Batamay (Russian: Батамай) is a rural locality (a selo), and one of two settlements in Kirovsky Rural Okrug of Kobyaysky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, in addition to Segyan-Kyuyol, the administrative center of the Rural Okrug. It is located 160 kilometers (99 mi) from Sangar, the administrative center of the district and 90 kilometers (56 mi) from Segyan-Kyuyol. Its population as of the 2002 Census was 216.[1]
Geography
Batamay is located near the confluence of the Aldan and the Lena River, in the eastern part of the Central Yakutian Plain and south of the Verkhoyansk Range. It lies on the right bank of the Kharyynka River, at its confluence with the Lena.[5]
Climate
Batamai has an extreme subarctic climate. (Köppen Dfd, bordering on Dwd) with extremely cold, long winters and short, warm summers.
| Climate data for Batamay, Kobyaysky District | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | −8.9 (16.0) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
8.0 (46.4) |
20.0 (68.0) |
28.0 (82.4) |
32.6 (90.7) |
38.0 (100.4) |
37.0 (98.6) |
24.8 (76.6) |
13.9 (57.0) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
−11.9 (10.6) |
38.0 (100.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −37.4 (−35.3) |
−31.4 (−24.5) |
−15.9 (3.4) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
10.0 (50.0) |
19.5 (67.1) |
23.0 (73.4) |
19.5 (67.1) |
9.9 (49.8) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
−26.3 (−15.3) |
−36.3 (−33.3) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −40.9 (−41.6) |
−36.5 (−33.7) |
−23.0 (−9.4) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
5.0 (41.0) |
14.1 (57.4) |
17.3 (63.1) |
13.7 (56.7) |
4.9 (40.8) |
−10.3 (13.5) |
−30.2 (−22.4) |
−39.6 (−39.3) |
−11.0 (12.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −45.7 (−50.3) |
−43.1 (−45.6) |
−32.2 (−26.0) |
−16.7 (1.9) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
6.8 (44.2) |
9.8 (49.6) |
6.3 (43.3) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
−15.6 (3.9) |
−35.5 (−31.9) |
−44.1 (−47.4) |
−17.6 (0.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −65.7 (−86.3) |
−58.9 (−74.0) |
−53.2 (−63.8) |
−42.3 (−44.1) |
−22.2 (−8.0) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
−19.1 (−2.4) |
−45.0 (−49.0) |
−52.7 (−62.9) |
−60.0 (−76.0) |
−65.7 (−86.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 8.4 (0.33) |
9.4 (0.37) |
9.9 (0.39) |
12.3 (0.48) |
24.8 (0.98) |
74.3 (2.93) |
46.6 (1.83) |
71.4 (2.81) |
44.9 (1.77) |
44.3 (1.74) |
22.7 (0.89) |
11.4 (0.45) |
380.4 (14.98) |
| Average precipitation days | 14.4 | 10.7 | 8.4 | 6.3 | 9.1 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 8.9 | 10.8 | 19.6 | 18.5 | 12.6 | 135.5 |
| Source: [6] | |||||||||||||
References
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
- ^ a b Law #173-Z 353-III
- ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
- ^ "География района (Geography of the region)". Archived from the original on October 14, 2019. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
- ^ "Weather Averages for Batamay, Kobyaysky District (1948-2011)". climatebase.ru. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
Sources
- Official website of the Sakha Republic. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic. Kobyaysky District. (in Russian)
- Государственное Собрание (Ил Тумэн) Республики Саха (Якутия). Закон №173-З №353-III от 30 ноября 2004 г. «Об установлении границ и о наделении статусом городского и сельского поселений муниципальных образований Республики Саха (Якутия)», в ред. Закона №1058-З №1007-IV от 25 апреля 2012 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Республики Саха (Якутия) "Об установлении границ и о наделении статусом городского и сельского поселений муниципальных образований Республики Саха (Якутия)"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Якутия", №245, 31 декабря 2004 г. (State Assembly (Il Tumen) of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic. Law #173-Z No. 353-III of November 30, 2004 On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Urban and Rural Settlement Status to the Municipal Formations of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, as amended by the Law #1058-Z No. 1007-IV of April 25, 2012 On Amending the Law of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic "On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Urban and Rural Settlement Status to the Municipal Formations of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
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