ENTOMOFAUNA OF THE KURIL
ISLANDS

Table 15.  Climatic Conditions at Two Centers of Iturup (Eastern Littoral - Kasatkia Village; Western Littoral - Kuril'sk) 
(Based on the Observations of A. I. Butenko)
Population Center
Month
  I 
  II 
  III 
 IV 
  V 
 VI 
 VII 
 VIII 
  IX 
  X 
 XI 
 XII 
Fog Days Kasatkia
 -
-
-
12
16
23
25
25
10
5
-
-
Kuril'sk
-
-
-
4
7
11
12
8
2
1
-
-
Storm Days Kasatkia
19
14
10
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
4
14
Kuril'sk
20
15
9
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
13
Precipitation Days Kasatkia
29
24
24
19
20
18
18
19
15
17
20
25
Kuril'sk
27
20
18
15
16
12
16
14
16
19
25
28
Average precipitation, in mm Kasatkia
110
71
89
121.6
77
60
74
91
141
172
120
136
Kuril'sk
94
54
62
65
78
59
74
99
97
110
131
108
Average wind speed, in m/sec Kasatkia
9.4
9.6
8.0
7.0
5.8
5.0
4.5
4.3
5.2
5.3
8.1
9.3
Kuril'sk
8.8
7.4
6.5
5.7
5.3
4.2
3.8
3.9
4.7
6.5
8.6
9.3
Mean monthly temperature, in °C Kasatkia
-5.5
-8.2
-3.6
0.9
4.2
6.9
10.7
13.8
12.5
7.8
4.5
-2.4
Kuril'sk
-5.5
-6.8
-4.6
1.4
5.2
9.2
13.7
15.8
13.5
8.8
3.0
-2.3
Minimum temperatures, in °C Kasatkia
-17.8
-21.2
-17.0
-12.0
-3.4
-1.6
1.1
6.7
1.7
-2.5
-6.2
-16.3
Kuril'sk
-23.0
-26.0
-24.0
-12.0
-6.0
-4.0
-2.0
1.0
-1.2
-4.1
-9.0
-26.0
Maximum temperatures, in °C Kasatkia
4.9
4.6
6.3
12.0
21.0
23.6
28.8
29.8
26.7
23.5
14.0
9.9
Kuril'sk
9.0
9.0
12.0
21.0
24.0
21.0
31.0
31.0
27.0
21.0
18.0
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