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It lies at a distance of 381 kilometres (237\u00a0mi)  to the northeast of  Khartoum. Showak is a major transport hub between Gedaref, the state capital and Kassala city.The national highway linking Khartoum and the rest of the country with Port Sudan, as well as the railway line parallel to it,  passes through Showak. Showak has the largest cattle market in the state and contains a special clinic, affiliated with Khartoum University, which treats camels.[3] It also hosts a large UN Refugees camp in its vicinity known as the Shagarab Refugees camp and is home to the Sudanese headquarters of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.[4][5][citation needed] There is one hospital in the town, Ash Showak Rural Hospital, and a branch of the Agricultural Bank of Sudan, located in the town’s main market.Climate[edit]Showak has a hot semi-arid climate (K\u00f6ppen climate classification BSh) with two distinct seasons: a short, sweltering and extremely oppressive wet season from mid-June to mid-September and a sweltering, desiccating dry season covering the rest of the year.Climate data for Showak (1961-1990)MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYearRecord high \u00b0C (\u00b0F)40.3(104.5)43.6(110.5)45.2(113.4)46.0(114.8)45.7(114.3)44.5(112.1)40.8(105.4)40.7(105.3)41.0(105.8)41.5(106.7)41.0(105.8)40.1(104.2)46.0(114.8)Average high \u00b0C (\u00b0F)34.5(94.1)36.6(97.9)39.3(102.7)41.5(106.7)41.1(106.0)38.7(101.7)34.9(94.8)33.9(93.0)35.5(95.9)37.9(100.2)37.4(99.3)35.3(95.5)37.2(99.0)Daily mean \u00b0C (\u00b0F)24.8(76.6)26.5(79.7)29.5(85.1)31.8(89.2)33.1(91.6)31.4(88.5)28.6(83.5)27.9(82.2)28.8(83.8)29.9(85.8)28.3(82.9)26.0(78.8)28.9(84.0)Average low \u00b0C (\u00b0F)15.1(59.2)16.5(61.7)19.7(67.5)22.1(71.8)25.1(77.2)24.1(75.4)22.3(72.1)21.9(71.4)22.1(71.8)22.0(71.6)19.3(66.7)16.7(62.1)20.6(69.1)Record low \u00b0C (\u00b0F)8.3(46.9)8.2(46.8)9.0(48.2)12.6(54.7)17.0(62.6)17.7(63.9)18.3(64.9)13.7(56.7)17.5(63.5)14.4(57.9)10.8(51.4)7.8(46.0)7.8(46.0)Average rainfall mm (inches)0.5(0.02)0.0(0.0)0.9(0.04)3.2(0.13)18.8(0.74)70.8(2.79)166.2(6.54)148.1(5.83)70.1(2.76)21.9(0.86)1.4(0.06)0.0(0.0)501.9(19.77)Average rainy days (\u2265 0.1 mm)0.00.00.10.83.98.011.111.27.12.60.30.045.1Average relative humidity (%)35292422294056615541333438.2Mean monthly sunshine hours313.1282.8303.8315.0300.7285.0251.1238.7267.0291.4306.0310.03,464.6Percent possible sunshine89878183756962617380838978Source: NOAA[6]References[edit]^ Dirani, Omar Hassan El; Jabbar, Mohammad Abdul; Babiker, Idris Babiker (2009). Constraints in the Market Chains for Export of Sudanese Sheep and Sheep Meat to the Middle East. ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD). p.\u00a027. ISBN\u00a0978-92-9146-195-0.^ Hurst, Harold Edwin; Phillips, P.; Black, R. P. (1950). The Nile Basin. Government Press. p.\u00a0122.^ Masood, Ehsan; Schaffer, Daniel (2006). Dry: Life Without Water. Harvard University Press. p.\u00a018. ISBN\u00a0978-0-674-02224-9.^ Shepherd, Andrew; Norris, Malcolm; Watson, John R. (1987). Water planning in arid Sudan. Published for the Development Administration Group, Institute of Local Government Studies, University of Birmingham, by Ithaca Press. p.\u00a036. ISBN\u00a0978-0-86372-072-7.^ “Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Sudan” (PDF). UNHCR. Retrieved 10 December 2013.^ “El Showak Climate Normals 1961\u20131990”. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 18, 2016.  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