Vanavara (rural locality)

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Vanavara (English)
Ванавара (Russian)
-  Rural locality[1]  -
Selo[1]
Map of Russia - Krasnoyarsk Krai (2008-03).svg
Location of Krasnoyarsk Krai in Russia
Vanavara is located in Krasnoyarsk Krai
Vanavara
Vanavara
Location of Vanavara in Krasnoyarsk Krai
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Administrative status (as of 2010)
Country Russia
Federal subject Krasnoyarsk Krai[1]
Administratively subordinated to Evenkiysky District[1]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 3,153 inhabitants[1]
Time zone KRAT (UTC+07:00)[2]
[[:commons:Category:{{#property:Commons category}}|Vanavara]] on Wikimedia Commons

Vanavara (Russian: Ванавара) is a rural locality (a selo) in Evenkiysky District of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, located on the Podkamennaya Tunguska River at the mouth of the local Vanavarki River. Population: 3,153 (2010 Census);[1] 3,313 (2002 Census);[3] 5,697 (1989 Census).[4]

Vanavara is notable for being the nearest populated place to the site of the 1908 Tunguska event.

History

The locality as it exists today was founded in 1932 as a base for herders, hunters, and fishermen, as well as a location for a weather station.[5]

A plane crash occurred nearby on September 26, 1994, when a plane flying from Krasnoyarsk to Tura attempted an emergency landing due to bad weather. All twenty-four passengers and four crew died in the crash.[6]

On December 10, 2010, an explosion occurred in a boiler in the heating plant in Vanavara. A fireman was killed in the incident and heating was cut off for 720 houses, forcing the evacuation of many children to Krasnoyarsk.[7] Heating has since been fully restored.[8]

Transportation

The locality is served by Vanavara Airport.[9]

Climate

Vanavara has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfc). Winters are severely cold with average temperatures from −34.5 to −22.7 °C (−30.1 to −8.9 °F) in January, while summers are warm with average temperatures from +10.2 to +24.9 °C (50.4 to 76.8 °F). Precipitation is moderate and is somewhat higher in summer than at other times of the year.

Climate data for Vanavara
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 1.3
(34.3)
5.3
(41.5)
13.8
(56.8)
20.7
(69.3)
33.9
(93)
35.2
(95.4)
35.7
(96.3)
34.8
(94.6)
29.6
(85.3)
19.2
(66.6)
6.9
(44.4)
1.7
(35.1)
35.7
(96.3)
Average high °C (°F) −22.7
(−8.9)
−15.8
(3.6)
−4.9
(23.2)
3.6
(38.5)
13.1
(55.6)
21.6
(70.9)
24.9
(76.8)
20.9
(69.6)
11.7
(53.1)
0.5
(32.9)
−12.8
(9)
−21.6
(−6.9)
1.54
(34.78)
Daily mean °C (°F) −28.4
(−19.1)
−24.2
(−11.6)
−13.8
(7.2)
−3.4
(25.9)
6.3
(43.3)
14.4
(57.9)
17.8
(64)
13.8
(56.8)
5.6
(42.1)
−3.9
(25)
−18.3
(−0.9)
−27.1
(−16.8)
−5.1
(22.82)
Average low °C (°F) −34.5
(−30.1)
−31.7
(−25.1)
−22.9
(−9.2)
−10.9
(12.4)
−0.4
(31.3)
7.0
(44.6)
10.2
(50.4)
6.9
(44.4)
0.3
(32.5)
−8.2
(17.2)
−23.8
(−10.8)
−32.7
(−26.9)
−11.72
(10.89)
Record low °C (°F) −61.0
(−77.8)
−57.7
(−71.9)
−50.3
(−58.5)
−39.0
(−38.2)
−26.4
(−15.5)
−6.2
(20.8)
−3.0
(26.6)
−5.9
(21.4)
−16.2
(2.8)
−39.2
(−38.6)
−54.5
(−66.1)
−58.2
(−72.8)
−61
(−77.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 21
(0.83)
15
(0.59)
15
(0.59)
28
(1.1)
35
(1.38)
56
(2.2)
55
(2.17)
54
(2.13)
42
(1.65)
42
(1.65)
33
(1.3)
24
(0.94)
420
(16.53)
Average rainy days 0 0 1 8 17 17 15 16 16 10 1 0.1 101.1
Average snowy days 25 21 17 10 2 0.2 0 0 1 14 24 25 139.2
Average relative humidity (%) 77 74 66 60 57 62 66 73 75 78 79 78 70.4
Mean monthly sunshine hours 54 119 186 226 245 288 295 216 142 86 62 27 1,946
Source #1: pogoda.ru.net[10]
Source #2: NOAA (sun only, 1961-1990)[11]

References

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  2. Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
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