Kurshim
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Kurshim, also Kurchum or Kurchim (Kazakh: Күршім, Kürşım) is a selo and administrative center of Kurshim District of East Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan. Population: 8,490 (2009 Census results);[1] 10,502 (1999 Census results).[1]
The Kurchum River flows past the town and Lake Zaysan lies to the south.[2][3] The town lies on the road between the villages of Altyn Kala to the north-west and Surulen to the east; this road connects with the M38 road in the southeast which leads to Jeminay across the Chinese border in Xinjiang. The town is served by a small airport, Kurchum Airport, and Antonov An-2 biplanes fly in and out of the airport.[4] In late 1989 or early 1990 the town was affected by an earthquake which destroyed the Kurchum Hospital,[5] amongst other buildings. The landscape around the town is dominated by estuarine plains.
Climate
Climate data for Kurshim (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −12.7 (9.1) | −9.2 (15.4) | 0.2 (32.4) | 15.4 (59.7) | 22.3 (72.1) | 27.6 (81.7) | 29.5 (85.1) | 28.4 (83.1) | 22.1 (71.8) | 13.4 (56.1) | 1.2 (34.2) | −8.9 (16.0) | 10.8 (51.4) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −18.8 (−1.8) | −16.0 (3.2) | −6.2 (20.8) | 8.0 (46.4) | 14.8 (58.6) | 20.2 (68.4) | 22.1 (71.8) | 20.4 (68.7) | 13.8 (56.8) | 6.1 (43.0) | −4.7 (23.5) | −14.5 (5.9) | 3.8 (38.8) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −24.5 (−12.1) | −22.5 (−8.5) | −12.4 (9.7) | 0.9 (33.6) | 7.0 (44.6) | 12.5 (54.5) | 14.8 (58.6) | 12.4 (54.3) | 6.0 (42.8) | −0.3 (31.5) | −9.7 (14.5) | −19.9 (−3.8) | −3.0 (26.6) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 17.9 (0.70) | 14.2 (0.56) | 14.9 (0.59) | 20.0 (0.79) | 24.2 (0.95) | 25.3 (1.00) | 25.3 (1.00) | 18.8 (0.74) | 17.8 (0.70) | 26.2 (1.03) | 27.7 (1.09) | 24.6 (0.97) | 256.9 (10.11) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 5.4 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 58.0 |
Source: NOAA[6] |
References
- ^ a b "Население Республики Казахстан" [Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan] (in Russian). Департамент социальной и демографической статистики. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- ^ Asociación Española de Ingeniería Sísmica; International Association for Earthquake Engineering (1992). Proceedings of the Tenth World Conference on Earthquake Engineering: 19–24 July 1992, Madrid, Spain. Taylor & Francis. p. 40. ISBN 978-90-5410-060-7. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
- ^ Maps (Map). Google Maps.
- ^ Brummell, Paul (24 October 2008). Bradt Kazakhstan. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 215. ISBN 978-1-84162-234-7. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
- ^ United States. Foreign Broadcast Information Service (1 January 1991). Daily Report: Soviet Union. The Service. p. 74. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Kurshim". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
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