Nama (island)
Nama
Location of Nama Island in the Pacific Ocean
Nama or Nema is an island and municipality in the state of Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia.[1]
It is a 1.5 km long and 0.5 km wide island part of the Eastern Islands or Upper Mortlock Islands group, located about 60 km to the ESE of Chuuk and 13 km NW of Losap.[2] Nama is densely populated despite its small size. It had 995 inhabitants in the 2000 census.[3]
Climate
[edit]Nama has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen climate classification: Aw) that borders on a hot desert climate.
| Climate data for Nama | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 32 (90) |
34 (93) |
36 (97) |
37 (99) |
38 (100) |
39 (102) |
40 (104) |
39 (102) |
38 (100) |
36 (97) |
35 (95) |
33 (91) |
36.42 (97.56) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 29 (84) |
30 (86) |
34 (93) |
34 (93) |
35 (95) |
38 (100) |
38 (100) |
37 (99) |
36 (97) |
33 (91) |
32 (90) |
29 (84) |
33.75 (92.75) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 26 (79) |
28 (82) |
31 (88) |
32 (90) |
34 (93) |
36 (97) |
36 (97) |
35 (95) |
33 (91) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
27 (81) |
31.42 (88.56) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 0 (0) |
0.12 (0.00) |
1 (0.0) |
0.65 (0.03) |
55 (2.2) |
218 (8.6) |
320 (12.6) |
165 (6.5) |
25 (1.0) |
2 (0.1) |
0.33 (0.01) |
0.15 (0.01) |
787.25 (30.99) |
| Source: Micronesian National Institute of Meteorology | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ Statoids.com, retrieved December 8, 2010
- ^ "Oceandots - Nama". Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved 2012-09-07.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Chuuk State Census Report, 2000
External links
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6°59′30″N 152°34′29″E / 6.9918°N 152.5746°E
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