Selo in Sakha Republic, Russia
Tomtor (Russian: Томтор; Yakut: Томтор) is a rural locality (a selo), the administrative centre of, and one of four settlements in addition to Aeroport, Agayakan and Kuydusun in Sordonnokhsky Rural Okrug of Oymyakonsky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia. It is located 570 kilometers (350 mi) from Ust-Nera, the administrative center of the district. Its population as of the 2002 census was 1,256.[1]
Geography
Tomtor is located near the left bank of the Kuydusun river, not far from its mouth in the Indigirka.[5]
Climate
Tomtor has a monsoon-influenced extreme subarctic climate (Dwd in the Köppen climate classification).
| Climate data for Tomtor
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| Month
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Jan
|
Feb
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Mar
|
Apr
|
May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
|
Dec
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Year
|
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
|
−36.9
(−34.4)
|
−30.3
(−22.5)
|
−15.6
(3.9)
|
−3.4
(25.9)
|
7.8
(46.0)
|
16.7
(62.1)
|
19.9
(67.8)
|
15.8
(60.4)
|
6.7
(44.1)
|
−8.1
(17.4)
|
−26.8
(−16.2)
|
−35.9
(−32.6)
|
−7.5
(18.5)
|
| Daily mean °C (°F)
|
−39.6
(−39.3)
|
−35.3
(−31.5)
|
−22.4
(−8.3)
|
−9.8
(14.4)
|
2.9
(37.2)
|
12
(54)
|
15.3
(59.5)
|
11.5
(52.7)
|
2.7
(36.9)
|
−12.1
(10.2)
|
−29.9
(−21.8)
|
−38.3
(−36.9)
|
−11.9
(10.6)
|
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
|
−42.7
(−44.9)
|
−40.4
(−40.7)
|
−30.1
(−22.2)
|
−17.7
(0.1)
|
−2.8
(27.0)
|
6.1
(43.0)
|
9.6
(49.3)
|
6.6
(43.9)
|
−0.9
(30.4)
|
−15.8
(3.6)
|
−33.1
(−27.6)
|
−40.8
(−41.4)
|
−16.8
(1.7)
|
| Average precipitation mm (inches)
|
7
(0.3)
|
6
(0.2)
|
8
(0.3)
|
15
(0.6)
|
33
(1.3)
|
61
(2.4)
|
71
(2.8)
|
67
(2.6)
|
44
(1.7)
|
19
(0.7)
|
13
(0.5)
|
7
(0.3)
|
351
(13.7)
|
| Source: https://en.climate-data.org/asia/russian-federation/sakha-republic/tomtor-45101/
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References[edit]
Sources[edit]
- Official website of the Sakha Republic. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic. Oymyakonsky District. (in Russian)
- Государственное Собрание (Ил Тумэн) Республики Саха (Якутия). Закон №173-З №353-III от 30 ноября 2004 г. «Об установлении границ и о наделении статусом городского и сельского поселений муниципальных образований Республики Саха (Якутия)», в ред. Закона №1058-З №1007-IV от 25 апреля 2012 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Республики Саха (Якутия) "Об установлении границ и о наделении статусом городского и сельского поселений муниципальных образований Республики Саха (Якутия)"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Якутия", №245, 31 декабря 2004 г. (State Assembly (Il Tumen) of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic. Law #173-Z No. 353-III of November 30, 2004 On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Urban and Rural Settlement Status to the Municipal Formations of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, as amended by the Law #1058-Z No. 1007-IV of April 25, 2012 On Amending the Law of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic "On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Urban and Rural Settlement Status to the Municipal Formations of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
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