shade, it reported a heat index in direct sunlight of 55 C (131 F). The lowest temperature recorded in Lahore is ?6 C (21.2 F). The highest rainfall in the city was of 453 millimetres (17.8 in), which occurred on August 21, 1996 and continued for three days.
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