Saikhan-Ovoo (Mongolian: Сайхан-Овоо) is an urban-type settlement or village (Mongolian: тосгон) in Saikhan sum (district) of Bulgan Province in northern Mongolia.
The population of Saikhan-Ovoo is 500 (or 124 households) (end of 2006).[1]
Geography
Saikhan-Ovoo is near [quantify] the Saikhan-Ovoo mountain, 25 kilometres (16 mi) north-west of Saikhan sum centre, and
100 kilometres (62 mi) west of Bulgan city, the capital of Bulgan Province.
Climate
Saikhan-Ovoo has a cold desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWk) with warm summers and very cold winters. Most precipitation falls in the summer as rain. Winters are very dry.
| Climate data for Saikhan-Ovoo, elevation 1,316 m (4,318 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1967–1990)
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| Month
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
|
Dec
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Year
|
| Record high °C (°F)
|
8.5
(47.3)
|
13.8
(56.8)
|
19.1
(66.4)
|
26.8
(80.2)
|
34.1
(93.4)
|
35.9
(96.6)
|
37.5
(99.5)
|
36.4
(97.5)
|
30.8
(87.4)
|
24.3
(75.7)
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18.8
(65.8)
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7.2
(45.0)
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37.5
(99.5)
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| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
|
−10.7
(12.7)
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−5.5
(22.1)
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5.0
(41.0)
|
14.3
(57.7)
|
20.8
(69.4)
|
26.4
(79.5)
|
28.8
(83.8)
|
27.1
(80.8)
|
20.6
(69.1)
|
11.6
(52.9)
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0.0
(32.0)
|
−9.3
(15.3)
|
10.8
(51.4)
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| Daily mean °C (°F)
|
−19.1
(−2.4)
|
−15.0
(5.0)
|
−3.3
(26.1)
|
6.4
(43.5)
|
13.4
(56.1)
|
19.6
(67.3)
|
22.3
(72.1)
|
20.3
(68.5)
|
13.3
(55.9)
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3.5
(38.3)
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−7.7
(18.1)
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−17.0
(1.4)
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3.1
(37.5)
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| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
|
−25.6
(−14.1)
|
−22.4
(−8.3)
|
−11.5
(11.3)
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−1.6
(29.1)
|
5.3
(41.5)
|
12.3
(54.1)
|
15.6
(60.1)
|
13.5
(56.3)
|
5.6
(42.1)
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−3.9
(25.0)
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−14.3
(6.3)
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−23.5
(−10.3)
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−4.2
(24.4)
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| Record low °C (°F)
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−39.6
(−39.3)
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−38.6
(−37.5)
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−36.1
(−33.0)
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−17.3
(0.9)
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−7.9
(17.8)
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−1.3
(29.7)
|
4.8
(40.6)
|
−0.7
(30.7)
|
−14.0
(6.8)
|
−27.2
(−17.0)
|
−32.7
(−26.9)
|
−38.9
(−38.0)
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−39.6
(−39.3)
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| Average precipitation mm (inches)
|
0.6
(0.02)
|
1.2
(0.05)
|
1.6
(0.06)
|
2.1
(0.08)
|
9.6
(0.38)
|
15.3
(0.60)
|
38.6
(1.52)
|
25.0
(0.98)
|
11.9
(0.47)
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4.0
(0.16)
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1.4
(0.06)
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0.8
(0.03)
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112.1
(4.41)
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| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)
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0.1
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0.2
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0.6
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0.5
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1.5
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2.7
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5.9
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4.1
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1.5
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0.7
|
0.6
|
0.2
|
18.6
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| Source 1: NOAA (precipitation 1967-1990) [2]
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| Source 2: Starlings Roost Weather[3]
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Economy
Saikhan-Ovoo coal mine has estimated coal resources of up to 190 million tonnes.[4]
References
48°48′19″N 102°23′57″E / 48.80528°N 102.39917°E / 48.80528; 102.39917
