Khujirt
Khujirt District
Хужирт сум ᠬᠤᠵᠢᠷᠲᠤᠰᠤᠮᠤ | |
|---|---|
  Khujirt District | |
| Coordinates: 46°53′51″N 102°46′0″E / 46.89750°N 102.76667°E / 46.89750; 102.76667 | |
| Country | Mongolia |
| Province | Övörkhangai Province |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (UTC + 8) |
Khujirt (Mongolian: Хужирт) is a sum (district) of Övörkhangai Province in central Mongolia. The total population of the sum in 2008 was 6,649.[1]
Climate
Khujirt has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dwc) with mild 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 very dry.
| Climate data for Khujirt | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 6.0 (42.8) |
11.0 (51.8) |
18.0 (64.4) |
25.9 (78.6) |
28.0 (82.4) |
32.0 (89.6) |
31.7 (89.1) |
32.3 (90.1) |
26.7 (80.1) |
23.6 (74.5) |
15.1 (59.2) |
11.7 (53.1) |
32.3 (90.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −12.6 (9.3) |
−8.8 (16.2) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
8.7 (47.7) |
16.4 (61.5) |
20.6 (69.1) |
21.3 (70.3) |
20.0 (68.0) |
15.4 (59.7) |
8.2 (46.8) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
−10.5 (13.1) |
6.3 (43.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −20.8 (−5.4) |
−17.9 (−0.2) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
0.4 (32.7) |
8.1 (46.6) |
13.0 (55.4) |
14.5 (58.1) |
12.8 (55.0) |
6.9 (44.4) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
−10.8 (12.6) |
−18.5 (−1.3) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −27.7 (−17.9) |
−25.8 (−14.4) |
−16.7 (1.9) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
0.2 (32.4) |
5.4 (41.7) |
8.0 (46.4) |
6.3 (43.3) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
−18.1 (−0.6) |
−24.9 (−12.8) |
−9.0 (15.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −41.3 (−42.3) |
−40.2 (−40.4) |
−35.8 (−32.4) |
−24.3 (−11.7) |
−12.8 (9.0) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−16.7 (1.9) |
−26.0 (−14.8) |
−36 (−33) |
−41.8 (−43.2) |
−41.8 (−43.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1.1 (0.04) |
1.8 (0.07) |
3.7 (0.15) |
9.6 (0.38) |
23.7 (0.93) |
53.8 (2.12) |
60.4 (2.38) |
64.7 (2.55) |
25.0 (0.98) |
9.0 (0.35) |
3.3 (0.13) |
2.0 (0.08) |
258.1 (10.16) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 8.8 | 12.1 | 11.2 | 5.1 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 51.1 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 196.4 | 210.7 | 261.5 | 252.9 | 283.0 | 272.8 | 260.2 | 250.0 | 250.3 | 238.5 | 196.0 | 176.3 | 2,848.6 |
| Source: NOAA (1961-1990) [2] | |||||||||||||
External links
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References
- ^ "Övörkhangai Aimag Sums Statistics, 2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 21, 2012. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
- ^ "Khujirt Climate Normals 1961-1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
