CLIMATE OF BAHRAINPrepared By: Hala Habib Al-Aali

ClimatologistMeteorological Directorate

Civil AviationMinistry Of Transportation

∗ It is an archipelago of 33 islands, the largest being Bahrain Island.

∗ The Bahrain islands are located in the west central gulf some 20 nautical miles from the mainland of Saudi Arabia.

INTRODUCTION ABOUT KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN

∗ The highest point being the Jebel Al Dukhan hills 440 feet (134 metres) above sea level in the centre of the main island.

∗ The airfield is located on the island of Muharraq.

INTRODUCTION ABOUT KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN

∗ An arid type.

∗ Two main climatic periods from June to September (Summer) and from December to March (Winter), separated by two transitional periods April/May(Spring) & October/November(Autumn).

WHAT IS CLIMATE OF BAHRAIN?

∗ 1902 formation of the first weather station.∗ 1943 began of meteorological services of the Kingdom

of Bahrain and its existence officially.∗ 1972 moved under the supervision of Civil Aviation

Affairs.∗ 1979 Bahrain entered into the League of Arab Stats

(LAS).∗ 1980 entered into the World Meteorological

Organization.∗ 2011 Bahrain entered to the Permanent Meteorological

Committee of the GCC.

The appearance of meteorological Bahrain

∗ Climatology was introduced as a unit in 1980.∗ Climatology Mission: Is to provide quality

climate services to all sectors of the Kingdom of Bahrain’s economy whose operations are sensitive to , and depend on climate in order to maximize their resource utilization for the benefit of the people of Bahrain as well as the international community as a whole, both present and future generations.

CLIMATE SECTION

Automatic Weather Observation System (AWOS) VAISALA

∗ Implementation of (CLICOM) automated ClimateDatabase Management Systems 1988 to 2004.

∗ Installation new system called (CLDB) to manage the climate database taking into account the future needs and taking advantage of all the techniques and methods used in the system in order to reach a comprehensive and integrated approach to ensure the safety and maintenance of databases.

Database System

∗ Universal and Reliable Climate Database Management System.

∗ Developed by Microstep-Mis of Slovak Republic.

∗ Designed for the Oracle database

∗ To replace the old CLICOM.

THE DATABASE USE IN CLIMATE SECTION(CLDB)

CLDB

WIND ROSE

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