Biser, Russia
History
The settlement was formed at Bisersky Zavod station (now Biser station) of Gornozavodskaya railway opened in 1878. The station was built 12 km to the north of Biser ironworks.
Settlement of town type since December 20, 1991. Biser was the centre of Biser town council (from 1991 until January 2006).
Transportation
Biser lies on the railway from Solikamsk to Yekaterinburg. On 11 February 1924 the station was renamed Yemshanovo in honor of Alexander Ivanovich Yemshanov, the manager of the Perm Railway and a former (1920-21) People's Commissar of Communications (i.e. Transport) of the RSFSR. The name reverted to Biser after Yemshanov was shot in the Great Purge on 26 November 1937.
Climate
Biser has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfc), with very cold winters and mild summers. Precipitation is quite high, and is heavier in summer and autumn than at other times of the year.
| Climate data for Biser | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 1.5 (34.7) |
5.6 (42.1) |
15.0 (59.0) |
24.1 (75.4) |
32.0 (89.6) |
34.5 (94.1) |
32.9 (91.2) |
33.4 (92.1) |
27.2 (81.0) |
20.2 (68.4) |
7.2 (45.0) |
2.5 (36.5) |
34.5 (94.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −13.1 (8.4) |
−10.8 (12.6) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
5.7 (42.3) |
13.3 (55.9) |
19.3 (66.7) |
21.2 (70.2) |
18.0 (64.4) |
11.2 (52.2) |
2.1 (35.8) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−11.1 (12.0) |
3.9 (39.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −16.9 (1.6) |
−14.8 (5.4) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
0.7 (33.3) |
7.5 (45.5) |
13.6 (56.5) |
15.9 (60.6) |
13.0 (55.4) |
7.0 (44.6) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
−9.1 (15.6) |
−14.8 (5.4) |
−0.6 (31.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −20.4 (−4.7) |
−18.7 (−1.7) |
−12.7 (9.1) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
2.0 (35.6) |
7.8 (46.0) |
10.4 (50.7) |
8.3 (46.9) |
3.4 (38.1) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
−11.9 (10.6) |
−17.9 (−0.2) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −49.8 (−57.6) |
−43.3 (−45.9) |
−36.9 (−34.4) |
−26.0 (−14.8) |
−15.9 (3.4) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
−11.2 (11.8) |
−31.6 (−24.9) |
−38.4 (−37.1) |
−52.5 (−62.5) |
−52.5 (−62.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 53.2 (2.09) |
37.4 (1.47) |
44.0 (1.73) |
46.1 (1.81) |
64.9 (2.56) |
85.3 (3.36) |
101.2 (3.98) |
94.2 (3.71) |
88.5 (3.48) |
81.1 (3.19) |
68.3 (2.69) |
62.1 (2.44) |
826.3 (32.51) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 16.7 | 12.5 | 18.6 | 16.3 | 7.6 | 11.3 | 10.0 | 9.4 | 14.7 | 21.0 | 23.3 | 19.3 | 180.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 80.8 | 78.1 | 74.3 | 66.5 | 55.2 | 67.4 | 68.3 | 73.8 | 81.0 | 85.0 | 85.8 | 83.3 | 75.0 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 46 | 88 | 160 | 198 | 268 | 287 | 291 | 217 | 137 | 66 | 44 | 26 | 1,828 |
| Source 1: climatebase.ru | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: NOAA (sun only, 1961-1990) | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
- ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). 3 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
- ^ "Уральская железная дорога". www.archive.perm.ru. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
- ^ "Biser station railway station". Retrieved 21 January 2013.
- ^ "Biser, Perm, Russia". Climatebase.ru. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
- ^ "Climate Normals for Biser". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
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