Khalkhgol (Mongolian: Халхгол, meaning Khalkha river) is a sum (district) of Dornod Province in eastern Mongolia. There are 3,203 people in the sum, including 1,756 in the sum center. The area of the sum is 28,093 km², with a population density of 0.11 people/km².[1] The largest district in Mongolia by land area.
Khalkhgol District
Халхгол сум ᠬᠠᠯᠬᠠᠭᠣᠣᠯᠰᠤᠮᠤ | |
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| Coordinates: 47°37′53″N 118°37′3″E / 47.63139°N 118.61750°E | |
| Country | Mongolia |
| Province | Dornod Province |
| Sum Center | Tsagaanbulag |
| Area | |
| • Total | 28,093 km2 (10,847 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3,203 |
| • Density | 0.11/km2 (0.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (UTC + 8) |
Climate
editKhalkhgol has a continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dwb) with warm summers and severely cold winters. Most precipitation falls in the summer as rain, with some snow in autumn and spring. Winters are quite dry, with occasional light snow.
| Climate data for Khalkhgol | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | −0.6 (30.9) |
3.8 (38.8) |
20.0 (68.0) |
28.7 (83.7) |
34.1 (93.4) |
40.2 (104.4) |
39.9 (103.8) |
41.7 (107.1) |
33.0 (91.4) |
32.1 (89.8) |
14.6 (58.3) |
3.0 (37.4) |
41.7 (107.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −16.9 (1.6) |
−13.4 (7.9) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
10.1 (50.2) |
18.9 (66.0) |
25.1 (77.2) |
26.9 (80.4) |
24.6 (76.3) |
18.3 (64.9) |
9.2 (48.6) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
−14.1 (6.6) |
6.8 (44.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −23.8 (−10.8) |
−21.3 (−6.3) |
−10.8 (12.6) |
2.3 (36.1) |
10.8 (51.4) |
17.5 (63.5) |
20.0 (68.0) |
17.7 (63.9) |
10.3 (50.5) |
1.1 (34.0) |
−11.3 (11.7) |
−20.2 (−4.4) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −30.0 (−22.0) |
−28.6 (−19.5) |
−18.7 (−1.7) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
3.0 (37.4) |
9.8 (49.6) |
13.8 (56.8) |
11.5 (52.7) |
3.8 (38.8) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
−17.1 (1.2) |
−26.3 (−15.3) |
−7.4 (18.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −46.7 (−52.1) |
−46.0 (−50.8) |
−40.5 (−40.9) |
−24.1 (−11.4) |
−10.3 (13.5) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
2.0 (35.6) |
0.9 (33.6) |
−11.9 (10.6) |
−24.9 (−12.8) |
−38.5 (−37.3) |
−45.9 (−50.6) |
−46.7 (−52.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.4 (0.09) |
2.6 (0.10) |
3.8 (0.15) |
10.5 (0.41) |
15.0 (0.59) |
40.2 (1.58) |
95.3 (3.75) |
61.1 (2.41) |
31.0 (1.22) |
11.0 (0.43) |
5.0 (0.20) |
3.2 (0.13) |
281.1 (11.06) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 8.5 | 14.4 | 10.9 | 6.8 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 53.7 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 191.5 | 208.8 | 261.7 | 260.4 | 292.2 | 294.4 | 287.1 | 286.4 | 245.7 | 335.0 | 185.1 | 162.7 | 3,011 |
| Source: NOAA (1961-1990) [2] | |||||||||||||
Maps
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Tamsag Bulag (1955) -
Lamaiin Süme (1955)
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Sangiin Dalay Nurr (1955) -
Sabha Horoo (1950)
References
edit- ^ "2009 Annual Report". Dornod Aimag Statistical Office. Archived from the original on 29 April 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
- ^ "Khalkhgol Climate Normals 1961-1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 14, 2013.