Dagang, Tianjin
Dagang 大港区 | |||||||||
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District of the People's Republic of China | |||||||||
1979–2009 | |||||||||
![]() Location of Dagang in Tianjin | |||||||||
History | |||||||||
• Established | 1979 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 2009 | ||||||||
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Today part of | Part of the Binhai New Area, Tianjin |
Dagang District (Chinese: 大港区; pinyin: Dàgǎng Qū; lit. 'Great Port District') was a former district of Tianjin, located at the city's southeast. It had a population of 440,000 and occupied 1,113.83 km2 (430.05 sq mi) in size, with a coast line stretching approximately 25 km (16 mi) on the eastern side.[1]
Established in 1979, Dagang has developed a foundation of petroleum chemistry and hosts Dagang Oilfield within its border. In November 2009 Binhai New Area was consolidated into a district, and the former subordinate districts of Tanggu, Hangu and Dagang were abolished.
Climate
[edit]Climate data for Dagang District (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 13.2 (55.8) | 19.9 (67.8) | 28.5 (83.3) | 32.9 (91.2) | 37.6 (99.7) | 40.3 (104.5) | 41.2 (106.2) | 36.5 (97.7) | 35.6 (96.1) | 30.8 (87.4) | 21.4 (70.5) | 14.9 (58.8) | 41.2 (106.2) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 1.9 (35.4) | 5.4 (41.7) | 12.2 (54.0) | 20.1 (68.2) | 26.1 (79.0) | 29.4 (84.9) | 31.0 (87.8) | 30.2 (86.4) | 26.5 (79.7) | 19.6 (67.3) | 10.7 (51.3) | 3.7 (38.7) | 18.1 (64.5) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.7 (27.1) | 0.5 (32.9) | 6.9 (44.4) | 14.4 (57.9) | 20.6 (69.1) | 24.8 (76.6) | 27.2 (81.0) | 26.5 (79.7) | 21.9 (71.4) | 14.6 (58.3) | 6.1 (43.0) | −0.6 (30.9) | 13.4 (56.0) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −6.3 (20.7) | −3.4 (25.9) | 2.6 (36.7) | 9.6 (49.3) | 15.7 (60.3) | 20.6 (69.1) | 23.8 (74.8) | 23.0 (73.4) | 17.7 (63.9) | 10.3 (50.5) | 2.2 (36.0) | −4.1 (24.6) | 9.3 (48.8) |
Record low °C (°F) | −19.4 (−2.9) | −18.4 (−1.1) | −8.5 (16.7) | −0.7 (30.7) | 6.8 (44.2) | 10.7 (51.3) | 17.3 (63.1) | 14.8 (58.6) | 6.4 (43.5) | −4.4 (24.1) | −10.9 (12.4) | −19.3 (−2.7) | −19.4 (−2.9) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.4 (0.09) | 5.9 (0.23) | 6.6 (0.26) | 21.3 (0.84) | 39.1 (1.54) | 69.5 (2.74) | 171.0 (6.73) | 125.5 (4.94) | 48.2 (1.90) | 32.0 (1.26) | 14.0 (0.55) | 2.8 (0.11) | 538.3 (21.19) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.7 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 4.6 | 6.1 | 8.3 | 11.1 | 9.4 | 6.3 | 5.0 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 62.4 |
Average snowy days | 2.7 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 10.1 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 56 | 55 | 51 | 52 | 55 | 65 | 74 | 75 | 68 | 62 | 61 | 57 | 61 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 178.8 | 181.6 | 231.8 | 243.5 | 271.4 | 233.8 | 203.3 | 209.3 | 211.5 | 200.2 | 166.7 | 165.7 | 2,497.6 |
Percent possible sunshine | 59 | 59 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 53 | 45 | 50 | 57 | 59 | 56 | 57 | 57 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Dagang District". Archived from the original on 11 December 2006. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
External links
[edit]- Official site (Chinese and English)