Alexandrov Gay
Alexandrov Gai
Александров Гай | |
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Location of Alexandrov Gai  | |
  Alexandrov Gai Location of Alexandrov Gai  Alexandrov Gai Alexandrov Gai (Saratov Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 50°08′N 48°33′E / 50.133°N 48.550°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Saratov Oblast |
| Administrative district | Alexandrovo-Gaysky District |
| Founded | 1762 |
| Elevation | 21 m (69 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 9,728 |
| • Capital of | Alexandrovo-Gaysky District |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (MSK+1  [2]) |
| Postal code(s)[3] | 413370—413372 |
| OKTMO ID | 63602401101 |
Alexandrov Gay (Russian: Алекса́ндров Гай; Kazakh: Алғай, Alǵaı) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Alexandrovo-Gaysky District of Saratov Oblast, Russia, located near the Russo-Kazakh border. Its population was 9,728 (2010 Census);[1] 9,993 (2002 Census);[4] 9,611 (1989 Soviet census).[5]
History
[edit]It was founded in 1762.[citation needed]
Economy
[edit]Alexandrov Gay is an entry point to Russia for natural gas trunklines from Central Asia (Central Asia-Center gas pipeline system) as also for the Russian natural gas export lines Soyuz and Orenburg–Novopskov.
Climate
[edit]Alexandrov Gay experiences cold semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification: BSk) with cold winters and hot summers. Precipitation is low throughout a year.
| Climate data for Alexandrov Gay (1991–2020, extremes 1929–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 9.1 (48.4) |
11.2 (52.2) |
21.7 (71.1) |
33.0 (91.4) |
38.4 (101.1) |
43.7 (110.7) |
43.5 (110.3) |
43.8 (110.8) |
38.4 (101.1) |
31.3 (88.3) |
20.1 (68.2) |
10.0 (50.0) |
43.8 (110.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −5.3 (22.5) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
3.2 (37.8) |
15.8 (60.4) |
24.2 (75.6) |
29.6 (85.3) |
31.8 (89.2) |
30.5 (86.9) |
23.0 (73.4) |
13.6 (56.5) |
3.2 (37.8) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
13.5 (56.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −8.8 (16.2) |
−8.7 (16.3) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
9.3 (48.7) |
17.0 (62.6) |
22.4 (72.3) |
24.6 (76.3) |
22.9 (73.2) |
15.7 (60.3) |
7.7 (45.9) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
7.8 (46.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −12.1 (10.2) |
−12.3 (9.9) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
3.6 (38.5) |
10.3 (50.5) |
15.3 (59.5) |
17.5 (63.5) |
15.7 (60.3) |
9.1 (48.4) |
2.9 (37.2) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
−10 (14) |
2.6 (36.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −39.9 (−39.8) |
−39.4 (−38.9) |
−33.5 (−28.3) |
−17.6 (0.3) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
5.3 (41.5) |
3.6 (38.5) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
−15.2 (4.6) |
−32.4 (−26.3) |
−33.1 (−27.6) |
−39.9 (−39.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 29 (1.1) |
22 (0.9) |
25 (1.0) |
26 (1.0) |
26 (1.0) |
29 (1.1) |
24 (0.9) |
20 (0.8) |
25 (1.0) |
33 (1.3) |
21 (0.8) |
30 (1.2) |
310 (12.2) |
| Average extreme snow depth cm (inches) | 8 (3.1) |
12 (4.7) |
8 (3.1) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
1 (0.4) |
4 (1.6) |
12 (4.7) |
| Average rainy days | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 84 |
| Average snowy days | 15 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 59 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 86 | 84 | 83 | 66 | 56 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 59 | 73 | 86 | 87 | 70 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 58 | 99 | 128 | 187 | 242 | 255 | 265 | 217 | 167 | 114 | 63 | 50 | 1,845 |
| Source 1: Pogoda.ru.net[6] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: NOAA (sun, 1961–1990)[7] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
- ^ "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)
- ^ Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
- ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
- ^ "Weather and Climate- The Climate of Alexandrov Gay" (in Russian). Weather and Climate (Погода и климат). Retrieved November 19, 2021.
- ^ "Aleksandrov–Gaj (Alexandrov Gay) Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved November 19, 2021.