Matad
District in Dornod Province, Mongolia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Matad (Mongolian: Матад [mátʰət]) is a district of Dornod Province in eastern Mongolia. As of the 2009 census, its population was 2,526, of whom 834 live in the center. The district covers an area of 22,831 km² with a population density of 0.11 people/km².[1]

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Matad District
Матад сум ᠮᠠᠲᠠᠳᠰᠤᠮᠤ | |
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![]() Matad District in Dornod Province | |
Coordinates: 46°57′7″N 115°17′34″E | |
Country | Mongolia |
Province | Dornod Province |
Area | |
• Total | 22,831 km2 (8,815 sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (UTC + 8) |
Geography
Matad is the second largest district in Dornod Province after Khalkhgol District.
Climate
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Perspective
Matad has a semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification BSk) with warm summers and severely cold winters. Most precipitation falls in the summer as rain, with some snow in autumn and spring. Winters are very dry.
Climate data for Matad, elevation 907 m (2,976 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1975–1990, 1999–2023) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 2.5 (36.5) |
7.9 (46.2) |
21.3 (70.3) |
29.3 (84.7) |
37.1 (98.8) |
40.8 (105.4) |
40.2 (104.4) |
40.7 (105.3) |
36.5 (97.7) |
28.2 (82.8) |
17.3 (63.1) |
6.6 (43.9) |
40.8 (105.4) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −13.5 (7.7) |
−8.7 (16.3) |
1.0 (33.8) |
11.7 (53.1) |
19.7 (67.5) |
25.2 (77.4) |
27.4 (81.3) |
25.8 (78.4) |
19.7 (67.5) |
9.4 (48.9) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
−11.5 (11.3) |
8.6 (47.5) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −19.0 (−2.2) |
−14.8 (5.4) |
−6.3 (20.7) |
4.3 (39.7) |
12.1 (53.8) |
18.4 (65.1) |
21.2 (70.2) |
18.9 (66.0) |
12.3 (54.1) |
2.3 (36.1) |
−9.2 (15.4) |
−16.7 (1.9) |
2.0 (35.5) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −24.6 (−12.3) |
−20.9 (−5.6) |
−13.4 (7.9) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
4.2 (39.6) |
11.3 (52.3) |
14.9 (58.8) |
12.3 (54.1) |
5.1 (41.2) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
−15.1 (4.8) |
−22.2 (−8.0) |
−4.7 (23.6) |
Record low °C (°F) | −41.5 (−42.7) |
−40.7 (−41.3) |
−34 (−29) |
−19.2 (−2.6) |
−11.0 (12.2) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
4.4 (39.9) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
−20.2 (−4.4) |
−31.6 (−24.9) |
−37.9 (−36.2) |
−41.5 (−42.7) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1.9 (0.07) |
2.0 (0.08) |
3.6 (0.14) |
6.0 (0.24) |
17.8 (0.70) |
48.0 (1.89) |
74.4 (2.93) |
40.6 (1.60) |
19.4 (0.76) |
6.5 (0.26) |
3.4 (0.13) |
3.4 (0.13) |
227 (8.93) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 3.7 | 6.0 | 8.3 | 6.2 | 4.2 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 35.8 |
Source 1: NOAA[2] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: Starlings Roost Weather[3] |
Administrative divisions
The district is divided into six bags, which are:[4]
- Bayankhangai
- Buyan-Undur
- Erdenebadrakh
- Jargalant
- Menen
- Tumenkhaan
References
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