Climate
The Cape Shalaurova meteorological station, which lies on the southeast coast of Bolshoy Lyakhovsky Island, at 73° 11' N 143° 56' E provides climatic data for this island. The mean precipitation is 184 mm/year as calculated for a 7 year period between April 1994 and September 2000 as calculated from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration data. The heaviest precipitation, about two-thirds of the yearly total, occurs between June and September. As calculated from the same data for the same period of time, the mean temperature at Cape Shalaurova is −13.6°C. January is the coldest month with a mean temperature of −31.0°C and August is the warmest month with a mean temperature of 2.4°C. Mean daily temperatures range as low as −40.5°C and as high as 9.4°C.
| Climate data for Mys Shalaurova | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −30 (−22) |
−31 (−23) |
−28 (−18) |
−20 (−4) |
−8 (17) |
0 (32) |
2 (35) |
2 (35) |
0 (32) |
−10 (14) |
−22 (−7) |
−28 (−18) |
−14 (6) |
| Rainfall mm (inches) | 3 (0.1) |
3 (0.1) |
3 (0.1) |
5 (0.2) |
5 (0.2) |
15 (0.6) |
23 (0.9) |
25 (1.0) |
20 (0.8) |
10 (0.4) |
3 (0.1) |
3 (0.1) |
114 (4.5) |
| Source: Weather Reports | |||||||||||||
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