Seno (Lao: ເຊໂນ) is a town located in the Savannakhet Province of Laos.
Seno
ເຊໂນ | |
|---|---|
| Seno | |
  Seno | |
| Coordinates: 16°40′41.59″N 104°57′51.87″E / 16.6782194°N 104.9644083°E | |
| Country | Laos |
| Province | Savannakhet |
| District | Outhoumphone |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
• Total | 25,135 |
| Time zone | UTC+07:00 (ICT) |
Up until that point, Seno held the highest temperature recorded in Laos when 42.3 °C (108.1 °F) was observed on 12 April 2016.[2] That ended when Luang Prabang reached 42.7 °C (108.9 °F) on 19 April 2023[3] and later 43.5 °C (110.3 °F) on 6 May.[4][5]
Climate
edit| Climate data for Seno (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28.5 (83.3) |
30.8 (87.4) |
33.2 (91.8) |
34.1 (93.4) |
32.4 (90.3) |
31.1 (88.0) |
29.9 (85.8) |
29.4 (84.9) |
29.9 (85.8) |
30.0 (86.0) |
29.1 (84.4) |
27.4 (81.3) |
30.5 (86.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 21.6 (70.9) |
23.7 (74.7) |
26.7 (80.1) |
28.2 (82.8) |
27.6 (81.7) |
27.2 (81.0) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.1 (79.0) |
26.1 (79.0) |
25.4 (77.7) |
23.9 (75.0) |
21.5 (70.7) |
25.4 (77.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 15.9 (60.6) |
17.9 (64.2) |
21.2 (70.2) |
23.4 (74.1) |
24.2 (75.6) |
24.3 (75.7) |
23.9 (75.0) |
23.7 (74.7) |
23.4 (74.1) |
21.9 (71.4) |
19.6 (67.3) |
16.7 (62.1) |
21.3 (70.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 3.7 (0.15) |
17.2 (0.68) |
35.0 (1.38) |
57.3 (2.26) |
169.2 (6.66) |
195.6 (7.70) |
266.8 (10.50) |
302.7 (11.92) |
210.3 (8.28) |
67.1 (2.64) |
7.2 (0.28) |
2.8 (0.11) |
1,334.8 (52.55) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 100 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 230.0 | 201.0 | 194.0 | 187.8 | 160.3 | 148.3 | 119.1 | 116.8 | 155.0 | 205.8 | 211.8 | 229.3 | 2,159.2 |
| Source: NOAA[6] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Laos". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "Exceptional Heat Wave 2016". Météo-France. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
- ^ Ward, Taylor; Regan, Helen (19 April 2023). "Large swathes of Asia are sweltering through record breaking temperatures". CNN. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ Subramaniam, Tara (8 May 2023). "Vietnam and Laos record hottest temperatures ever as heat wave grips Southeast Asia". CNN. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ Cappucci, Matthew (8 May 2023). "Extreme heat, well into triple digits, smashes records in Asia". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Seno". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 17 January 2024.