Editing Gomel (section)

===Climate===
[[File:Northwest Gomel After Rain.jpg|thumb|View of the city after a summer rainstorm]]
Gomel has a warm-summer [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Dfb'', [[Trewartha climate classification|Trewartha]] ''Dcbo''). Summers see occasional heat spells in the low and mid 30s, and are comparatively long, lasting from mid-May to early September, with more than 113 days averaging above {{convert|15|C|F}}<ref>{{cite book|last = Komarovskaya|first=Elena V.|display-authors=etal|year=2017|publisher = Республиканский центр по гидрометеорологии, контролю радиоактивного загрязнения и мониторингу окружающей среды |title = Справочник по климату Беларуси, Часть I|pages = 44–46}}</ref> and highs reaching {{convert|30|C|F}} on roughly 13 days per year.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/archive/arc0216/0253808/5.5/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Belarus/CSV/GOMEL_33041.csv |title=WMO Climate Normals for GOMEL, BY, 1991–2020 |work=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] |access-date=January 2, 2025}}</ref>  On 7 August 2010, Gomel recorded a temperature of {{convert|38.9|C|F|abbr=on}}, which is the highest temperature to have ever been recorded in Belarus.<ref name="wu">{{cite web|last=Masters|first=Jeff|title=Bolivia ties its all-time heat record|url=http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=1701|work=Weather Underground|publisher=Dr. Jeff Masters' WunderBlog|access-date=23 November 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124020718/http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=1701|archive-date=24 November 2010}}</ref> Like the rest of the central band of the [[East European Plain]], the city has its minimum of [[relative humidity]] in May, which results from the rapidly rising temperatures and increased air’s water holding capacity.<ref>{{cite book|last = Alisov|first=Boris P.|display-authors=etal|year = 1954|title = Курс климатологии |volume = 3|pages = 40}}</ref> Unlike the eastern portion thereof, however, it does not have a second minimum in July or August as the temperatures are not high enough to dry out the soil to the extent where [[evapotranspiration]] drops significantly, thus preventing the surface layers of the air from moisturizing. Precipitation is common year-round, but even more so in the summer. July in particular brings ample rainfall, often in the form of thunderstorms. Winters, on the other hand, beginning in December and ending in early March, are generally marked by persistently gray skies, subfreezing daily means, and rather moderate snow depths. Thaws are not by any means uncommon and only 48 days throughout the three winter months won’t have temperatures climb above freezing.<ref>{{cite book|last = Komarovskaya|first=Elena V.|display-authors=etal|year=2017|publisher = Республиканский центр по гидрометеорологии, контролю радиоактивного загрязнения и мониторингу окружающей среды |title = Справочник по климату Беларуси, Часть I|pages = 69}}</ref> Based on [[smoothing|smoothed]] daily means, the period of [[air frost]] is about 116 days.<ref>{{cite book|last = Komarovskaya|first=Elena V.|display-authors=etal|year=2017|publisher = Республиканский центр по гидрометеорологии, контролю радиоактивного загрязнения и мониторингу окружающей среды |title = Справочник по климату Беларуси, Часть I|pages = 44–46}}</ref>

Coming with the [[prevailing westerlies]], the frequent invasion of maritime air masses from the Atlantic moderates the climate, explaining the mild winters and relatively cool, somewhat cloudy summers compared to those farther inland. Overall, there is an average of 24 thunderstorms and 42 foggy days annually.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.pogodaiklimat.ru/climate/33041.htm|title=Climate of Gomel |publisher=Погода и климат |access-date=January 2, 2025}}</ref> Gomel’s bioclimatic type is upper supratemperate<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Rivas-Martinez|first1=Salvador|last2=Rivas Saenz|first2=Salvador|last3=Penas|first3=Angel|date=December 2011| title=Worldwide bioclimatic classification system|journal=Global Geobotany|language=en|volume=1|pages=17}}</ref>{{efn|Sum of positive temperatures based on climate data table.|name=climate table}} subhumid.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Rivas-Martinez|first1=Salvador|last2=Rivas Saenz|first2=Salvador|last3=Penas|first3=Angel|date=December 2011| title=Worldwide bioclimatic classification system—World Ombrotypes|journal=Global Geobotany|language=en|volume=1|pages=637}}</ref>

