Yessey
{{For|the lake|Lake Yessey}}
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Yessey ({{langx|ru|Ессе́й}}, {{langx|sah|Дьэһиэй|Cehiey}}) is a rural locality (a settlement) in Evenkiysky District of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, located on the shore of Lake Yessey.
History
The historian of Siberia, B.O. Dolgikh, writes that in 1628 Ostrog was built by the Mangazey Cossacks - collectors of yasak (royal tribute).
In 1852, local residents (Yakuts and Evenks) were the first among the indigenous population to accept the Orthodox faith. In 1892, the first Orthodox church in Evenkia was built with the donations of merchants. In 1984, Under Soviet rule, the church was demolished. In 2018, the head of the Evenki region, Yevgeny Vasilyev, decided to build the church of St. Basil the Great in Yessey.
Climate
Yessey has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfc) with extremely cold winters and mild summers. Precipitation is quite low but is somewhat higher in summer than at other times of the year.
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|location=Yessey
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|Jan record high C=-1.0
|Feb record high C=-2.2
|Mar record high C=6.0
|Apr record high C = 10.0
|May record high C = 20.4
|Jun record high C = 30.4
|Jul record high C = 33.0
|Aug record high C = 29.0
|Sep record high C = 24.0
|Oct record high C = 12.8
|Nov record high C = 2.8
|Dec record high C = -1.1
|Jan high C = -31.1
|Feb high C = -28.8
|Mar high C = -18.4
|Apr high C = -8.1
|May high C = 1.0
|Jun high C = 11.5
|Jul high C = 18.1
|Aug high C = 14.7
|Sep high C = 6.4
|Oct high C = -9.0
|Nov high C = -23.4
|Dec high C = -27.1
|Jan mean C = -35.5
|Feb mean C = -33.1
|Mar mean C = -24.2
|Apr mean C = -13.9
|May mean C = -3.3
|Jun mean C = 7.0
|Jul mean C = 13.6
|Aug mean C = 10.5
|Sep mean C = 2.9
|Oct mean C = -13.0
|Nov mean C = -27.8
|Dec mean C = -32.0
|Jan low C = -40.5
|Feb low C = -38.4
|Mar low C = -31.2
|Apr low C = -21.6
|May low C = -9.1
|Jun low C = 2.5
|Jul low C = 8.4
|Aug low C = 5.7
|Sep low C = -0.9
|Oct low C = -17.6
|Nov low C = -32.7
|Dec low C = -37.4
|Jan record low C = -60.0
|Feb record low C = -59.0
|Mar record low C = -51.0
|Apr record low C = -43.9
|May record low C = -31.1
|Jun record low C = -11.1
|Jul record low C = -4.4
|Aug record low C = -6.0
|Sep record low C = -20.0
|Oct record low C = -39.2
|Nov record low C = -53.7
|Dec record low C = -59.0
|Jan precipitation mm = 6.9
|Feb precipitation mm = 5.3
|Mar precipitation mm = 8.4
|Apr precipitation mm = 13.4
|May precipitation mm = 16.4
|Jun precipitation mm = 32.4
|Jul precipitation mm = 39.1
|Aug precipitation mm = 51.7
|Sep precipitation mm = 26.7
|Oct precipitation mm = 18.2
|Nov precipitation mm = 11.3
|Dec precipitation mm = 9.6
|Jan sun = 3.1
|Feb sun = 42.0
|Mar sun = 164.3
|Apr sun = 240.0
|May sun = 272.8
|Jun sun = 276.0
|Jul sun = 303.8
|Aug sun = 189.1
|Sep sun = 87.0
|Oct sun = 65.1
|Nov sun = 6.0
|Dec sun = 0.0
|source 1 = climatebase.ru (1957-1993){{cite web|title=Yessey, Russia|url=http://climatebase.ru/station/24105/?lang=en|publisher=Climatebase.ru|access-date=January 22, 2013}}
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References
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{{Krasnoyarsk Krai}}
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