Saumalkol (North Kazakhstan)
Saumalkol (Kazakh: Саумалкөл), known as Volodarskoye until 1997, is a settlement and the administrative center of Aiyrtau District in North Kazakhstan Region of Kazakhstan. It is the head of the Volodar rural district (KATO code - 593230100). Population: 10,234 (2009 Census results); 12,010 (1999 Census results).
Geography
Saumalkol town lies by the lake of the same name, 248 kilometers (154 mi) to the southwest of Petropavl and 90 kilometers (56 mi) to the west of Kokshetau.
Climate
Saumalkol has a humid continental climate (Köppen: Dfb) with frigid winters and warm summers.
| Climate data for Saumalkol (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −11.2 (11.8) |
−9.7 (14.5) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
10.1 (50.2) |
19.7 (67.5) |
24.0 (75.2) |
24.5 (76.1) |
23.2 (73.8) |
17.1 (62.8) |
8.7 (47.7) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−9.3 (15.3) |
7.7 (45.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −15.2 (4.6) |
−14.0 (6.8) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
4.4 (39.9) |
12.9 (55.2) |
17.7 (63.9) |
18.7 (65.7) |
17.0 (62.6) |
10.9 (51.6) |
3.8 (38.8) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−13.0 (8.6) |
2.5 (36.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −18.9 (−2.0) |
−18.0 (−0.4) |
−10.9 (12.4) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
6.8 (44.2) |
11.9 (53.4) |
13.5 (56.3) |
11.7 (53.1) |
5.9 (42.6) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
−9.8 (14.4) |
−16.5 (2.3) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 25.0 (0.98) |
20.6 (0.81) |
25.0 (0.98) |
30.1 (1.19) |
38.5 (1.52) |
47.0 (1.85) |
80.5 (3.17) |
51.5 (2.03) |
33.7 (1.33) |
39.6 (1.56) |
35.8 (1.41) |
31.3 (1.23) |
458.6 (18.06) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 7.8 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 9.8 | 8.2 | 6.1 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 8.8 | 91.8 |
| Source: NOAA | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ Акиматы районов, г. Петропавловска (in Russian). Акимат Северо-Казахстанской области. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ^ "Население Республики Казахстан" [Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan] (in Russian). Департамент социальной и демографической статистики. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- ^ "N-42 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- ^ "Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria". Nature: Scientific Data.
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Saumalkol". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
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