Station Name: SEMIPALATINSK
  WMO Station Number: 36177
National I.D. Number:         
             Country: KAZAKSTAN (ASIA)
          WMO Region: REGION II - ASIA                   
            Latitude:  50d 25m N
           Longitude: 080d 18m E
           Elevation:      195 m

In the following tables,
   byr = beginning year of normals or extremes data period
   eyr = ending year of normals or extremes data period
   NA = Not Applicable, data not submitted or not computed
   * = value > 0 but < units resolution
   Ann-NCDC = annual value computed by NCDC from monthly
              values provided by Members
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The normals data and climate variable descriptions are
presented in these tables as provided by the WMO Member
country.
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  Element 01:  Dry Bulb Temperature (deg C)
   MEAN (Statistic 01):  Mean Value
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      byr:    1961
      eyr:    1990
  Month
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   Jan       -15.0
   Feb       -15.1
   Mar        -7.2
   Apr         5.7
   May        14.0
   Jun        19.6
   Jul        21.7
   Aug        18.7
   Sep        12.5
   Oct         4.2
   Nov        -4.9
   Dec       -12.5
  Annual        NA
 Ann-NCDC      3.5
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  Element 06:  Precipitation (mm)
MEANMLY (Statistic 15):  Mean Monthly Value
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      byr:    1961
      eyr:    1990
  Month
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   Jan        15.5
   Feb        15.6
   Mar        16.7
   Apr        17.7
   May        27.4
   Jun        27.6
   Jul        36.5
   Aug        27.9
   Sep        18.7
   Oct        27.3
   Nov        26.3
   Dec        20.2
  Annual        NA
 Ann-NCDC    277.4
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  Element 12:  Sea Level Pressure (hPa)
   MEAN (Statistic 01):  Mean Value
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      byr:    1961
      eyr:    1990
  Month
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   Jan      1032.4
   Feb      1032.1
   Mar      1028.9
   Apr      1021.3
   May      1015.5
   Jun      1009.6
   Jul      1006.4
   Aug      1010.5
   Sep      1015.0
   Oct      1023.9
   Nov      1030.2
   Dec      1032.7
  Annual        NA
 Ann-NCDC   1021.5
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  Element 14:  Vapor Pressure (hPa)
   MEAN (Statistic 01):  Mean Value
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      byr:    1961
      eyr:    1990
  Month
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   Jan        01.8
   Feb        01.8
   Mar        03.2
   Apr        05.5
   May        07.5
   Jun        11.4
   Jul        14.1
   Aug        11.9
   Sep        08.2
   Oct        05.6
   Nov        03.5
   Dec        02.2
  Annual        NA
 Ann-NCDC      6.4
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  Element 15:  Sunshine
MN_#HRS (Statistic 44):  Mean Number of Hours
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      byr:    1961
      eyr:    1990
  Month
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   Jan       108.0
   Feb       139.0
   Mar       199.0
   Apr       243.0
   May       303.0
   Jun       335.0
   Jul       342.0
   Aug       307.0
   Sep       242.0
   Oct       144.0
   Nov       111.0
   Dec        94.0
  Annual        NA
 Ann-NCDC   2567.0
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  Element 95:  Number Days with Precipitation GE Threshold (count)
   Qualifier:     1.0 mm                
MEANMLY (Statistic 15):  Mean Monthly Value
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      byr:    1961
      eyr:    1990
  Month
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   Jan         4.6
   Feb         4.8
   Mar         4.1
   Apr         3.8
   May         5.8
   Jun         5.4
   Jul         6.2
   Aug         4.9
   Sep         4.3
   Oct         6.3
   Nov         6.5
   Dec         5.6
  Annual        NA
 Ann-NCDC     62.3
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