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Vladivostok was stretched by an amphitheater on the most southern extremity of peninsula Muraviev-Amursky. The city boundaries includes all peninsula together with a chain of the islands stretched to the south from it. The peninsula Muraviev-Amursky extends from northeast to a southwest and its width is12 km, it presses in the sea approximately on 37 kms. The peninsula from the west is washed by waters of Amur bay, from the south — waters of bays the Gold Horn, Diomid, Big Uliss, Patrokl and a passage of Bosfor Vostochniy, from the east is washed by waters of Ussurisky gulf.

The indented coastline gives to Vladivostok and its vicinities special charm. And if to look at city from one of hills then will open the wonderful view at all southern part of peninsula, on its nearest islands, Amursky and, in part, Ussurisky gulfs. A relief of peninsula is mountainous. Hills are located from northeast to a southwest and substantially are indented by valleys of small rivers.

The rivers of city have sharp transition from big slope almost to zero. During downpours such sharp difference slopes creates conditions for flooding flood-lands of average and bottom parts of the rivers.

Abroad climatic seasons was accepted the beginning or the end of those months in which there is a steady transition of average daily temperature through the appropriate limits. For winter such limit serves steady autumn and spring transition of average daily temperatures through 0°C. Spring and an autumn is limited to transition of average daily temperatures of air through 0° and 10°C (towards decreases and increases). For summer as a limit serves steady transition through 10 °C.

In the winter period in city the dry and cold continental air causing clear frosty weather dominates. January — the coldest month in the year: the average monthly temperature makes -13,5°C. Exactly in this month the absolute minimum of temperature of air-30,3 °C (January, 10 1931a.) is registered.

Thawes in Vladivostok are in any month of winter. Their greatest duration is 1-2 days. For winter in city there are about 18 cloudy days and approximately 27 days with precipitation. Precipitation fall as snow. But at some years the mixed precipitation and even a rain are possible. Blizzards in city make 8-9 days. Cases when speed of a wind at blizzards is increases to 15-20 m/s are frequent and then the snow drifts resulting to a stop of transport, to cessation of work are marked. In the winter in city there are, perhaps, all atmospheric phenomena, except for a hail.

For spring often alternations of waves of heat and a cold are characteristic. At some years temperature drops of air from day to day reach 10-15°С.

Distinctive feature of the summer period is instability of weather. Significant overcast and the fogs observed in first half of a summer, reduce receiving of direct solar radiation and reduce duration of hours of solar light. The highest temperature (21°C) falls to August which is warmest month in year. The amount of an absolute maximum makes +34.1°C (it is registered August, 21, 1921 and in July 1939). The greatest repeatability of strong rains accounts for summer months which are brought at the city by typhoons, cyclones and frontal sections. The record maximum of precipitation for day 244 mm is marked July, 13, 1990, — this avalanche of a rain was brought down on city by typhoon.

Autumn in city is warm, dry, clear. By the end of September low night temperatures change a wood, it puts the autumn colourful attire on. In middle of October in suburb in full swing is fall of the leaves. The autumn — is the best time of year. Night cold snaps are replaced by high temperatures of daytime. In the afternoon air so gets warm, that there is a real summer weather. At night by the end of month the reduction of temperatures to -7... - 8°C is possible. The maximal temperatures rise up to 23-25°С in the afternoon.

The first frosts in city may be 24 - October, 26, but also are possible earlier — October, 7. Fogs an autumn are 2-3 days. The average date of appearance snow cover November, 18, but at some years it may appear October, 19. Speeds of a wind to an autumn are increased to 7 m/s, the maximal repeatability of days with a wind more than 15 m/s in November makes 22 days.