{{Weather box
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|location = Gomel (1991–2020, extremes 1927–present)
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
| Jan record high C = 10.0
| Feb record high C = 15.8
| Mar record high C = 24.2
| Apr record high C = 29.3
| May record high C = 32.5
| Jun record high C = 36.2
| Jul record high C = 37.9
| Aug record high C = 38.9
| Sep record high C = 34.9
| Oct record high C = 27.5
| Nov record high C = 18.0
| Dec record high C = 11.6
|year record high C = 38.9
| Jan high C = -1.8
| Feb high C = -0.5
| Mar high C = 5.3
| Apr high C = 14.1
| May high C = 20.5
| Jun high C = 23.9
| Jul high C = 25.9
| Aug high C = 25.1
| Sep high C = 19.0
| Oct high C = 11.5
| Nov high C = 4.0
| Dec high C = -0.5
|year high C = 12.2
| Jan mean C = -4.2
| Feb mean C = -3.5
| Mar mean C = 1.3
| Apr mean C = 9.0
| May mean C = 15.0
| Jun mean C = 18.6
| Jul mean C = 20.4
| Aug mean C = 19.3
| Sep mean C = 13.7
| Oct mean C = 7.4
| Nov mean C = 1.6
| Dec mean C = -2.7
|year mean C = 8.0
| Jan low C = -6.5
| Feb low C = -6.2
| Mar low C = -2.2
| Apr low C = 4.3
| May low C = 9.8
| Jun low C = 13.5
| Jul low C = 15.4
| Aug low C = 14.2
| Sep low C = 9.2
| Oct low C = 4.0
| Nov low C = -0.4
| Dec low C = -4.8
|year low C = 4.2
| Jan record low C = -35.0
| Feb record low C = -35.1
| Mar record low C = -33.7
| Apr record low C = -13.6
| May record low C = -2.5
| Jun record low C = -0.2
| Jul record low C = 6.0
| Aug record low C = 1.2
| Sep record low C = -3.2
| Oct record low C = -12.0
| Nov record low C = -21.7
| Dec record low C = -30.8
|year record low C = -35.1
|precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation mm = 36
| Feb precipitation mm = 35
| Mar precipitation mm = 36
| Apr precipitation mm = 35
| May precipitation mm = 64
| Jun precipitation mm = 73
| Jul precipitation mm = 100
| Aug precipitation mm = 56
| Sep precipitation mm = 52
| Oct precipitation mm = 58
| Nov precipitation mm = 45
| Dec precipitation mm = 42
|year precipitation mm = 632
| Jan snow depth cm = 8
| Feb snow depth cm = 9
| Mar snow depth cm = 6
| Apr snow depth cm = 0
| May snow depth cm = 0
| Jun snow depth cm = 0
| Jul snow depth cm = 0
| Aug snow depth cm = 0
| Sep snow depth cm = 0
| Oct snow depth cm = 0
| Nov snow depth cm = 2
| Dec snow depth cm = 5
| year snow depth cm = 9
| Jan rain days = 8
| Feb rain days = 7
| Mar rain days = 10
| Apr rain days = 13
| May rain days = 14
| Jun rain days = 16
| Jul rain days = 14
| Aug rain days = 12
| Sep rain days = 14
| Oct rain days = 14
| Nov rain days = 13
| Dec rain days = 9
|year rain days = 144
| Jan snow days = 18
| Feb snow days = 17
| Mar snow days = 10
| Apr snow days = 2
| May snow days = 0.1
| Jun snow days = 0
| Jul snow days = 0
| Aug snow days = 0
| Sep snow days = 0.03
| Oct snow days = 2
| Nov snow days = 10
| Dec snow days = 16
|year snow days = 75
| Jan humidity = 86
| Feb humidity = 83
| Mar humidity = 77
| Apr humidity = 66
| May humidity = 64
| Jun humidity = 69
| Jul humidity = 70
| Aug humidity = 71
| Sep humidity = 77
| Oct humidity = 81
| Nov humidity = 87
| Dec humidity = 88
|year humidity = 77
|Jan sun = 43.3
|Feb sun = 72.5
|Mar sun = 143.9
|Apr sun = 201.3
|May sun = 272.6
|Jun sun = 293.7
|Jul sun = 297.9
|Aug sun = 269.9
|Sep sun = 194.4
|Oct sun = 119.9
|Nov sun = 47.0
|Dec sun = 32.1
|year sun = 
|Jan percentsun = 19
|Feb percentsun = 25
|Mar percentsun = 37
|Apr percentsun = 42
|May percentsun = 54
|Jun percentsun = 54
|Jul percentsun = 54
|Aug percentsun = 55
|Sep percentsun = 45
|Oct percentsun = 35
|Nov percentsun = 17
|Dec percentsun = 13
|year percentsun = 41
|source 1 = Pogoda.ru.net<ref name = pogoda>{{cite web
| url = http://www.pogodaiklimat.ru/climate/33041.htm
| script-title=ru:КЛИМАТ ГОМЕЛЯ
| access-date = 8 November 2021
| publisher = Weather and Climate (Погода и климат)
| language = ru}}</ref>
|source 2 =[[NOAA]],<ref name=NOAA>
{{cite web |url=https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-2-WMO-Normals-9120/Belarus/XLS/GOMEL_33041.csv|title=Gomel Climate Normals 1991–2020 |publisher=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] |access-date=1 November 2023 }}</ref> Belarus Department of Hydrometeorology (percent sun 1957–1960 and 1973–2000)<ref>{{cite web
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170426031859/http://www.pogoda.by/climat-directory/?page=289
|archive-date = 26 April 2017
|url = http://www.pogoda.by/climat-directory/?page=289
|title = Солнечное сияние. Обобщения III часть: Таблица 2.1. Характеристики продолжительности и суточный ход (доли часа) солнечного сияния. Продолжение.
|publisher = Department of Hydrometeorology
|language = ru
|access-date = 25 April 2017}}</ref>
|date=April 2012
}}