Ömnögovi, Uvs

Ömnögovi District
Өмнөговь сум
ᠡᠮᠦᠨᠡᠭᠣᠪᠢᠰᠤᠮᠤ
District
Ömnögovi District
Coordinates: 49°6′23″N 91°43′7″E / 49.10639°N 91.71861°ECoordinates: 49°6′23″N 91°43′7″E / 49.10639°N 91.71861°E
Country Mongolia
Province Uvs Province
Time zone UTC + 7 (UTC+7)

Ömnögovi (Mongolian: Өмнөговь) is a sum (district) of Uvs Province in western Mongolia.

Part of the sum is desert, that has sand dunes.

Climate

Ömnögovi has a semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification BSk) with warm summers and severely cold winters. The average minimum temperature in January is −28.3 °C (−18.9 °F), and temperatures as low as −45.5 °C (−49.9 °F) have been recorded. Most precipitation falls in the summer as rain, with some snow in the adjacent months of May and September. Winters are very dry.

Climate data for Ömnögovi
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 3.2
(37.8)
8.2
(46.8)
17.5
(63.5)
24.3
(75.7)
28.3
(82.9)
31.3
(88.3)
33.6
(92.5)
38.9
(102)
29.7
(85.5)
24.4
(75.9)
11.9
(53.4)
9.2
(48.6)
38.9
(102)
Average high °C (°F) −15.2
(4.6)
−11.1
(12)
−0.4
(31.3)
8.6
(47.5)
16.7
(62.1)
21.6
(70.9)
22.5
(72.5)
21.0
(69.8)
15.3
(59.5)
6.9
(44.4)
−3.8
(25.2)
−13.1
(8.4)
5.75
(42.35)
Daily mean °C (°F) −22.6
(−8.7)
−19.5
(−3.1)
−8.6
(16.5)
1.0
(33.8)
9.5
(49.1)
15.0
(59)
16.2
(61.2)
14.2
(57.6)
7.9
(46.2)
−0.6
(30.9)
−10.9
(12.4)
−20.3
(−4.5)
−1.56
(29.2)
Average low °C (°F) −28.4
(−19.1)
−26.0
(−14.8)
−16.0
(3.2)
−6.1
(21)
2.2
(36)
8.2
(46.8)
10.5
(50.9)
8.2
(46.8)
1.2
(34.2)
−6.3
(20.7)
−16.4
(2.5)
−25.1
(−13.2)
−7.83
(17.92)
Record low °C (°F) −45.5
(−49.9)
−42.3
(−44.1)
−35.6
(−32.1)
−23.1
(−9.6)
−16.9
(1.6)
−3.0
(26.6)
1.5
(34.7)
−1.8
(28.8)
−18.5
(−1.3)
−22.0
(−7.6)
−31.8
(−25.2)
−42.8
(−45)
−45.5
(−49.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 0.7
(0.028)
0.5
(0.02)
1.9
(0.075)
4.3
(0.169)
6.8
(0.268)
24.9
(0.98)
44.6
(1.756)
27.0
(1.063)
12.2
(0.48)
3.0
(0.118)
1.3
(0.051)
1.4
(0.055)
128.6
(5.063)
Avg. precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 0.1 0.3 0.6 1.0 1.6 4.3 4.2 4.5 2.1 0.5 0.3 0.5 20
Source: NOAA (1963-1990) [1]

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