Yesterday during a daily meeting the weather office reported some interesting facts that I want to share. For all of calendar year 2008 in Djibouti the maximum temperature was 115 F (46 C), maximum heat index was 126 F (52 C), the minimum was 66 F (19 C). Isn't that unbelievable? The absolute coldest moment during an entire year was 66 F. You do not ever need a sweater or jacket in Djibouti. I don't have the exact figures in front of me, but the daily high is above 90 F (32 C) roughly three-quarters of the year. Rainfall for the year was 5.6 inches (14.2 cm); 5.3 inches (13.5 cm) of that came during a 6 day period in November (just before I arrived). That rain flooded part of the camp and brought on the flies (which are now pretty much gone). Try to comprehend only getting 0.3 inches (0.7 cm) of rain during 359 days.
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