Shologonsky Rural Okrug, Olenyoksky District, Sakha Republic
66°15′N 114°17′E / 66.250°N 114.283°E
Shologonsky Ethnic Rural Okrug or Shologonsky Nasleg (Russian: Шологонский национальный наслег (сельский округ)) is an administrative division of Olenyoksky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia. As a municipal division, its territory is incorporated as Shologonsky Ethnic Rural Settlement within Olenyoksky Municipal District.
Geography[edit]
It is located on the Markha River downstream of Udachny. Its administrative center and the only inhabited locality is Eyik.
Climate[edit]
The rural okrug has an extreme subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfd). Winters are extremely cold with average temperatures from −46.0 to −36.0 °C (−50.8 to −32.8 °F) in January, while summers are mild with average temperatures from +5.9 to +21.7 °C (42.6 to 71.1 °F). Precipitation is moderate, and is significantly higher in summer than at other times of the year.
| Climate data for Shologonsky Rural Okrug | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | −2.9 (26.8) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
6.3 (43.3) |
21.7 (71.1) |
29.2 (84.6) |
34.1 (93.4) |
36.1 (97.0) |
32.8 (91.0) |
27.1 (80.8) |
15.0 (59.0) |
4.0 (39.2) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
36.1 (97.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −36.0 (−32.8) |
−30.1 (−22.2) |
−15.4 (4.3) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
6.1 (43.0) |
17.3 (63.1) |
21.7 (71.1) |
17.6 (63.7) |
8.0 (46.4) |
−6.9 (19.6) |
−26.0 (−14.8) |
−33.5 (−28.3) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −40.7 (−41.3) |
−36.5 (−33.7) |
−24.8 (−12.6) |
−11.3 (11.7) |
1.0 (33.8) |
11.5 (52.7) |
15.0 (59.0) |
10.7 (51.3) |
2.5 (36.5) |
−11.8 (10.8) |
−30.9 (−23.6) |
−38.3 (−36.9) |
−12.8 (9.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −46.0 (−50.8) |
−43.6 (−46.5) |
−35.4 (−31.7) |
−22.4 (−8.3) |
−7.0 (19.4) |
3.3 (37.9) |
5.9 (42.6) |
2.0 (35.6) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−18.5 (−1.3) |
−36.8 (−34.2) |
−43.5 (−46.3) |
−20.5 (−4.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −61.1 (−78.0) |
−62.0 (−79.6) |
−58.9 (−74.0) |
−46.1 (−51.0) |
−30.0 (−22.0) |
−12.8 (9.0) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−12.2 (10.0) |
−26.0 (−14.8) |
−42.2 (−44.0) |
−60.0 (−76.0) |
−62.8 (−81.0) |
−62.8 (−81.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 11.1 (0.44) |
12.6 (0.50) |
26.7 (1.05) |
23.0 (0.91) |
53.2 (2.09) |
78.2 (3.08) |
70.5 (2.78) |
57.2 (2.25) |
53.6 (2.11) |
45.4 (1.79) |
23.6 (0.93) |
12.9 (0.51) |
468 (18.44) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 14.7 | 12.2 | 11.9 | 9.2 | 7.5 | 8.7 | 7.5 | 9.1 | 10.7 | 15.5 | 14.7 | 12.3 | 134 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 78.9 | 76.8 | 72.4 | 64.8 | 60.0 | 61.7 | 66.9 | 74.2 | 76.6 | 82.1 | 81.4 | 79.2 | 72.9 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 9.3 | 98.0 | 223.2 | 267.0 | 269.7 | 276.0 | 297.6 | 186.0 | 117.0 | 62.0 | 33.0 | 0.0 | 1,838.8 |
| Source: climatebase.ru[1][unreliable source?][2] | |||||||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Selagoncy, Russia". Climatebase.ru. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
- ^ "Resumen synop".