<P> Pakistan recorded one of the highest temperatures in the world--53.5 ° C (128.3 ° F)--on 26 May 2010, the hottest temperature ever recorded in Pakistan, but also the hottest reliably measured temperature ever recorded on the continent of Asia . As Pakistan is located on a great landmass north of the Tropic of Cancer (between latitudes 25 ° and 36 ° N), it has a continental type of climate characterized by extreme variations of temperature, both seasonally and daily . Very high altitudes modify the climate in the cold, snow - covered northern mountains; temperatures on the Balochistan Plateau are somewhat higher . Along the coastal strip, the climate is modified by sea breezes . In the rest of the country, temperatures reach great heights in the summer; the mean temperature during June is 38 ° F (3 ° C) in the plains, the highest temperatures can exceed 47 ° C (117 ° F). In the summer, hot winds called Loo blow across the plains during the day . Trees shed their leaves to avoid loss of moisture . The dry, hot weather is broken occasionally by dust storms and thunderstorms that temporarily lower the temperature . Evenings are cool; the diurnal variation in temperature may be as much as 11C to 17C . Winters are cold, with minimum mean temperatures in Punjab of about 4 ° C (39 ° F) in January, and sub-zero temperatures in the far north and Balochistan . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section does not cite any sources . Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (February 2011) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section does not cite any sources . Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (February 2011) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> The monsoon and the Western Disturbance are the two main factors which alter the weather over Pakistan; otherwise, Continental air prevails for rest of the year . Following are the main factors that influence the weather over Pakistan . </P>

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