Gigant, Rostov Oblast

Gigant (Russian: Гигант) is a rural locality in Salsky District of Rostov Oblast, Russia. Population: 10,249 (2010 Census);^[1] Gigant, one of the largest Sovkhoz in Russia, covering an area of 460 square kilometres (180 sq mi; 110,000 acres) is located in Gigant.^[4]

Gigant Гигант
Rural-type settlement[1]
Location of Gigant
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Coordinates: 46°30′30″N 41°20′30″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Rostov Oblast
Administrative district	Salsky District
Founded	1915
Rural-type settlement status since	2004
Elevation	75 m (246 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[1]
• Total	10,249
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [2])
Postal code(s)[3]	347628
OKTMO ID	60650412101

1978 Soviet stamp celebrating Gigant sovkhoz

Climate

Climate data for Gigant (extremes 1939-present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	16.5 (61.7)	21.1 (70.0)	29.9 (85.8)	34.3 (93.7)	36.8 (98.2)	39.6 (103.3)	41.7 (107.1)	41.2 (106.2)	39.4 (102.9)	35.1 (95.2)	22.5 (72.5)	18.7 (65.7)	41.7 (107.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	0.5 (32.9)	2.0 (35.6)	8.8 (47.8)	17.2 (63.0)	23.2 (73.8)	28.2 (82.8)	31.2 (88.2)	30.8 (87.4)	24.3 (75.7)	16.3 (61.3)	7.2 (45.0)	2.1 (35.8)	16.0 (60.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−2.6 (27.3)	−1.9 (28.6)	3.7 (38.7)	11.0 (51.8)	17.1 (62.8)	21.9 (71.4)	24.7 (76.5)	24.1 (75.4)	17.9 (64.2)	10.9 (51.6)	3.5 (38.3)	−0.9 (30.4)	10.8 (51.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−5.1 (22.8)	−4.9 (23.2)	−0.1 (31.8)	5.8 (42.4)	11.5 (52.7)	16.0 (60.8)	18.5 (65.3)	17.8 (64.0)	12.4 (54.3)	6.7 (44.1)	0.7 (33.3)	−3.3 (26.1)	6.3 (43.4)
Record low °C (°F)	−33.5 (−28.3)	−31.4 (−24.5)	−21.2 (−6.2)	−7.4 (18.7)	−2.1 (28.2)	4.1 (39.4)	7.7 (45.9)	5.0 (41.0)	−2.3 (27.9)	−10.4 (13.3)	−30.8 (−23.4)	−29.9 (−21.8)	−33.5 (−28.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	39.9 (1.57)	33.5 (1.32)	38.0 (1.50)	34.9 (1.37)	58.8 (2.31)	52.1 (2.05)	50.3 (1.98)	36.3 (1.43)	40.5 (1.59)	46.4 (1.83)	40.3 (1.59)	44.1 (1.74)	515.1 (20.28)
Source: pogoda.ru.net[5]