Danling County
丹棱县 | |
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Coordinates: 30°01′N 103°31′E / 30.017°N 103.517°E | |
Country | China |
Province | Sichuan |
Prefecture-level city | Meishan |
County seat | Qile (齐乐镇) |
Area | |
• Total | 449 km2 (173 sq mi) |
Elevation | 489 m (1,604 ft) |
Population (2016) | |
• Total | 168,000 |
• Density | 370/km2 (970/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 ( China Standard) |
Website | http://www.scdl.gov.cn/ |
Danling County [1] [2] [3] [4] ( Chinese: 丹棱县; pinyin: Dānlíng Xiàn) is a county of central Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of Meishan City, with the seat located 33 kilometres (21 mi) west of downtown Meishan and 48 km (30 mi) east of Ya'an. Danling, originally known as Qile Prefecture, was named after the gliding bird-shaped red edge of the Chiya Mountain (赤崖山) in the north of the Prefecture.
Danling County comprises 4 towns and 1 township: [5]
Climate data for Danling, elevation 496 m (1,627 ft), (1991–2012 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) | 18.6 (65.5) |
23.8 (74.8) |
32.1 (89.8) |
33.0 (91.4) |
35.1 (95.2) |
37.5 (99.5) |
36.9 (98.4) |
38.3 (100.9) |
35.2 (95.4) |
29.6 (85.3) |
26.1 (79.0) |
19.1 (66.4) |
38.3 (100.9) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.3 (48.7) |
12.4 (54.3) |
16.9 (62.4) |
22.8 (73.0) |
26.7 (80.1) |
28.8 (83.8) |
30.6 (87.1) |
30.2 (86.4) |
26.2 (79.2) |
20.9 (69.6) |
16.5 (61.7) |
10.9 (51.6) |
21.0 (69.8) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.1 (43.0) |
8.8 (47.8) |
12.4 (54.3) |
17.8 (64.0) |
21.7 (71.1) |
24.1 (75.4) |
26.0 (78.8) |
25.5 (77.9) |
22.1 (71.8) |
17.5 (63.5) |
13.1 (55.6) |
7.9 (46.2) |
16.9 (62.5) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.9 (39.0) |
6.2 (43.2) |
9.2 (48.6) |
14.0 (57.2) |
17.9 (64.2) |
20.7 (69.3) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.1 (71.8) |
19.5 (67.1) |
15.4 (59.7) |
10.8 (51.4) |
5.7 (42.3) |
14.0 (57.2) |
Record low °C (°F) | −3.4 (25.9) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
0.2 (32.4) |
5.5 (41.9) |
8.7 (47.7) |
14.0 (57.2) |
16.7 (62.1) |
15.9 (60.6) |
12.8 (55.0) |
5.0 (41.0) |
1.6 (34.9) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 13.6 (0.54) |
18.8 (0.74) |
34.4 (1.35) |
63.8 (2.51) |
94.4 (3.72) |
126.4 (4.98) |
252.1 (9.93) |
275.1 (10.83) |
119.6 (4.71) |
57.0 (2.24) |
24.6 (0.97) |
10.9 (0.43) |
1,090.7 (42.95) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 10.9 | 10.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 15.8 | 16.5 | 16.3 | 16.5 | 16.0 | 16.4 | 10.0 | 9.1 | 165 |
Average snowy days | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 2 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 84 | 81 | 77 | 75 | 73 | 78 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 82 | 83 | 80 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 32.9 | 45.9 | 78.6 | 105.3 | 112.7 | 105.3 | 111.9 | 125.8 | 68.9 | 43.9 | 49.8 | 35.8 | 916.8 |
Percent possible sunshine | 10 | 15 | 21 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 31 | 19 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 20 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration [6] [7] |
Old Emei Mountain Scenic Area, Danling County, Meishan City