Onguday

Coordinates: 50°45′N 86°08′E / 50.750°N 86.133°E / 50.750; 86.133

A street in Onguday
Lenina Square in Onguday
A public garden commemorating World War II veterans
Onguday population
2010 Census 5,655[1]
2002 Census 5,376[2]
1989 Census 5,399[3]
1979 Census 4,472[4]

Onguday (Russian: Онгудай; Altai: Оҥдой) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Ongudaysky District in the Altai Republic, Russia, located on the Ursul River, 210 kilometers (130 mi) from Gorno-Altaysk, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 5,655,[1] consisting mainly of the Altai people and Russians.

History

It was founded in 1626.

Climate

Onguday has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dwb) with warm, humid summers and severely cold, dry winters. The warmest month of the year is July, when the average temperature is +16.9 °C (62.4 °F), the highest temperature recorded being +39.7 °C (103.5 °F). The coldest month of the year is January, when the average temperature is −19.5 °C (−3.1 °F), with the record low of −43.9 °C (−47.0 °F).

Climate data for Onguday (1958-1997)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 10.0
(50)
8.6
(47.5)
24.6
(76.3)
26.0
(78.8)
32.0
(89.6)
34.0
(93.2)
39.7
(103.5)
35.8
(96.4)
32.2
(90)
26.1
(79)
14.5
(58.1)
14.0
(57.2)
39.7
(103.5)
Average high °C (°F) −14.1
(6.6)
−9.4
(15.1)
0.9
(33.6)
11.2
(52.2)
17.8
(64)
22.6
(72.7)
24.2
(75.6)
21.8
(71.2)
16.7
(62.1)
7.8
(46)
−4.8
(23.4)
−13.1
(8.4)
6.8
(44.24)
Daily mean °C (°F) −19.5
(−3.1)
−16.0
(3.2)
−6.1
(21)
3.9
(39)
10.5
(50.9)
15.2
(59.4)
16.9
(62.4)
14.3
(57.7)
8.9
(48)
1.2
(34.2)
−10.1
(13.8)
−18.0
(−0.4)
0.1
(32.18)
Average low °C (°F) −24.8
(−12.6)
−22.5
(−8.5)
−13.2
(8.2)
−3.9
(25)
2.8
(37)
7.7
(45.9)
10.0
(50)
7.4
(45.3)
1.8
(35.2)
−4.8
(23.4)
−15.3
(4.5)
−22.9
(−9.2)
−6.5
(20.3)
Record low °C (°F) −43.9
(−47)
−38
(−36)
−33.9
(−29)
−22.8
(−9)
−10.2
(13.6)
−2.8
(27)
1.0
(33.8)
−2.8
(27)
−10
(14)
−26.2
(−15.2)
−41
(−42)
−43.9
(−47)
−43.9
(−47)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 9.6
(0.378)
5.2
(0.205)
16.4
(0.646)
34.0
(1.339)
67.4
(2.654)
71.1
(2.799)
66.7
(2.626)
52.3
(2.059)
45.8
(1.803)
32.3
(1.272)
29.4
(1.157)
17.3
(0.681)
447.5
(17.618)
Average precipitation days 3 2 3 5 8 10 11 11 6 5 5 6 81
Average relative humidity (%) 72.9 74.3 66.7 60.5 56.0 66.8 70.1 69.0 65.6 75.9 79.7 83.7 70.1
Source: "weatherbase". 

References

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