BALQASH, KAZAKHSTAN

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 28

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		42		5		8		22		45		60		70		75		71		59		44		26		10

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 28

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		52		12		16		32		56		72		82		87		83		71		55		35		18

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 26

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		32		-2		---		13		35		49		59		64		60		48		33		18		3

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		106		39		46		75		82		93		106		106		102		99		82		63		45

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 29

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		-51		-51		-40		-22		7		19		34		46		37		23		-4		-27		-42

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 10

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		21.9		---		---		---		---		0.5		6.1		9.6		4.9		0.8		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 10

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		172.5		31		28		28.1		11.3		0.8		---		---		---		0.5		13.6		28.2		31

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 10

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		42.3		14.1		14.5		2.2		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		1.1		10.4

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 10

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		5.6		0.3		0.7		0.5		0.3		0.5		0.4		0.8		0.3		0.4		0.5		0.5		0.5

Average Number of Rainy Days

Years on Record: 10

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		40.6		2.4		4.3		4.1		1.8		2.7		3.5		3.8		2.4		2.9		3.6		4.2		4.9

Average Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 10

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		60		75		75		73		54		47		44		46		45		48		60		73		75

Average Dew Point

Years on Record: 10

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		29		2		4		21		30		41		49		53		49		39		31		20		6

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 28

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		8169.9		1860		607.4		1317.5		585		139.5		---		---		---		165		651		1155		1689.5

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 28

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		692		---		---		---		---		---		165		325.5		201.5		---		---		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 28

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2682.5		---		---		---		---		325.5		615		790.5		666.5		285		---		---		---

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.8		9.6		10.9		12.5		14.2		15.7		16.5		16.1		14.7		13		11.4		9.9		9.2

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4		1.3		2.3		3.6		5.3		6.3		6.7		6.2		5.8		4.6		3		1.8		1.2

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.7		0.8		1.2		1.8		2.1		2.5		2.6		2.5		2.3		1.9		1.4		1		0.7

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.5		2.2		3.4		4.7		5.6		5.8		5.8		5.5		5.8		5.4		4.2		3		2.2

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.5		1.9		3		4		5.8		6.3		6.6		6.1		6.2		5.4		4		2.6		1.9

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4		1.3		2.3		3.6		5.3		6.3		6.7		6.2		5.8		4.6		3		1.8		1.2

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.9		0.9		1.3		1.9		2.4		2.6		2.9		2.5		2.4		2.1		1.5		1.1		0.9

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.1		2.9		4.3		5.5		6.5		6.4		6.7		6.1		6.3		6		4.6		3.6		2.8

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.3		2.7		3.9		4.9		6.8		7.3		7.9		7.1		6.9		6		4.6		3.2		2.6

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.4		0.8		1.7		2.9		4.5		5.7		6.1		5.6		4.9		4.2		2.4		1.2		1

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.6		0.6		1		1.6		2.1		2.4		2.6		2.5		2.2		1.9		1.2		0.8		0.6

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.7		1.2		2.5		3.6		4.7		5.3		5.3		5		4.8		4.9		3.2		2		1.6

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.5		0.8		2		2.8		4.4		5.5		5.8		5		4.6		4.8		2.9		1.6		1.4