| Chekunda Чекунда | |
|---|---|
| Selo | |
| Location of Chekunda | |
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| Coordinates: 50°52′N 132°15′E / 50.867°N 132.250°E / 50.867; 132.250 | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Khabarovsk Krai |
| Administrative district | Verkhnebureinsky District |
| Time zone | UTC+10 (MSK+7  ) |
| Postal code(s) | 682090 |
| OKTMO ID | 08614410101 |
Chekunda (Russian: Чекунда) is a rural locality (a selo) in Verkhnebureinsky District of Khabarovsk Krai, Russia, located on the left bank of the Bureya River.
Transportation
Chekunda lies on a branch line that runs from Izvestkovy, on the Trans-Siberian Railway, to Chegdomyn. The line meets with the Baikal–Amur Mainline at Novy Urgal.
Climate
Chekunda has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dwb) with extreme variation in seasonal temperatures. The winters are extreme for a place located at this latitude and colder than many localities from further north. Indeed, Chekunda may be the coldest known location with a humid continental climate. The summers are warm to hot and just long enough to prevent a subarctic climate (Dwc) classification. Precipitation is heavily concentrated in the warmest months.
| Climate data for Chekunda | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | −2.0 (28.4) |
2.0 (35.6) |
16.3 (61.3) |
26.1 (79.0) |
33.8 (92.8) |
35.7 (96.3) |
37.1 (98.8) |
34.0 (93.2) |
30.1 (86.2) |
23.4 (74.1) |
9.7 (49.5) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
37.1 (98.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −23.7 (−10.7) |
−15.0 (5.0) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
9.6 (49.3) |
18.9 (66.0) |
24.7 (76.5) |
27.2 (81.0) |
24.6 (76.3) |
17.9 (64.2) |
6.8 (44.2) |
−9.6 (14.7) |
−23.4 (−10.1) |
4.6 (40.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −30.5 (−22.9) |
−23.6 (−10.5) |
−10.8 (12.6) |
2.0 (35.6) |
10.4 (50.7) |
16.4 (61.5) |
19.7 (67.5) |
17.3 (63.1) |
10.2 (50.4) |
0.5 (32.9) |
−15.4 (4.3) |
−29.1 (−20.4) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −35.6 (−32.1) |
−31.1 (−24.0) |
−19.2 (−2.6) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
2.8 (37.0) |
9.4 (48.9) |
13.7 (56.7) |
11.8 (53.2) |
4.5 (40.1) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
−20.4 (−4.7) |
−33.6 (−28.5) |
−8.9 (16.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −52.2 (−62.0) |
−49.3 (−56.7) |
−46.0 (−50.8) |
−26.5 (−15.7) |
−8.4 (16.9) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
2.2 (36.0) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
−11.0 (12.2) |
−24.6 (−12.3) |
−44.1 (−47.4) |
−51.6 (−60.9) |
−52.2 (−62.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 7 (0.3) |
7 (0.3) |
10 (0.4) |
28 (1.1) |
68 (2.7) |
96 (3.8) |
144 (5.7) |
128 (5.0) |
81 (3.2) |
42 (1.7) |
30 (1.2) |
12 (0.5) |
643 (25.3) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 7.7 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 9.5 | 13.9 | 16.6 | 16.9 | 18.4 | 15.8 | 9.7 | 10.0 | 9.7 | 140.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 71.7 | 68.2 | 63.4 | 60.1 | 63.4 | 70.4 | 78.5 | 80.7 | 74.8 | 67.8 | 76.2 | 73.5 | 70.7 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 147 | 192 | 235 | 208 | 221 | 240 | 218 | 182 | 167 | 158 | 139 | 127 | 2,234 |
| Source: climatebase.ru (1936-2012) | |||||||||||||
References
- "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
- "Chekunda, Russia". Climatebase.ru. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
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