The Climate of Caabudwaaq City

The Caabudwaaq city along with the entire Galgaduud region is hot and dry most of the year except for some unreliable torrential rains which, when they come, fall in April and October. Rainfall distribution tends to be even within the city but the countrysite villages like Tuulo-Digix, Cilaanle, Golweyn, Miirkhalif, and Duuban, etc..receive relatively more rainfall than the city. Rainfall tends to decrease northwards which could be attributed to the clan-battle influence. As a result of that,'Dalal' vs 'Siad Hussein' clan battle over the artificial water in 'Baragos' continue to last for the entire rainful season.

Given the arid nature of the region, temperatures are generally high most of the year and ranges between 20.41C to 35C. A relatively cooler spell is between the months of April to August. Rainfall distribution has a major influence on the livestock practices in the region. Like the settlement patterns, much of the region's livestock mainly sheep, goats and camels are found-in the countrysite villages with relatively more rainfall. The camel population tends to be concentrated in the Ethiopia borders partly due to its ability to withstand the long dry period characteristics of the area.

Besides the arid nature of the region, tubewells and the artificial wells on the ground (baraagos) play major role in the region's water suplies where during the long dry seasons, the drought effect on the livestock resulting into losses becomes significant. As a result of the deaths, livestock farming tends to be concentrated around the few, serving water points and mainly along tubewells and articial wells in the region.

Though, the artificial wells (baragos) play a major role in the regions's water supplies for the long dry seasons, but In a long run,these will result a soil erosion and plantation shortage in the rural areas of the region.

Though the inhabitants of Caabudwaaq and its regions have a strong attachment to livestock and overstocking is a phenomenon of the good seasons, sales of livestock and its products at rock bottom prices are inevitable. During the rainy seasons livestock rearing recedes to the interior and distant bushes away from the permanent settlements with a resultant decrease in sales, and very high prices for livestock and its products. The converse is true during the long dry spells.

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