| Al-Jafr الجفر | |
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  Al-JafrLocation in Jordan | |
| Coordinates: 30°17′36″N 36°12′50″E / 30.29333°N 36.21389°E / 30.29333; 36.21389 | |
| Country | Jordan |
| Governorate | Ma'an Governorate |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mohammed Mleihan |
| Population | |
| • Total | 6,380 |
| Time zone | GMT +2 |
| • Summer (DST) | +3 |
Al-Jafr (Arabic: الجفر) is a city in the Ma'an Governorate of Jordan. It is located near the city of Ma'an, and is roughly 300 kilometres (190 mi) east of Amman.
It was the site of an April Fools' Day hoax in 2010 that has drawn comparisons to the famous American The War of the Worlds broadcast. The nearby desert area has also been used for high speed performance tests by teams attempting to break the Land speed record.
Climate
| Climate data for Al-Jafr, elevation 865 m (2,838 ft) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 14.6 (58.3) |
17.2 (63.0) |
20.7 (69.3) |
26.1 (79.0) |
30.3 (86.5) |
33.9 (93.0) |
35.4 (95.7) |
35.2 (95.4) |
33.2 (91.8) |
28.7 (83.7) |
21.6 (70.9) |
16.0 (60.8) |
26.1 (79.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 7.3 (45.1) |
9.3 (48.7) |
12.8 (55.0) |
17.3 (63.1) |
21.5 (70.7) |
24.2 (75.6) |
25.8 (78.4) |
25.8 (78.4) |
24.0 (75.2) |
20.0 (68.0) |
13.8 (56.8) |
8.5 (47.3) |
17.5 (63.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.3 (31.5) |
1.6 (34.9) |
4.8 (40.6) |
8.6 (47.5) |
12.5 (54.5) |
14.8 (58.6) |
16.3 (61.3) |
16.7 (62.1) |
13.3 (55.9) |
11.1 (52.0) |
6.0 (42.8) |
1.0 (33.8) |
8.9 (48.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 6 (0.2) |
6 (0.2) |
7 (0.3) |
3 (0.1) |
2 (0.1) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
2 (0.1) |
9 (0.4) |
1 (0.0) |
36 (1.4) |
| Source: FAO | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- "The General Census - 2015" (PDF). Department of Population Statistics.
- ^ "'Alien invasion' April Fools' story angers Jordan mayor". BBC. 5 April 2010. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
- "Wind Snuffs Try at Land-Speed Run". Popular Mechanics. 174 (1): 26. January 1997. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
- "World-wide Agroclimatic Data of FAO (FAOCLIM)". Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
3. Jordan shooting: Three US military trainers killed at al-Jafr air base : 4 November 2016.
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