'Notes on Persian Seistan' [‎32r] (68/142)

NOTES ON PERSIAN SEISTAN.
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has not been previously noted, perhaps, because in the ease of individuals,
camps have been pitched either in walled gardens or under the lee of a village^
but sufficient shelter could not be obtained for a large camp.
Cooking operations in the open would also be much interfered with, and
-p- + f . , , . . ^ unless sheltering walls could he built for
fi Effeot of wmd on cookmg m the kite h ens , the dust and filth brought by the
wind would be introduced into food, and
would probably have an injurious effect upon the health, at any rate, of
British troops. J
In short, climatic considerations seem to point to the fact that Seistan
should be defended from a position to the north of the area of the northerly
gales. rhese appear to be local, and abate considerably, according to native
information, as soon as the cultivated area of Seistan is left behind.
The rainfall is usually limited to some half dozen falls of a moderate
Rainfall< nature between December and March. Two
, tables showing a year's temperatures, and the
total daily velocity of the wind during the five summer months, are attached.
Table showing a year’s temperatures in Seistan.
Month.
Highest
temperature.
Lowest
temperature.
Average
highest
for month.
Average
lowest for
month.
1903.
January
• •
•
68
23
53*7
28
February
» •
•
75
30
60*5
40-4
March •
• .
•
CO
x>.
30
60*5
39*7
1902.
April .
•
•
95
50
86*8
59
May
• •
•
107-5
63
951
69*5
June •
• •
•
1105
73
105*2
77 8
July .
• •
•
108-5
72
104*1
79
August
• •
108
70
103
78-6
September
• •
•
108
70
103
78-5
October
• •
•
94
44
84*7
56*3
November
• •
«
86
31
73-7
47 4
December
• •
•
75
32
63*5
40
Remarks.