Imeni Poliny Osipenko (Russian: и́мени Поли́ны Осипе́нко) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of imeni Poliny Osipenko District of Khabarovsk Krai, Russia. Population: 2,252 (2010 Census);[1] 2,554 (2002 Census);[4] 2,586 (1989 Soviet census).[5]
History
Originally known as Kerbi (Керби), it was renamed in 1939 after Polina Osipenko, a Soviet pilot who set the women's world aircraft distance record flying to this location from Moscow.[6]
Geography
It is located on the right bank of the Amgun River, near the confluence of the Nimelen.[7]
Climate
Imeni Poliny Osipenko has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dwb), closely bordering on a subarctic climate (Dwc) with dry, severely cold winters and warm, moist summers. As far as non-arid climates warmer than subarctic climates go, Imeni Poliny Osipenko is among the coldest. Its lower latitude and inland location enables four months to just exceed 10 °C (50 °F). Winters are far colder than even many polar climates in maritime areas.
| Climate data for Imeni Poliny Osipenko (1991-2020, extremes 1911–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | −0.7 (30.7) |
4.4 (39.9) |
19.4 (66.9) |
27.0 (80.6) |
34.7 (94.5) |
36.2 (97.2) |
39.3 (102.7) |
36.9 (98.4) |
31.3 (88.3) |
24.4 (75.9) |
12.0 (53.6) |
0.4 (32.7) |
39.3 (102.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −18.2 (−0.8) |
−12.6 (9.3) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
7.1 (44.8) |
16.6 (61.9) |
22.5 (72.5) |
25.3 (77.5) |
23.7 (74.7) |
17.9 (64.2) |
7.4 (45.3) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
−17.9 (−0.2) |
5.2 (41.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −25.0 (−13.0) |
−20.6 (−5.1) |
−10.2 (13.6) |
0.9 (33.6) |
8.7 (47.7) |
14.9 (58.8) |
18.4 (65.1) |
17.3 (63.1) |
11.2 (52.2) |
1.8 (35.2) |
−12.3 (9.9) |
−24.0 (−11.2) |
−1.6 (29.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −30.6 (−23.1) |
−27.8 (−18.0) |
−17.5 (0.5) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
2.6 (36.7) |
8.8 (47.8) |
13.1 (55.6) |
12.5 (54.5) |
6.0 (42.8) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
−17.2 (1.0) |
−29.1 (−20.4) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −51.5 (−60.7) |
−49.9 (−57.8) |
−40.6 (−41.1) |
−30.0 (−22.0) |
−8.4 (16.9) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
0.4 (32.7) |
0.1 (32.2) |
−9.0 (15.8) |
−22.5 (−8.5) |
−44.8 (−48.6) |
−50.9 (−59.6) |
−51.5 (−60.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 12 (0.5) |
8 (0.3) |
14 (0.6) |
27 (1.1) |
63 (2.5) |
63 (2.5) |
80 (3.1) |
90 (3.5) |
70 (2.8) |
51 (2.0) |
24 (0.9) |
17 (0.7) |
519 (20.5) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 70 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 76 | 72 | 67 | 64 | 66 | 73 | 79 | 81 | 79 | 73 | 76 | 78 | 74 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 139.9 | 185.0 | 233.8 | 219.8 | 223.9 | 243.1 | 221.0 | 202.0 | 180.8 | 150.8 | 130.3 | 124.5 | 2,254.9 |
| Source 1: Pogoda.ru.net[8] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: NOAA[9] | |||||||||||||
Transportation
A local road leads west to Briakan and then to Beryozovy, which is on the Baikal-Amur Mainline.
The settlement is served by Imeni Poliny Osipenko Airport.[10]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
- ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
- ^ Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
- ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
- ^ "Non-stop flight to the Far East, female (Grizodubova, Raskova, Osipenko) 1938". www.famhist.ru. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
- ^ Topographic map N-53; M 1: 1,000,00
- ^ "Weather and Climate - The Climate of Imeni Poliny Osipenko" (in Russian). Weather and Climate (Погода и климат). Retrieved November 8, 2021.
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020". World Meteorological Organization. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
- ^ "Imeni Poliny Osipenko Airport". OurAirports. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
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