SEMIPALATINSK, KAZAKHSTAN

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 108

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		3		-15		-15		-8		5		14		19		21		19		12		4		-5		-13

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 88

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		9		-11		-10		-2		12		21		27		28		26		20		10		-1		-9.4

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 87

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		-2		-20		-20		-13		-1		6		12		14		11		5		---		-10		-17

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		42.5		5.3		6.8		24.4		33		37.6		39.5		42.1		42.5		38.2		29.5		19.5		7.6

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		-48.6		-46.8		-45.3		-39.1		-26.1		-9.9		-1		4.3		-0.7		-8.2		-20.8		-48.6		-45.8

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 32

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		278		14		16		15		17		27		27		49		27		18		26		24		20

Average Number of Days With Sleet

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		3		0.2		0.1		0.2		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		2		0.3

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		400		45		43		69		59		82		91		141		72		52		70		86		50

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		146		1		0.7		1		---		---		3		1		---		---		3		---		4

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		59		14		24		16		22		29		40		59		27		23		21		24		15

Average Number of Rainy Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		95		1		1		4		9		13		12		15		12		10		11		6		1

Average Number of Days With Thunderstorms

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		24		---		---		---		0.3		3		6		9		4		1		0.2		---		---

Average No. of Days With Freezing Rain

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		10		2		3		2		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		0.3		1		2

Average Number of Days With Snow

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		93		18		18		14		4		0.4		---		---		---		0.1		5		14		19

Average Snow Cover

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		---		17		21		12		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		3		11

Deepest Snow Cover Reported

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		126		81		105		126		57		---		---		---		---		---		12		31		51

Avg. No. of Days w/Snowfall Above 10in/25cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		18		6		5		1		0.2		---		---		---		---		---		---		1		5

Av. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 0.4in/10mm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		132		31		28		23		1		---		---		---		---		---		2		16		31

Average Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		66		75		75		76		59		53		53		60		59		60		67		74		75

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 88

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		6437.6		1050.6		941.7		809.4		391.7		163.6		---		---		8.6		175		413.3		716.7		981.7

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 88

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		102.5		---		---		---		---		---		25		77.5		---		---		---		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 88

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1030.2		---		---		---		---		94.7		275		335.8		249.7		75		---		---		---

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.9		9.2		10.7		12.5		14.4		16.2		17.1		16.6		15		13.1		11.2		9.6		8.7

Average Number of Days With Fog

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		8		1		1		1		1		0.3		0.1		0.2		0.2		0.4		1		1		0.4

Average Number of Clear Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		48		4		5		6		4		3		4		2		4		5		5		3		3

Average Number of Cloudy Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		106		12		8		9		8		7		5		8		5		7		10		13		14

Average Number of Partly Cloudy Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		211		15		15		16		18		21		21		21		22		18		16		14		14

Average Wind Speed

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
km/h		8.3		8.6		8.3		8.3		9.4		9		9		7.2		6.8		6.8		7.6		8.6		9

Average No. of Days With Blowing Dust/Sand

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		7		---		---		---		1		1		2		1		1		1		0.3		---		---

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		13.1		4.1		7.2		12.1		17.6		21.6		23.6		21.4		19.2		14.3		8.6		4.9		3.2

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		6		2.5		3.9		6		7.6		9		9.7		9.3		8		6.5		4.5		2.9		2

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		14.8		7.5		11.6		16.4		18.8		19.9		20.4		19		19.3		17		12.3		8.9		6.3

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		14.7		6.7		10		14		19.1		21.7		23.5		20.5		20.2		16.5		11.5		7.6		5.5

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		13.1		4.1		7.2		12.1		17.6		21.6		23.6		21.4		19.2		14.3		8.6		4.9		3.2

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		6.3		2.8		4.4		6.4		7.8		9.1		10.1		9.6		8.1		7		4.9		3.2		2.2

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		16.9		9.1		14.1		18.8		21.6		21.6		22.9		22.4		20.8		19.7		14.1		10.2		7.1

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		17.5		8.3		12.6		16.6		23.1		24.7		27.6		26.4		22.6		19.8		13.5		9.1		6.3

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		10.8		3.5		6		10.2		15.3		17.7		17.4		17		17.4		11.7		6.7		4.4		2.6

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		5.7		2.2		3.5		5.7		7.5		8.9		9.6		9.2		8		6		3.7		2.7		1.8

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		12		6.1		9.5		13.3		15.9		16.2		15.1		15.1		17.3		13.4		9.2		7.8		4.8

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		10.5		5.2		7.9		10.5		14.5		14.8		12.8		12.8		17		12		8.2		6.4		3.9