Cornești (town), Ungheni
Cornești | |
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Coordinates: 47°21′22″N 28°0′30″E / 47.35611°N 28.00833°E | |
Country | Moldova |
District | Ungheni District |
Population | |
• Total | 2,470 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | MD-3608 |
Area code | 236 |
Website | orasulcornesti |
Cornești (Romanian pronunciation: [korˈneʃtʲ]) is a town (oraș) in Ungheni district, in central Moldova, with a population of 3,284 at the 2004 census. It is composed of the town itself, population 2,781, and the village Romanovca, population 503.
History
[edit]The Chișinău-Cornești railway was built between 1871 and 1873. On June 1, 1875, the line Cornești-Ungheni was opened and connection to Romania was established. During the interwar period, the town was the seat of Plasa Cornești, in Bălți County, Romania.
Climate
[edit]Climate data for Cornești, Moldova (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 0.9 (33.6) | 3.1 (37.6) | 9.0 (48.2) | 16.4 (61.5) | 22.2 (72.0) | 25.8 (78.4) | 27.9 (82.2) | 27.8 (82.0) | 22.0 (71.6) | 15.1 (59.2) | 7.9 (46.2) | 2.4 (36.3) | 15.0 (59.0) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.2 (28.0) | −0.6 (30.9) | 4.2 (39.6) | 10.8 (51.4) | 16.3 (61.3) | 20.0 (68.0) | 21.9 (71.4) | 21.7 (71.1) | 16.3 (61.3) | 10.3 (50.5) | 4.5 (40.1) | −0.6 (30.9) | 10.2 (50.4) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −4.8 (23.4) | −3.5 (25.7) | 0.3 (32.5) | 6.0 (42.8) | 11.0 (51.8) | 14.7 (58.5) | 16.6 (61.9) | 16.3 (61.3) | 11.5 (52.7) | 6.4 (43.5) | 1.7 (35.1) | −3.2 (26.2) | 6.1 (43.0) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 36 (1.4) | 34 (1.3) | 43 (1.7) | 47 (1.9) | 62 (2.4) | 85 (3.3) | 77 (3.0) | 49 (1.9) | 55 (2.2) | 47 (1.9) | 44 (1.7) | 42 (1.7) | 621 (24.4) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 83 |
Source: NOAA[2] |
References
[edit]- ^ Results of Population and Housing Census in the Republic of Moldova in 2014: "Characteristics - Population (population by communes, religion, citizenship)" (XLS). National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova. 2017. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
- ^ "Cornești Climate Normals 1991–2020". World Meteorological Organization Climatological Standard Normals (1991–2020). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 21 August 2023.