Town in Akmola Region, Kazakhstan
Place in Akmola Region, Kazakhstan
Stepnogorsk (Kazakh : Степногорск , romanized : Stepnogorsk ; Russian : Степногорск ) is a town in Akmola Region , Kazakhstan .
History
Stepnogorsk was established in 1959, and has been a town since 1964. It began as a closed town with code names Tselinograd-25 (Russian : Целиноград-25 ), Makinsk-2 (Russian : Макинск-2 ). The town is known as a nuclear and biochemical site,[ 1] which was known as the Stepnogorsk Scientific and Technical Institute for Microbiology .
Population
46,712 (2009 Census results);[ 2] 47,372 (1999 Census results).[ 2]
Climate
Climate data for Stepnogorsk (1991–2020)
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
−11.1 (12.0)
−9.5 (14.9)
−2.0 (28.4)
11.9 (53.4)
20.2 (68.4)
25.1 (77.2)
26.2 (79.2)
24.7 (76.5)
18.3 (64.9)
9.9 (49.8)
−2.1 (28.2)
−8.7 (16.3)
8.6 (47.4)
Daily mean °C (°F)
−15.6 (3.9)
−14.3 (6.3)
−6.9 (19.6)
5.3 (41.5)
13.0 (55.4)
18.4 (65.1)
19.7 (67.5)
17.9 (64.2)
11.5 (52.7)
4.2 (39.6)
−6.3 (20.7)
−12.8 (9.0)
2.8 (37.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
−20.1 (−4.2)
−18.9 (−2.0)
−11.6 (11.1)
−0.7 (30.7)
5.7 (42.3)
11.1 (52.0)
13.1 (55.6)
11.1 (52.0)
5.1 (41.2)
−0.8 (30.6)
−10.2 (13.6)
−17.1 (1.2)
−2.8 (27.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)
12.5 (0.49)
12.8 (0.50)
14.2 (0.56)
21.8 (0.86)
31.2 (1.23)
45.2 (1.78)
56.0 (2.20)
37.9 (1.49)
21.0 (0.83)
22.1 (0.87)
20.6 (0.81)
16.3 (0.64)
311.6 (12.26)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)
4.1
3.7
3.9
5.2
6.3
7.6
8.5
6.5
4.4
5.2
5.3
5.1
65.8
Source: World Meteorological Organization ,[ 3]
References
External links
City Administration Districts Major cities
52°20′59″N 71°53′24″E / 52.34972°N 71.89000°E / 52.34972; 71.89000