Nama or Nema is an island and municipality in the state of Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia.[1]

Nama is located in Pacific Ocean
Nama
Nama
Location of Nama Island in the Pacific Ocean
NASA picture of Nama Island

It is a 1.5 km long and 0.5 km wide island part of the Eastern Islands or Upper Mortlock Islands group, located about 60 km to the ESE of Chuuk and 13 km NW of Losap.[2] Nama is densely populated despite its small size. It had 995 inhabitants in the 2000 census.[3]

Climate

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Nama has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen climate classification: Aw) that borders on a hot desert climate.

Climate data for Nama
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 32
(90)
34
(93)
36
(97)
37
(99)
38
(100)
39
(102)
40
(104)
39
(102)
38
(100)
36
(97)
35
(95)
33
(91)
36.42
(97.56)
Daily mean °C (°F) 29
(84)
30
(86)
34
(93)
34
(93)
35
(95)
38
(100)
38
(100)
37
(99)
36
(97)
33
(91)
32
(90)
29
(84)
33.75
(92.75)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 26
(79)
28
(82)
31
(88)
32
(90)
34
(93)
36
(97)
36
(97)
35
(95)
33
(91)
30
(86)
29
(84)
27
(81)
31.42
(88.56)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 0
(0)
0.12
(0.00)
1
(0.0)
0.65
(0.03)
55
(2.2)
218
(8.6)
320
(12.6)
165
(6.5)
25
(1.0)
2
(0.1)
0.33
(0.01)
0.15
(0.01)
787.25
(30.99)
Source: Micronesian National Institute of Meteorology

References

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  1. ^ Statoids.com, retrieved December 8, 2010
  2. ^ "Oceandots - Nama". Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved 2012-09-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ Chuuk State Census Report, 2000
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6°59′30″N 152°34′29″E / 6.9918°N 152.5746°E / 6.9918; 152.5746