Galuut
District in Bayankhongor Province, Mongolia
District in Bayankhongor Province, Mongolia
Galuut District Галуут сум 46°42′06″N 100°8′42″E / 46.70167°N 100.14500°E / 46.70167; 100.14500 | |
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Country | Mongolia |
Province | Bayankhongor Province |
Area | |
• Total | 5,047 km2 (1,949 sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (UTC + 8) |
Galuut (Mongolian: Галуут) is a sum (district) of Bayankhongor Province in southern Mongolia. In 2006, its population was 4,012.[1]
Climate
Galuut has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dwc) with mild summers and severely cold winters. The average minimum temperature in January is −31.3 °C (−24.3 °F), and temperatures as low as −48 °C (−54 °F) have been recorded. 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 Galuut | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | −1.5 (29.3) | 8.0 (46.4) | 12.9 (55.2) | 21.6 (70.9) | 26.1 (79.0) | 30.8 (87.4) | 32.2 (90.0) | 31.7 (89.1) | 24.8 (76.6) | 19.8 (67.6) | 10.6 (51.1) | 3.3 (37.9) | 32.2 (90.0) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −17.3 (0.9) | −13.6 (7.5) | −4.3 (24.3) | 6.0 (42.8) | 14.2 (57.6) | 19.1 (66.4) | 19.9 (67.8) | 18.0 (64.4) | 13.1 (55.6) | 5.0 (41.0) | −7.1 (19.2) | −14.9 (5.2) | 3.2 (37.7) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −25.1 (−13.2) | −22.4 (−8.3) | −13.1 (8.4) | −1.9 (28.6) | 6.4 (43.5) | 11.7 (53.1) | 13.0 (55.4) | 11.2 (52.2) | 5.0 (41.0) | −3.5 (25.7) | −15.0 (5.0) | −22.1 (−7.8) | −4.6 (23.6) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −31.3 (−24.3) | −29.8 (−21.6) | −21.1 (−6.0) | −9.5 (14.9) | −1.8 (28.8) | 3.9 (39.0) | 6.2 (43.2) | 4.4 (39.9) | −2.0 (28.4) | −10.7 (12.7) | −22.0 (−7.6) | −28.6 (−19.5) | −11.9 (10.7) |
Record low °C (°F) | −46 (−51) | −48.0 (−54.4) | −38.5 (−37.3) | −28.1 (−18.6) | −16.1 (3.0) | −7.1 (19.2) | −2.7 (27.1) | −8.0 (17.6) | −15.7 (3.7) | −31.7 (−25.1) | −38.7 (−37.7) | −44.1 (−47.4) | −48.0 (−54.4) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1.6 (0.06) | 1.8 (0.07) | 3.9 (0.15) | 7.0 (0.28) | 12.0 (0.47) | 35.3 (1.39) | 59.8 (2.35) | 53.1 (2.09) | 18.0 (0.71) | 6.4 (0.25) | 2.5 (0.10) | 1.1 (0.04) | 202.5 (7.96) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 5.7 | 10.0 | 7.8 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 35.8 |
Source: NOAA (1961-1990) [2] |
Famous people
- Galuut Sum is the birthplace of Batzorig Vaanchig, a traditional Mongolian musician in the band Khusugtun, as well as a YouTuber
References
- ^ Bayankhongor Aimag Statistical Office 2006 annual report: population Archived May 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Galuut Climate Normals 1961-1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
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