Baruunturuun
{{Short description|District in Uvs Province, Mongolia}}
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|native_name = Баруунтуруун сум
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|elevation_ft = 4045
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Baruunturuun ({{langx|mn|Баруунтуруун}}) is a sum in Uvs Province of Mongolia.
It is the heartland of grain production in the province,{{citation needed|date=November 2016}} and lies on the bank of the Turuun River. The sum is also one of the most populous areas in the province. MIAT Mongolian Airlines flew to Baruunturuun directly from Ulaanbaatar until 2005, but stopped due to a plane shortage. Although the Baruunturuun Airport is not operational at the moment, it is considered the secondary airport of the province.{{citation needed|date=November 2016}}
Climate
Baruunturuun has a continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dwb, Trewartha climate classification Dcld) closely bordering on a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dwc, Trewartha Ecld) with mild to warm summers and bitterly cold winters even for Mongolia, owing to very strong altitudinal temperature inversions from drainage of cold air into the western valleys.Bayasgalan Gerelchuluun and Ahn Joong-Bae; ‘Air temperature distribution over Mongolia using dynamical downscaling and statistical correction’, International Journal of Climatology; 34:2464-2476 (2014)
Baruunturuun experiences 209.9 days per year with minimum temperature below the freezing point and 151 days in which the maximum temperature is below such threshold. The average minimum temperature in January is {{convert|-36.3|°C|°F}}, and the lowest recorded temperature was {{convert|-49.9|°C|°F}}. Temperatures in summer can be hot; in 10.9 days per year the daily maximum temperature is at or above {{convert|30.0|°C|°F}}. The highest temperature recorded is {{convert|39.2|°C|°F}}. Much precipitation falls in the summer as rain, with some snow in the spring and autumn. Winters are quite dry, with only light snowfall. The average wind speed does not exceed {{Convert|1|m/s|km/h|abbr=}} in winter.
{{Weather box
|location = Baruunturuun, elevation {{convert|1234|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1961–2020)
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|Jan record high C = 4.9
|Feb record high C = 4.9
|Mar record high C = 17.6
|Apr record high C = 28.4
|May record high C = 31.5
|Jun record high C = 35.7
|Jul record high C = 39.2
|Aug record high C = 35.8
|Sep record high C = 33.5
|Oct record high C = 23.9
|Nov record high C = 13.5
|Dec record high C = 13.0
|Jan high C = -24.7
|Feb high C = -21.8
|Mar high C = -10.4
|Apr high C = 5.1
|May high C = 17.6
|Jun high C = 23.0
|Jul high C = 23.7
|Aug high C = 22.3
|Sep high C = 16.6
|Oct high C = 6.1
|Nov high C = -7.5
|Dec high C = -20.8
|Jan mean C = -31.4
|Feb mean C = -28.3
|Mar mean C = -18.4
|Apr mean C = -1.6
|May mean C = 10.1
|Jun mean C = 15.9
|Jul mean C = 17.1
|Aug mean C = 15.3
|Sep mean C = 8.9
|Oct mean C = -0.7
|Nov mean C = -14.3
|Dec mean C = -26.6
|Jan low C = -36.3
|Feb low C = -35.0
|Mar low C = -24.7
|Apr low C = -7.5
|May low C = 2.6
|Jun low C = 8.2
|Jul low C = 10.9
|Aug low C = 8.8
|Sep low C = 2.7
|Oct low C = -6.3
|Nov low C = -19.9
|Dec low C = -31.5
|Jan record low C = −49.9
|Feb record low C = -45.9
|Mar record low C = −40.6
|Apr record low C = -30.2
|May record low C = -12.2
|Jun record low C = -8.6
|Jul record low C = 0.0
|Aug record low C = -4.8
|Sep record low C = -12.0
|Oct record low C = -25.8
|Nov record low C = −37.9
|Dec record low C = −47.1
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|Jan precipitation mm = 3.8
|Feb precipitation mm = 4.2
|Mar precipitation mm = 7.0
|Apr precipitation mm = 13.9
|May precipitation mm = 22.5
|Jun precipitation mm = 32.6
|Jul precipitation mm = 58.0
|Aug precipitation mm = 45.7
|Sep precipitation mm = 25.3
|Oct precipitation mm = 13.7
|Nov precipitation mm = 12.6
|Dec precipitation mm = 6.7
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 2
|Feb precipitation days = 2.1
|Mar precipitation days = 2.5
|Apr precipitation days = 3.6
|May precipitation days = 4.2
|Jun precipitation days = 5.7
|Jul precipitation days = 7.8
|Aug precipitation days = 6.5
|Sep precipitation days = 4.3
|Oct precipitation days = 3.2
|Nov precipitation days = 3.6
|Dec precipitation days = 2.7
| Jan humidity =76
| Feb humidity =75.8
| Mar humidity =78.6
| Apr humidity =60.8
| May humidity =47.8
| Jun humidity =51
| Jul humidity =56.6
| Aug humidity =58.4
| Sep humidity =56.8
| Oct humidity =62.7
| Nov humidity =78.2
| Dec humidity =79.5
| Jan dew point C =-33.5
| Feb dew point C =-30.0
| Mar dew point C =-18.8
| Apr dew point C =-6.0
| May dew point C =-1.2
| Jun dew point C =5.5
| Jul dew point C =9.2
| Aug dew point C =7.5
| Sep dew point C =0.8
| Oct dew point C =-6.1
| Nov dew point C =-14.8
| Dec dew point C =-27.0
|source 1 =NOAA {{cite web |url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-2-WMO-Normals-9120/Mongolia/CSV/Baruunturuun_44213.csv |format=CSV |title = Baruuhturuun Climate Normals 1991-2020 |publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |accessdate = 5 May 2024}}(temperature averages 1961-1990) {{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/normals/WMO/1961-1990/RA-II/MO/44213.TXT
|title = Baruuhturuun Climate Normals 1961-1990
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|accessdate = January 12, 2012}}
|date = January 2013
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Administrative divisions
The district is divided into four bags, which are:{{cite web|url=https://www2.1212.mn/tablesdata1212.aspx?tbl_id=dt_nso_0300_004v5&ln=en|title=Resident Population in Mongolia, by Bag/Khoroo|website=Mongolian Statistical Information Service|access-date=28 February 2025}}
- Bayan-Airag
- Shand
- Turuun
- Zuun Turuun