Rural-type settlement in Rostov Oblast, Russia
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1978 Soviet stamp celebrating Gigant sovkhoz
Gigant (Russian: Гигант) is a rural locality in Salsky District of Rostov Oblast, Russia. Population: 10,249 (2010 Census);[1] Gigant, one of the largest Sovkhoz in Russia, covering an area of 460 square kilometres (180 sq mi; 110,000 acres) is located in Gigant.[4]
Climate
| Climate data for Gigant (extremes 1939-present)
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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
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Dec
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Year
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| Record high °C (°F)
|
16.5
(61.7)
|
21.1
(70.0)
|
25.3
(77.5)
|
34.3
(93.7)
|
36.8
(98.2)
|
39.6
(103.3)
|
41.7
(107.1)
|
41.2
(106.2)
|
39.4
(102.9)
|
35.1
(95.2)
|
22.5
(72.5)
|
18.7
(65.7)
|
41.7
(107.1)
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| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
|
0.5
(32.9)
|
2.0
(35.6)
|
8.8
(47.8)
|
17.2
(63.0)
|
23.2
(73.8)
|
28.2
(82.8)
|
31.2
(88.2)
|
30.8
(87.4)
|
24.3
(75.7)
|
16.3
(61.3)
|
7.2
(45.0)
|
2.1
(35.8)
|
16.0
(60.8)
|
| Daily mean °C (°F)
|
−2.6
(27.3)
|
−1.9
(28.6)
|
3.7
(38.7)
|
11.0
(51.8)
|
17.1
(62.8)
|
21.9
(71.4)
|
24.7
(76.5)
|
24.1
(75.4)
|
17.9
(64.2)
|
10.9
(51.6)
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3.5
(38.3)
|
−0.9
(30.4)
|
10.8
(51.4)
|
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
|
−5.1
(22.8)
|
−4.9
(23.2)
|
−0.1
(31.8)
|
5.8
(42.4)
|
11.5
(52.7)
|
16.0
(60.8)
|
18.5
(65.3)
|
17.8
(64.0)
|
12.4
(54.3)
|
6.7
(44.1)
|
0.7
(33.3)
|
−3.3
(26.1)
|
6.3
(43.4)
|
| Record low °C (°F)
|
−33.5
(−28.3)
|
−31.4
(−24.5)
|
−21.2
(−6.2)
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−7.4
(18.7)
|
−2.1
(28.2)
|
4.1
(39.4)
|
7.7
(45.9)
|
5.0
(41.0)
|
−2.3
(27.9)
|
−10.4
(13.3)
|
−30.8
(−23.4)
|
−29.9
(−21.8)
|
−33.5
(−28.3)
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| Average precipitation mm (inches)
|
39.9
(1.57)
|
33.5
(1.32)
|
38.0
(1.50)
|
34.9
(1.37)
|
58.8
(2.31)
|
52.1
(2.05)
|
50.3
(1.98)
|
36.3
(1.43)
|
40.5
(1.59)
|
46.4
(1.83)
|
40.3
(1.59)
|
44.1
(1.74)
|
515.1
(20.28)
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| Source: pogoda.ru.net[5]
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