Editing Petropavl (section)

==Physical-geographical characteristics==
=== Geographical location ===
Petropavl is located in the southwestern part of the [[West Siberian Plain]], on the right bank of the Ishim River, the longest tributary of the Irtysh River. Not far from Petropavl, there are many lakes and ponds, for example: Lake Bolshoe Beloe, Lake Pestroye, Lake Kishtibish, Lake Maloe Beloe and Bitter Lake. Also, within the city can be found small forests, mostly consisting of birches and pine plantations.

===Climate===
The climate is a dry version of the [[humid continental climate|humid continental]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Dfb'') type, with sharp winter-summer temperature fluctuations. In spring, prevails clear and dry weather, with a large number of sunny days. Summers are quite hot, with a predominance of clear, often dry weather, in some years the rains can be of different frequencies, from rare and up to passing to a cloudy and rainy summer. Autumn begins in August or September, and the weather is observed from clear at the beginning of the season, to cloudy in October–November. Winter is frosty and long (more than 5 months), with stable snow cover up to {{convert|0.40|to|0.50|m|in|1|disp=or}} high on average, with the predominance of clear weather, in some years with infrequent snowstorms and blizzards.

Based on 1991 to 2020 means:
* The average annual temperature is {{convert|2.5|°C|°F|1|disp=or}}.
* The average relative humidity of the air is 74%.
* The average annual precipitation is {{convert|388|mm|in|2|disp=or}}.

{{Weather box
|width = auto
|location = Petropavl (1991–2020, extremes 1890–present)
|metric first= y es
|single line = yes
|Jan record high C = 4.5
|Feb record high C = 6.7
|Mar record high C = 15.8
|Apr record high C = 31.0
|May record high C = 37.2
|Jun record high C = 40.3
|Jul record high C = 40.5
|Aug record high C = 38.6
|Sep record high C = 35.2
|Oct record high C = 26.2
|Nov record high C = 15.6
|Dec record high C = 3.7
|year record high C = 40.5
|Jan high C = -12.5
|Feb high C = -10.0
|Mar high C = -2.0
|Apr high C = 10.1
|May high C = 19.8
|Jun high C = 24.1
|Jul high C = 25.0
|Aug high C = 23.3
|Sep high C = 17.0
|Oct high C = 8.9
|Nov high C = -3.1
|Dec high C = -9.8
|year high C = 7.6
|Jan mean C = -16.5
|Feb mean C = -14.7
|Mar mean C = -6.9
|Apr mean C = 4.7
|May mean C = 13.3
|Jun mean C = 18.1
|Jul mean C = 19.5
|Aug mean C = 17.4
|Sep mean C = 11.2
|Oct mean C = 4.3
|Nov mean C = -6.6
|Dec mean C = -13.7
|year mean C = 2.5
|Jan low C = -20.8
|Feb low C = -19.5
|Mar low C = -11.7
|Apr low C = -0.4
|May low C = 6.8
|Jun low C = 12.1
|Jul low C = 14.0
|Aug low C = 12.1
|Sep low C = 6.1
|Oct low C = 0.4
|Nov low C = -10.1
|Dec low C = -17.7
|year low C = -2.4
|Jan record low C = -48.0
|Feb record low C = -42.5
|Mar record low C = -36.8
|Apr record low C = -26.4
|May record low C = -17.6
|Jun record low C = -2.6
|Jul record low C = 1.3
|Aug record low C = -4.0
|Sep record low C = -9.4
|Oct record low C = -25.6
|Nov record low C = -37.5
|Dec record low C = -45.0
|year record low C = -48.0
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 19
|Feb precipitation mm = 16
|Mar precipitation mm = 20
|Apr precipitation mm = 24
|May precipitation mm = 33
|Jun precipitation mm = 45
|Jul precipitation mm = 69
|Aug precipitation mm = 45
|Sep precipitation mm = 31
|Oct precipitation mm = 30
|Nov precipitation mm = 30
|Dec precipitation mm = 25
|year precipitation mm = 
|Jan humidity = 82
|Feb humidity = 80
|Mar humidity = 80
|Apr humidity = 69
|May humidity = 58
|Jun humidity = 62
|Jul humidity = 69
|Aug humidity = 71
|Sep humidity = 71
|Oct humidity = 77
|Nov humidity = 84
|Dec humidity = 82
|year humidity = 74
|Jan rain days = 1
|Feb rain days = 1
|Mar rain days = 4
|Apr rain days = 8
|May rain days = 14
|Jun rain days = 14
|Jul rain days = 13
|Aug rain days = 14
|Sep rain days = 15
|Oct rain days = 12
|Nov rain days = 5
|Dec rain days = 2
|year rain days = 103
|Jan snow days = 20
|Feb snow days = 17
|Mar snow days = 14
|Apr snow days = 6
|May snow days = 2
|Jun snow days = 0.1
|Jul snow days = 0
|Aug snow days = 0
|Sep snow days = 0
|Oct snow days = 8
|Nov snow days = 17
|Dec snow days = 20
|year snow days = 104
|Jan sun = 76.4
|Feb sun = 116.0
|Mar sun = 182.8
|Apr sun = 228.9
|May sun = 288.8
|Jun sun = 288.7
|Jul sun = 275.8
|Aug sun = 237.4
|Sep sun = 174.3
|Oct sun = 111.3
|Nov sun = 66.3
|Dec sun = 52.2
|year sun = 2098.9
|source 1 = Pogoda.ru.net<ref name="pogoda">{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161125135032/http://www.pogodaiklimat.ru/climate/28676.htm
| archive-date = 25 November 2016
| url = http://www.pogodaiklimat.ru/climate/28676.htm
| title = Weather and Climate - The Climate of Petropavlovsk (Petropavl)
| 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/Kazakhstan/CSV/Petropavlovsk_28676.csv
| title = Petropavlovsk Climate Normals 1991–2020
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = 19 December 2023}}</ref> 
}}
[[File:Зима в Петропавловске 6.jpg|thumb|Winter in Petropavl]]
[[File:Осень в Петропавловске 1.jpg|thumb|Autumn in Petropavl]]