Wuxiang County (simplified Chinese: 武乡县; traditional Chinese: 武鄉縣; pinyin: Wǔxiāng Xiàn) is a county in the southeast of Shanxi province, China. It is the northernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Changzhi.
Wuxiang County
武乡县 Wusiang | |
|---|---|
 Wuxiang in Changzhi | |
.png) Changzhi in Shanxi | |
| Coordinates: 36°50′17″N 112°51′50″E / 36.838°N 112.864°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shanxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Changzhi |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,614 km2 (623 sq mi) |
| Population (2020[1]) | 155,386 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Climate
edit| Climate data for Wuxiang, elevation 964 m (3,163 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) | 15.2 (59.4) |
21.8 (71.2) |
28.6 (83.5) |
35.5 (95.9) |
37.2 (99.0) |
38.5 (101.3) |
37.4 (99.3) |
36.4 (97.5) |
35.5 (95.9) |
28.3 (82.9) |
25.1 (77.2) |
16.5 (61.7) |
38.5 (101.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.7 (36.9) |
6.3 (43.3) |
12.3 (54.1) |
19.8 (67.6) |
25.0 (77.0) |
28.5 (83.3) |
29.2 (84.6) |
27.4 (81.3) |
23.1 (73.6) |
17.8 (64.0) |
10.2 (50.4) |
3.8 (38.8) |
17.2 (62.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −6.0 (21.2) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
4.3 (39.7) |
11.8 (53.2) |
17.4 (63.3) |
21.2 (70.2) |
22.9 (73.2) |
21.1 (70.0) |
16.1 (61.0) |
9.7 (49.5) |
2.1 (35.8) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
9.5 (49.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −12.6 (9.3) |
−8.2 (17.2) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
4.3 (39.7) |
9.7 (49.5) |
14.4 (57.9) |
17.8 (64.0) |
16.3 (61.3) |
10.7 (51.3) |
3.5 (38.3) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
−10.2 (13.6) |
3.3 (37.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −25.5 (−13.9) |
−24.4 (−11.9) |
−17.0 (1.4) |
−8.2 (17.2) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
4.3 (39.7) |
10.5 (50.9) |
8.0 (46.4) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
−7.9 (17.8) |
−19.7 (−3.5) |
−25.3 (−13.5) |
−25.5 (−13.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4.3 (0.17) |
7.7 (0.30) |
12.5 (0.49) |
27.8 (1.09) |
34.0 (1.34) |
58.2 (2.29) |
131.3 (5.17) |
107.2 (4.22) |
65.5 (2.58) |
29.1 (1.15) |
18.0 (0.71) |
3.3 (0.13) |
498.9 (19.64) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.0 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 5.8 | 7.1 | 10.4 | 13.0 | 11.4 | 9.6 | 6.5 | 4.7 | 2.6 | 82.2 |
| Average snowy days | 3.6 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 18.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 56 | 57 | 52 | 49 | 52 | 61 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 69 | 65 | 59 | 62 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 186.8 | 178.1 | 207.1 | 241.0 | 263.7 | 232.7 | 217.1 | 204.1 | 186.0 | 203.3 | 186.1 | 187.3 | 2,493.3 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 60 | 58 | 55 | 61 | 60 | 53 | 49 | 49 | 51 | 59 | 61 | 63 | 57 |
| 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
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