Xihe County
Appearance
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Xihe County
西和县 | |
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Coordinates: 34°00′51″N 105°17′56″E / 34.0142°N 105.2988°E | |
Country | China |
Province | Gansu |
Prefecture-level city | Longnan |
County seat | Hanyuan |
Area | |
• Total | 1,861 km2 (719 sq mi) |
Population (2014) | |
• Total | 428,400 |
• Density | 230/km2 (600/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 742100 |
Xihe County (Chinese: 西和县; pinyin: Xīhé Xiàn) is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Longnan, in the southeast of Gansu Province of China. The postal code is 742500. The county seat is located in the town of Hanyuan (汉源镇).
Administrative divisions[edit]
Xihe County is divided to 16 towns and 4 townships.[1]
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- Townships
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Climate[edit]
Climate data for Xihe (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) | 15.3 (59.5) |
19.0 (66.2) |
26.3 (79.3) |
30.0 (86.0) |
31.2 (88.2) |
32.6 (90.7) |
33.7 (92.7) |
32.5 (90.5) |
32.0 (89.6) |
24.3 (75.7) |
20.1 (68.2) |
17.2 (63.0) |
33.7 (92.7) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.0 (37.4) |
5.9 (42.6) |
11.3 (52.3) |
17.5 (63.5) |
21.3 (70.3) |
24.6 (76.3) |
26.6 (79.9) |
25.6 (78.1) |
20.2 (68.4) |
14.8 (58.6) |
9.7 (49.5) |
4.5 (40.1) |
15.4 (59.8) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.9 (26.8) |
0.4 (32.7) |
5.3 (41.5) |
10.9 (51.6) |
14.9 (58.8) |
18.4 (65.1) |
20.8 (69.4) |
19.9 (67.8) |
15.4 (59.7) |
9.9 (49.8) |
4.1 (39.4) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
9.6 (49.3) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −7.1 (19.2) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
0.7 (33.3) |
5.5 (41.9) |
9.5 (49.1) |
13.2 (55.8) |
16.0 (60.8) |
15.6 (60.1) |
11.9 (53.4) |
6.4 (43.5) |
0.2 (32.4) |
−5.7 (21.7) |
5.2 (41.4) |
Record low °C (°F) | −19.1 (−2.4) |
−15.9 (3.4) |
−11.7 (10.9) |
−7.4 (18.7) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
3.6 (38.5) |
7.0 (44.6) |
6.4 (43.5) |
0.9 (33.6) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
−14.1 (6.6) |
−21.3 (−6.3) |
−21.3 (−6.3) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 6.9 (0.27) |
8.9 (0.35) |
21.9 (0.86) |
40.4 (1.59) |
61.1 (2.41) |
70.4 (2.77) |
89.1 (3.51) |
85.1 (3.35) |
77.0 (3.03) |
51.2 (2.02) |
11.8 (0.46) |
3.7 (0.15) |
527.5 (20.77) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 7.3 | 7.6 | 9.0 | 9.4 | 12.0 | 12.4 | 12.0 | 11.4 | 13.5 | 12.6 | 6.6 | 4.2 | 118 |
Average snowy days | 12.1 | 10.6 | 6.3 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.8 | 7.5 | 42.2 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 68 | 68 | 67 | 64 | 67 | 71 | 74 | 76 | 80 | 80 | 76 | 69 | 72 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 144.1 | 122.5 | 149.7 | 175.4 | 188.7 | 168.7 | 184.1 | 176.3 | 110.2 | 108.2 | 124.6 | 147.8 | 1,800.3 |
Percent possible sunshine | 46 | 39 | 40 | 44 | 44 | 39 | 42 | 43 | 30 | 31 | 40 | 48 | 41 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] |
References[edit]
- ^ "统计用区划代码 www.stats.gov.cn" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-26.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
External links[edit]
Look up Xihe in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
- Xihe County Official Website (in Chinese)