Hequ County
Hequ County 河曲县 Hokü | |
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![]() Location in Xinzhou | |
Coordinates: 39°16′33″N 111°24′25″E / 39.2758°N 111.407°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Shanxi |
Prefecture-level city | Xinzhou |
Population (2020[1]) | 123,505 |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Hequ (Chinese: 河曲; pinyin: Héqǔ) is a county in the northwest of Shanxi province, China, bordering Shaanxi province to the west and Inner Mongolia to the northwest. It is under the administration of Xinzhou city.
Climate
[edit]Climate data for Hequ, elevation 862 m (2,828 ft), (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) | 9.9 (49.8) | 20.1 (68.2) | 28.0 (82.4) | 37.0 (98.6) | 36.8 (98.2) | 42.2 (108.0) | 40.9 (105.6) | 37.0 (98.6) | 36.4 (97.5) | 29.7 (85.5) | 22.0 (71.6) | 14.6 (58.3) | 42.2 (108.0) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −1.5 (29.3) | 4.5 (40.1) | 11.9 (53.4) | 20.2 (68.4) | 26.2 (79.2) | 30.3 (86.5) | 31.3 (88.3) | 29.0 (84.2) | 24.3 (75.7) | 17.5 (63.5) | 8.4 (47.1) | 0.4 (32.7) | 16.9 (62.4) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −10.7 (12.7) | −4.6 (23.7) | 3.2 (37.8) | 11.6 (52.9) | 18.1 (64.6) | 22.7 (72.9) | 24.0 (75.2) | 21.6 (70.9) | 16.0 (60.8) | 8.6 (47.5) | 0.0 (32.0) | −7.9 (17.8) | 8.5 (47.4) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −17.4 (0.7) | −11.5 (11.3) | −4.2 (24.4) | 3.1 (37.6) | 9.6 (49.3) | 14.7 (58.5) | 17.3 (63.1) | 15.4 (59.7) | 9.2 (48.6) | 1.7 (35.1) | −6.1 (21.0) | −14.0 (6.8) | 1.5 (34.7) |
Record low °C (°F) | −32.8 (−27.0) | −25.6 (−14.1) | −21.6 (−6.9) | −8.7 (16.3) | −3.4 (25.9) | 3.2 (37.8) | 8.1 (46.6) | 5.5 (41.9) | −3.6 (25.5) | −10.5 (13.1) | −21.9 (−7.4) | −29.4 (−20.9) | −32.8 (−27.0) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.8 (0.11) | 3.0 (0.12) | 8.5 (0.33) | 16.0 (0.63) | 35.5 (1.40) | 48.2 (1.90) | 100.9 (3.97) | 90.4 (3.56) | 49.7 (1.96) | 22.3 (0.88) | 8.2 (0.32) | 1.9 (0.07) | 387.4 (15.25) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.1 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 7.1 | 9.7 | 11.3 | 11.0 | 9.3 | 5.8 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 71 |
Average snowy days | 3.5 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 15 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 61 | 54 | 46 | 41 | 43 | 51 | 66 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 62 | 60 | 58 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 145.5 | 163.5 | 207.9 | 232.7 | 260.8 | 249.4 | 240.7 | 229.0 | 206.4 | 205.6 | 168.6 | 142.8 | 2,452.9 |
Percent possible sunshine | 48 | 53 | 56 | 58 | 59 | 56 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 49 | 55 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] |
References
[edit]- ^ Shānxī: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
- ^ 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]- www.xzqh.org (in Chinese)