Lin County, Shanxi
Lin County
临县 | |
|---|---|
 The town of Qikou | |
  Linxian Location of the seat in Shanxi | |
| Coordinates: 37°58′N 110°57′E / 37.967°N 110.950°E / 37.967; 110.950 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shanxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Lüliang |
| Population (2020[1]) | 394,713 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Lin County or Linxian (simplified Chinese: 临县; traditional Chinese: 臨縣; pinyin: Lín Xiàn) is a county in the west of Shanxi province, China, bordering Shaanxi province to the west. It is under the administration of Lüliang city.
Climate
| Climate data for Linxian (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 12.4 (54.3) |
19.6 (67.3) |
27.6 (81.7) |
35.6 (96.1) |
34.2 (93.6) |
39.5 (103.1) |
37.4 (99.3) |
35.0 (95.0) |
34.7 (94.5) |
27.3 (81.1) |
22.0 (71.6) |
14.4 (57.9) |
39.5 (103.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −0.7 (30.7) |
4.1 (39.4) |
11.1 (52.0) |
18.9 (66.0) |
24.3 (75.7) |
28.3 (82.9) |
29.3 (84.7) |
27.1 (80.8) |
22.3 (72.1) |
16.0 (60.8) |
8.0 (46.4) |
0.7 (33.3) |
15.8 (60.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −6.6 (20.1) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
4.6 (40.3) |
11.9 (53.4) |
17.4 (63.3) |
21.7 (71.1) |
23.2 (73.8) |
21.2 (70.2) |
16.3 (61.3) |
9.9 (49.8) |
2.2 (36.0) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
9.6 (49.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −11.1 (12.0) |
−6.9 (19.6) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
5.7 (42.3) |
11.1 (52.0) |
15.8 (60.4) |
18.1 (64.6) |
16.5 (61.7) |
11.4 (52.5) |
5.0 (41.0) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
−9.2 (15.4) |
4.4 (40.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −24.0 (−11.2) |
−21.1 (−6.0) |
−17.7 (0.1) |
−6.9 (19.6) |
0.5 (32.9) |
4.8 (40.6) |
11.1 (52.0) |
8.1 (46.6) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
−20.0 (−4.0) |
−24.8 (−12.6) |
−24.8 (−12.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4.4 (0.17) |
6.6 (0.26) |
12.4 (0.49) |
26.0 (1.02) |
38.0 (1.50) |
62.3 (2.45) |
122.3 (4.81) |
124.1 (4.89) |
78.2 (3.08) |
36.6 (1.44) |
16.7 (0.66) |
4.1 (0.16) |
531.7 (20.93) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.7 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 7.1 | 9.3 | 12.0 | 11.4 | 9.7 | 6.5 | 4.1 | 2.5 | 78.3 |
| Average snowy days | 3.6 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 16.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 48 | 44 | 38 | 37 | 41 | 50 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 59 | 54 | 50 | 52 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 193.1 | 185.0 | 221.5 | 243.1 | 272.7 | 255.6 | 241.3 | 227.2 | 205.4 | 209.1 | 187.5 | 191.4 | 2,632.9 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 63 | 60 | 59 | 61 | 62 | 58 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 61 | 62 | 65 | 60 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ 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
- www.xzqh.org (in Chinese)
