Wuxiang County
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 / 36.838; 112.864 | |
| 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) |
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.
Climate
| Climate data for Wuxiang (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- ^ 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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wuxiang County.
Look up Wuxiang or Wuhsiang in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
- www.xzqh.org (in Chinese)
