Shieli
Shieli (Kazakh: Шиелі) is a village in Kyzylorda Region, southern-central Kazakhstan. It is the administrative centre of Shieli District and the head and the only settlement of Shieli rural district (KATO code - 435230100). Population: 29,632 (2009 Census results); 28,621 (1999 Census results).
Shieli was founded in 1904 at the time of the construction of the Orenburg–Tashkent Railway.
Geography
Shieli is located by the right bank of the Syr Darya river. The 181 kilometers (112 mi) long Shieli-Telikol Canal was built for irrigation, connecting the Telikol lacustrine basin to the north with the Syr Darya river near Shieli.
Climate
Shieli has a cold desert climate (Köppen: BWk) with cold winters and hot summers.
| Climate data for Shieli (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 0.5 (32.9) |
4.0 (39.2) |
13.2 (55.8) |
22.0 (71.6) |
28.6 (83.5) |
33.7 (92.7) |
35.2 (95.4) |
33.6 (92.5) |
27.3 (81.1) |
19.6 (67.3) |
9.5 (49.1) |
2.3 (36.1) |
19.1 (66.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −4.5 (23.9) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
5.8 (42.4) |
14.4 (57.9) |
21.0 (69.8) |
25.9 (78.6) |
27.2 (81.0) |
25.2 (77.4) |
18.6 (65.5) |
11.0 (51.8) |
2.8 (37.0) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
11.9 (53.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −8.5 (16.7) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
0.1 (32.2) |
7.6 (45.7) |
13.3 (55.9) |
17.6 (63.7) |
18.8 (65.8) |
16.9 (62.4) |
10.4 (50.7) |
3.7 (38.7) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
5.3 (41.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 18.5 (0.73) |
15.5 (0.61) |
15.8 (0.62) |
17.0 (0.67) |
20.1 (0.79) |
7.4 (0.29) |
4.8 (0.19) |
3.2 (0.13) |
2.4 (0.09) |
8.1 (0.32) |
18.5 (0.73) |
13.6 (0.54) |
144.9 (5.70) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 5.0 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 32.3 |
| Source: NOAA | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Население Республики Казахстан" [Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan] (in Russian). Департамент социальной и демографической статистики. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- ^ "L-42 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 11 November 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 — Shieli". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
External links
Media related to Shieli at Wikimedia Commons
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