Editing Dead Sea (section)

==Climate==
The Dead Sea has a [[hot desert climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] BWh), with year-round sunny skies and dry air. It has less than {{convert|50|mm|in|0|}} mean annual rainfall and a summer average temperature between {{convert|32|and|39|C|F}}. Winter average temperatures range between {{convert|20|and|23|C|F}}. The region has weaker [[ultraviolet radiation]], particularly the UVB (erythrogenic rays). Given the higher [[atmospheric pressure]], the air has a slightly higher [[oxygen]] content (3.3% in summer to 4.8% in winter) as compared to oxygen concentration at sea level.<ref name=DSRC>{{cite web|title=Natural Resources|url=http://www.deadsea-health.org/new_html/general_main.html|work=Dead Sea Research Center|access-date=27 October 2013|archive-date=6 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131006174640/http://deadsea-health.org/new_html/general_main.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.extremescience.com/dead-sea.htm|title=Lowest Elevation: Dead Sea|access-date=May 22, 2007|work=Extreme Science|archive-date=October 7, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007161953/http://extremescience.com/dead-sea.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Barometric pressures at the Dead Sea were measured between 1061 and 1065 hPa and clinically compared with health effects at higher altitude.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Kramer |first1=Mordechai R. |last2=Springer |first2=Chaim |last3=Berkman |first3=Neville |last4=Glazer |first4=Mendel |last5=Bublil |first5=Milli |last6=Bar-Yishay |first6=Ephraim |last7=Godfrey |first7=Simon |title=Rehabilitation of Hypoxemic Patients With COPD at Low Altitude at the Dead Sea, the Lowest Place on Earth |journal=Chest |date=March 1998 |volume=113 |issue=3 |pages=571–575 |doi=10.1378/chest.113.3.571 |pmid=9515826 }}</ref> (This barometric measure is about 5% higher than sea level standard atmospheric pressure of 1013.25 hPa, which is the global ocean mean or ATM.) The Dead Sea affects temperatures nearby because of the moderating effect a large body of water has on climate. During the winter, sea temperatures tend to be higher than land temperatures, and vice versa during the summer months. This is the result of the water's mass and [[specific heat capacity]]. On average, there are 192 days above {{cvt|30|°C|||}} annually.<ref>{{cite web|title=Climatological Averages for Dead Sea |url=http://www.ims.gov.il/IMS/CLIMATE |publisher=IMS |access-date=June 9, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607231313/http://ims.gov.il/IMS/CLIMATE |archive-date=June 7, 2011 }}</ref>

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|Jan humidity=41
|Feb humidity=38
|Mar humidity=33
|Apr humidity=27
|May humidity=24
|Jun humidity=23
|Jul humidity=24
|Aug humidity=27
|Sep humidity=31
|Oct humidity=33
|Nov humidity=36
|Dec humidity=41
|Jan record low C=5.4
|Feb record low C=6.0
|Mar record low C=8.0
|Apr record low C=11.5
|May record low C=19.0
|Jun record low C=23.0
|Jul record low C=26.0
|Aug record low C=26.8
|Sep record low C=24.2
|Oct record low C=17.0
|Nov record low C=9.8
|Dec record low C=6.0
|year record low C=5.4
|Jan record high C=26.4
|Feb record high C=30.4
|Mar record high C=33.8
|Apr record high C=42.5
|May record high C=45.0
|Jun record high C=46.4
|Jul record high C=47.0
|Aug record high C=44.5
|Sep record high C=43.6
|Oct record high C=40.0
|Nov record high C=35.0
|Dec record high C=28.5
|year record high C=47.0
|Jan high C=20.5
|Feb high C=21.7
|Mar high C=24.8
|Apr high C=29.9
|May high C=34.1
|Jun high C=37.6
|Jul high C=39.7
|Aug high C=39.0
|Sep high C=36.5
|Oct high C=32.4
|Nov high C=26.9
|Dec high C=21.7
|year high C=30.4
|Jan mean C= 16.6
|Feb mean C= 17.7
|Mar mean C= 20.8
|Apr mean C= 25.4
|May mean C= 29.4
|Jun mean C= 32.6
|Jul mean C= 34.7
|Aug mean C= 34.5
|Sep mean C= 32.4
|Oct mean C= 28.6
|Nov mean C= 23.1
|Dec mean C= 17.9
|year mean C= 26.1
|Jan low C=12.7
|Feb low C=13.7
|Mar low C=16.7
|Apr low C=20.9
|May low C=24.7
|Jun low C=27.6
|Jul low C=29.6
|Aug low C=29.9
|Sep low C=28.3
|Oct low C=24.7
|Nov low C=19.3
|Dec low C=14.1
|year low C=21.9
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|Jan precipitation mm=7.8
|Feb precipitation mm=9.0
|Mar precipitation mm=7.6
|Apr precipitation mm=4.3
|May precipitation mm=0.2
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|Jul precipitation mm=0.0
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|Oct precipitation mm=1.2
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|Dec precipitation mm=8.3
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|Jan precipitation days=3.3
|Feb precipitation days=3.5
|Mar precipitation days=2.5
|Apr precipitation days=1.3
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|Oct precipitation days=0.4
|Nov precipitation days=1.6
|Dec precipitation days=2.8
|year precipitation days=15.6
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|source 1=Israel Meteorological Service<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ims.gov.il/IMS/CLIMATE/LongTermInfo |title=Averages and Records for several places in Israel |publisher=Israel Meteorological Service |date=June 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100914010915/http://www.ims.gov.il/IMS/CLIMATE/LongTermInfo |archive-date=2010-09-14 }}</ref>
|date=March 2011}}