District in Ömnögovi Province, Mongolia
District in Ömnögovi Province, Mongolia
Tsogt-Ovoo (Mongolian: Цогт-Овоо, mighty Ovoo) is a sum (district) of Ömnögovi Province in southern Mongolia. As of 2009 the population of the sum was 1,666, including 619 in the sum center. The area of the sum is 6,526 square kilometres (2,520 sq mi) and its population density is 0.26 people/km².[1]
Climate
Tsogt-Ovoo has a cold desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWk) with very warm summers and very cold winters. Most precipitation falls in the summer as rain. Winters are very dry.
| Climate data for Tsogt-Ovoo , elevation 1,298 m (4,259 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1962–1990)
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| Month
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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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
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Dec
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Year
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| Record high °C (°F)
|
6.9
(44.4)
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13.4
(56.1)
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19.8
(67.6)
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28.4
(83.1)
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34.0
(93.2)
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35.8
(96.4)
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38.6
(101.5)
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39.5
(103.1)
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31.8
(89.2)
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25.4
(77.7)
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17.1
(62.8)
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7.6
(45.7)
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39.5
(103.1)
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| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
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−9.2
(15.4)
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−3.4
(25.9)
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5.4
(41.7)
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15.2
(59.4)
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21.8
(71.2)
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27.5
(81.5)
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30.2
(86.4)
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27.8
(82.0)
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21.7
(71.1)
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12.3
(54.1)
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1.3
(34.3)
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−7.2
(19.0)
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12.0
(53.5)
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| Daily mean °C (°F)
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−15.7
(3.7)
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−11.1
(12.0)
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−2.0
(28.4)
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7.6
(45.7)
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14.4
(57.9)
|
20.7
(69.3)
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23.6
(74.5)
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21.3
(70.3)
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14.8
(58.6)
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5.2
(41.4)
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−5.5
(22.1)
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−13.4
(7.9)
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5.0
(41.0)
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| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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−21.2
(−6.2)
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−17.1
(1.2)
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−8.9
(16.0)
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0.5
(32.9)
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7.0
(44.6)
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13.7
(56.7)
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17.2
(63.0)
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15.2
(59.4)
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8.2
(46.8)
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−1.2
(29.8)
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−11.0
(12.2)
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−18.8
(−1.8)
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−1.4
(29.6)
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| Record low °C (°F)
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−37
(−35)
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−35.5
(−31.9)
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−28.7
(−19.7)
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−17.7
(0.1)
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−7.1
(19.2)
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0.1
(32.2)
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5.0
(41.0)
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−0.2
(31.6)
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−8.6
(16.5)
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−16.7
(1.9)
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−28.3
(−18.9)
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−34.8
(−30.6)
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−37
(−35)
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| Average precipitation mm (inches)
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0.9
(0.04)
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1.5
(0.06)
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1.9
(0.07)
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1.7
(0.07)
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9.3
(0.37)
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15.0
(0.59)
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27.9
(1.10)
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21.9
(0.86)
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12.3
(0.48)
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4.0
(0.16)
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1.4
(0.06)
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1.1
(0.04)
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98.9
(3.9)
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| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)
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0.3
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0.3
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0.6
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0.3
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2.1
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3.2
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4.4
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4.0
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2.0
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1.2
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0.4
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0.3
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19.1
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| Source 1: NOAA[2]
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| Source 2: Starlings Roost Weather[3]
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