Baltim

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|subdivision_name1 = Kafr El Sheikh

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Baltim ({{langx|ar|بلطيم}}  {{IPA|arz|bɑlˈtˤiːm|pron}}) is a city in the Kafr El Sheikh Governorate, in the north coast of Egypt.

History

The second part of the town's name preserves {{Langx|egy|tm.t}} "end, furthest part (of Egypt)".{{Cite book|last=Peust|first=Carsten|title=Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypte|year=2010|location=Göttingen|pages=21}}

Baltim was the beneficiary of a tax reduction under the reign of the sultan Barquq. Ibn Battuta noted it as the capital of the district of Burullus, a position which it held through the late 1800s.{{cite book |last1=Maspero |first1=Jean |last2=Wiet |first2=Gaston |title=Matériaux pour servir à la géographie de l'Égypte |date=1919 |publisher=Institut français d'archéologie orientale |location=Cairo |page=47 |url=https://archive.org/details/MIFAO36/page/n69/mode/2up}}

The 1885 Census of Egypt recorded Baltim as a nahiyah in the district of Aklim el-Borollos in Gharbia Governorate; at that time, the population of the city was 4,286 (2,182 men and 2,104 women).{{cite book |last1=Egypt min. of finance, census dept |title=Recensement général de l'Égypte |date=1885 |page=63 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OpQNAAAAQAAJ |accessdate=22 June 2020}}

Climate

Baltim's climate is typical to the northern coastal line which is the most moderate in Egypt. It features a hot desert climate (Köppen: BWh), but prevailing winds from the Mediterranean Sea greatly moderate the temperatures, making its summers moderately hot and humid while its winters mild and moderately wet.

The hottest temperature recorded was on April 15, 1998 which was {{convert|41|°C}} and the coldest temperature was on February 8, 2006 which was {{convert|2|°C}}.{{cite web|url=http://voodooskies.com/weather/egypt/baltim | title=Baltim, Egypt | accessdate =28 May 2013 | publisher =Voodoo Skies }}

Port Said, El Qoseir, Baltim, Damietta and Alexandria have the least temperature variation in Egypt, additionally, Rafah, Alexandria, Abu Qir, Rosetta, Baltim, Kafr El Dawwar and Mersa Matruh are the wettest.

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|location=Baltim

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|Jan record high C= 27

|Feb record high C= 31

|Mar record high C= 36

|Apr record high C= 41

|May record high C= 38

|Jun record high C= 40

|Jul record high C= 39

|Aug record high C= 39

|Sep record high C= 39

|Oct record high C= 38

|Nov record high C= 34

|Dec record high C= 29

|Jan high C=17.8

|Feb high C=18.3

|Mar high C=20.6

|Apr high C=23.2

|May high C=26.3

|Jun high C=29.3

|Jul high C=30

|Aug high C=30.7

|Sep high C=29.2

|Oct high C=27.5

|Nov high C=24.3

|Dec high C=19.6

|Jan mean C=14.4

|Feb mean C=14.6

|Mar mean C=16.5

|Apr mean C=18.5

|May mean C=21.5

|Jun mean C=24.8

|Jul mean C=26.3

|Aug mean C=27

|Sep mean C=25.3

|Oct mean C=23.5

|Nov mean C=20.2

|Dec mean C=16

|Jan low C=11.1

|Feb low C=10.9

|Mar low C=12.4

|Apr low C=13.8

|May low C=16.7

|Jun low C=20.4

|Jul low C=22.6

|Aug low C=23.4

|Sep low C=21.5

|Oct low C=19.5

|Nov low C=16.2

|Dec low C=12.4

|Jan record low C= 3

|Feb record low C= 2

|Mar record low C= 4

|Apr record low C= 9

|May record low C= 9

|Jun record low C= 12

|Jul record low C= 19

|Aug record low C= 12

|Sep record low C= 13

|Oct record low C= 13

|Nov record low C= 10

|Dec record low C= 7

|Jan precipitation mm=47

|Feb precipitation mm=29

|Mar precipitation mm=12

|Apr precipitation mm=3

|May precipitation mm=3

|Jun precipitation mm=0

|Jul precipitation mm=0

|Aug precipitation mm=0

|Sep precipitation mm=1

|Oct precipitation mm=9

|Nov precipitation mm=21

|Dec precipitation mm=49

|source 1= Climate-Data.org{{cite web|title=Climate: Baltim - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table|url=http://en.climate-data.org/location/476850/|publisher=Climate-Data.org|accessdate=13 August 2013}}

|source 2= Voodoo Skies for record temperatures

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Another source reports less variable temperatures and more precipitation, which would classify it as a hot steppe climate (BsH) in the Koppen climate classification system.

{{Weather box

|location=Baltim

|metric first=yes

|single line=yes

|Jan record high C= 24

|Feb record high C= 25

|Mar record high C= 30

|Apr record high C= 31

|May record high C= 36

|Jun record high C= 35

|Jul record high C= 35

|Aug record high C= 33

|Sep record high C= 33

|Oct record high C= 31

|Nov record high C= 28

|Dec record high C= 25

|Jan high C=18

|Feb high C=17

|Mar high C=18

|Apr high C=20

|May high C=23

|Jun high C=25

|Jul high C=27

|Aug high C=28

|Sep high C=28

|Oct high C=26

|Nov high C=22

|Dec high C=19

|Jan mean C=16

|Feb mean C=16

|Mar mean C=17

|Apr mean C=18

|May mean C=22

|Jun mean C=24

|Jul mean C=26

|Aug mean C=27

|Sep mean C=26

|Oct mean C=24

|Nov mean C=21

|Dec mean C=18

|Jan low C=14

|Feb low C=14

|Mar low C=15

|Apr low C=16

|May low C=19

|Jun low C=22

|Jul low C=24

|Aug low C=25

|Sep low C=24

|Oct low C=23

|Nov low C=20

|Dec low C=17

|Jan record low C= 5

|Feb record low C= 5

|Mar record low C= 8

|Apr record low C= 11

|May record low C= 15

|Jun record low C= 18

|Jul record low C= 21

|Aug record low C= 22

|Sep record low C= 21

|Oct record low C= 18

|Nov record low C= 15

|Dec record low C= 10

|Jan precipitation mm=55.8

|Feb precipitation mm=39.2

|Mar precipitation mm=15.5

|Apr precipitation mm=6.0

|May precipitation mm=3.1

|Jun precipitation mm=0.0

|Jul precipitation mm=0.0

|Aug precipitation mm=0.0

|Sep precipitation mm=0.0

|Oct precipitation mm=15.5

|Nov precipitation mm=42.0

|Dec precipitation mm=58.9

|source 1= MSN{{cite web|title=Baltim Historical Weather|url=https://www.msn.com/en-ca/weather/records/Markaz-El-Brolos,Kafr-ash-Shaykh,Egypt/we-city?iso=EG&el=i59ryNHgeg5BCbhoKYuSaHEkdBNkgRdk7m1hMmccSkE%3D|publisher=msn.com|accessdate=12 April 2021}}

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See also

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