Baruunturuun
Baruunturuun (Mongolian: Баруунтуруун) is a sum in Uvs Province of Mongolia.
Baruunturuun District
Баруунтуруун сум ᠪᠠᠷᠠᠭᠤᠨᠲᠤᠷᠤᠭᠤᠨᠰᠤᠮᠤ | |
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  Baruunturuun District Location in Mongolia | |
| Coordinates: 49°39′30″N 94°23′57″E | |
| Country | Mongolia |
| Elevation | 1,232 m (4,045 ft) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 2,810 |
| Time zone | UTC+7 |
It is the heartland of grain production in the province, and lies on the bank of the Turuun River. The sum is also one of the most populous areas in the province. MIAT Mongolian Airlines flew to Baruunturuun directly from Ulan Bator until 2005, but stopped due to a plane shortage. Although the Baruunturuun Airport is not operational at the moment, it is considered the secondary airport of the province.
Climate
Baruunturuun has a continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dwb) closely bordering on a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dwc) with warm summers and bitterly cold winters even for Mongolia, owing to very strong altitudinal temperature inversions from drainage of cold air into the western valleys.[2] The average minimum temperature in January is −36.3 °C (−33.3 °F), and temperatures as low as −49.9 °C (−57.8 °F) have been recorded. Temperatures in summer can be hot; the maximum temperature recorded is 39.2 °C (102.6 °F). Much precipitation falls in the summer as rain, with some snow in the spring and autumn. Winters are quite dry, with only light snowfall.
| Climate data for Baruunturuun | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 4.9 (40.8) |
1.4 (34.5) |
12.2 (54.0) |
27.2 (81.0) |
37.5 (99.5) |
34.7 (94.5) |
39.2 (102.6) |
35.0 (95.0) |
33.5 (92.3) |
23.9 (75.0) |
13.5 (56.3) |
13.0 (55.4) |
39.2 (102.6) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −24.7 (−12.5) |
−21.8 (−7.2) |
−10.4 (13.3) |
5.1 (41.2) |
17.6 (63.7) |
23.0 (73.4) |
23.7 (74.7) |
22.3 (72.1) |
16.6 (61.9) |
6.1 (43.0) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
−20.8 (−5.4) |
2.4 (36.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −31.4 (−24.5) |
−28.3 (−18.9) |
−18.4 (−1.1) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
10.1 (50.2) |
15.9 (60.6) |
17.1 (62.8) |
15.3 (59.5) |
8.9 (48.0) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
−14.3 (6.3) |
−26.6 (−15.9) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −36.3 (−33.3) |
−35.0 (−31.0) |
−24.7 (−12.5) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
2.6 (36.7) |
8.2 (46.8) |
10.9 (51.6) |
8.8 (47.8) |
2.7 (36.9) |
−6.3 (20.7) |
−19.9 (−3.8) |
−31.5 (−24.7) |
−10.7 (12.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −49.9 (−57.8) |
−45.9 (−50.6) |
−40.6 (−41.1) |
−30.2 (−22.4) |
−12.2 (10.0) |
−8.6 (16.5) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
−12.0 (10.4) |
−25.8 (−14.4) |
−37.9 (−36.2) |
−47.1 (−52.8) |
−49.9 (−57.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 3.8 (0.15) |
3.3 (0.13) |
6.0 (0.24) |
13.0 (0.51) |
16.6 (0.65) |
31.6 (1.24) |
54.2 (2.13) |
43.0 (1.69) |
24.5 (0.96) |
12.6 (0.50) |
9.0 (0.35) |
6.3 (0.25) |
223.9 (8.8) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 5.8 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 43.4 |
| Source: NOAA (1961-1990) [3] | |||||||||||||
References
- "Baruunturuun, Mongolia". Falling Rain Global Gazetteer. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- Bayasgalan Gerelchuluun and Ahn Joong-Bae; ‘Air temperature distribution over Mongolia using dynamical downscaling and statistical correction’, International Journal of Climatology; 34:2464-2476 (2014)
- "Baruuhturuun Climate Normals 1961-1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
