Bayangol District
Баянгол сум ᠪᠠᠶ᠋ᠠᠩᠭ᠋ᠣᠤᠯᠰᠤᠮᠤ | |
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Coordinates: 48°54′53″N 106°5′15″E / 48.91472°N 106.08750°E | |
Country | Mongolia |
Province | Selenge Province |
Area | |
• Total | 1,976.28 km2 (763.05 sq mi) |
Elevation | 760 m (2,496 ft) |
Population (2008) | |
• Total | 5,028 |
Time zone | UTC+8 (UTC + 8) |
Climate | Dwb |
Bayangol (Mongolian: Баянгол, Mongolian: rich river) is a sum (district) of Selenge Province in northern Mongolia. The capital town of the district is officially named Baruunkharaa. In 2008, its population was 5,028.[2]
Bayangol has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dwb) with warm summers and severely cold winters. Most precipitation falls in the summer as rain, with some snow in the adjacent months of May and September. Winters are mostly dry, with occasional snowfalls.
Climate data for Baruunkharaa (Bayangol) 1991-2020 normals, extremes 1940-present | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 2.0 (35.6) |
12.6 (54.7) |
21.8 (71.2) |
33.2 (91.8) |
36.0 (96.8) |
40.2 (104.4) |
42.6 (108.7) |
41.0 (105.8) |
33.8 (92.8) |
28.0 (82.4) |
17.5 (63.5) |
6.4 (43.5) |
42.6 (108.7) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −17.8 (0.0) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
1.4 (34.5) |
11.0 (51.8) |
19.6 (67.3) |
24.3 (75.7) |
27.1 (80.8) |
23.3 (73.9) |
18.2 (64.8) |
9.7 (49.5) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−13.9 (7.0) |
7.4 (45.4) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −24.7 (−12.5) |
−19.0 (−2.2) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
4.5 (40.1) |
11.7 (53.1) |
18.1 (64.6) |
20.5 (68.9) |
17.9 (64.2) |
11.0 (51.8) |
1.4 (34.5) |
−10.5 (13.1) |
−20.9 (−5.6) |
0.3 (32.6) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −30.1 (−22.2) |
−25.8 (−14.4) |
−14.6 (5.7) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
2.7 (36.9) |
9.2 (48.6) |
13.7 (56.7) |
11.4 (52.5) |
3.2 (37.8) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−17.6 (0.3) |
−27.0 (−16.6) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
Record low °C (°F) | −47 (−53) |
−43.9 (−47.0) |
−38.9 (−38.0) |
−23.0 (−9.4) |
−15.0 (5.0) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−7.0 (19.4) |
−11.4 (11.5) |
−25.0 (−13.0) |
−36.2 (−33.2) |
−40.9 (−41.6) |
−47.0 (−52.6) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 3.9 (0.15) |
3.2 (0.13) |
4.3 (0.17) |
8.7 (0.34) |
18.5 (0.73) |
47.8 (1.88) |
62.3 (2.45) |
59.6 (2.35) |
34.6 (1.36) |
11.4 (0.45) |
5.8 (0.23) |
5.0 (0.20) |
265.1 (10.44) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 6.6 | 9.3 | 9.5 | 4.8 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 44.5 |
Source 1: Pogoda.ru.net [3] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: NOAA (precipitation 1961-1990), [4] Meteo Climat (record highs and lows)[5] |