Yerbogachen
Yerbogachen (Russian: Ербогачён), sometimes written Erbogachen or Erbogachene, is a rural locality in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Nizhnyaya Tunguska River. It is the administrative center of Katangsky District. Population: 1,965 (2010 Census);[1]
Yerbogachen Ербогачен | |
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Location of Yerbogachen 
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  Yerbogachen Location of Yerbogachen  Yerbogachen Yerbogachen (Irkutsk Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 61°16′N 108°1′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Irkutsk Oblast |
| Founded | 1860 |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,965 |
| • Capital of | Katangsky District[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (MSK+5 |
| Postal code(s)[3] | 666610 |
| OKTMO ID | 25616404101 |
Transportation
The town is served by the Erbogachen Airport.[4]
Climate
Yerbogachen has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfc). Winters are bitterly cold with average temperatures from −35.1 °C (−31 °F) to −24.8 °C (−13 °F) in January, while summers are warm with average temperatures from 10.3 °C (51 °F) to 24.6 °C (76 °F). Precipitation is quite low, but is significantly higher in summer than at other times of the year.
Yerbogachen has a climate comparable to that of the Yakutia. As of 2017, It is probably also one of the only locations outside Yakutia that has a temperature amplitude of 100 °C (180 °F).
| Climate data for Yergobachen | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 0.2 (32.4) |
3.6 (38.5) |
12.3 (54.1) |
20.3 (68.5) |
33.9 (93.0) |
38.8 (101.8) |
35.8 (96.4) |
34.1 (93.4) |
30.4 (86.7) |
20.1 (68.2) |
6.2 (43.2) |
3.4 (38.1) |
38.8 (101.8) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −24.8 (−12.6) |
−18.5 (−1.3) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
2.2 (36.0) |
11.9 (53.4) |
21.4 (70.5) |
24.6 (76.3) |
20.6 (69.1) |
11.2 (52.2) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
−15.1 (4.8) |
−23.9 (−11.0) |
0.1 (32.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −30.0 (−22.0) |
−26.0 (−14.8) |
−15.9 (3.4) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
5.7 (42.3) |
14.3 (57.7) |
17.5 (63.5) |
13.7 (56.7) |
5.3 (41.5) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
−20.5 (−4.9) |
−28.8 (−19.8) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −35.1 (−31.2) |
−32.6 (−26.7) |
−24.5 (−12.1) |
−12.1 (10.2) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
7.1 (44.8) |
10.3 (50.5) |
7.1 (44.8) |
0.4 (32.7) |
−9.6 (14.7) |
−25.8 (−14.4) |
−33.7 (−28.7) |
−12.4 (9.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −61.2 (−78.2) |
−59.5 (−75.1) |
−53.3 (−63.9) |
−43.2 (−45.8) |
−23.6 (−10.5) |
−8.6 (16.5) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
−6.9 (19.6) |
−19.8 (−3.6) |
−39.8 (−39.6) |
−54.8 (−66.6) |
−58.6 (−73.5) |
−61.2 (−78.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 15 (0.6) |
10 (0.4) |
12 (0.5) |
20 (0.8) |
25 (1.0) |
47 (1.9) |
53 (2.1) |
46 (1.8) |
34 (1.3) |
39 (1.5) |
27 (1.1) |
19 (0.7) |
347 (13.7) |
| Average rainy days | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 88 |
| Average snowy days | 21 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 129.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 77 | 75 | 68 | 61 | 57 | 61 | 67 | 74 | 74 | 77 | 79 | 78 | 71 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 38 | 115 | 195 | 235 | 257 | 303 | 315 | 231 | 145 | 86 | 58 | 18 | 1,996 |
| Source 1: pogoda.ru.net[5] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: NOAA (sun only, 1961-1990)[6] | |||||||||||||
References
- 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). 3 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
- "Yerbogachen Airport". OurAirports. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
- "Weather And Climate - Climate Erbogachene" (in Russian). Retrieved 19 January 2013.
- "Climate Normals for Erbogacen". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
