Jiang County
絳縣 | |
|---|---|
 Location in Yuncheng | |
  Jiangxian Location of the seat in Shanxi | |
| Coordinates: 35°29′03″N 111°37′41″E / 35.48417°N 111.62806°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shanxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Yuncheng |
| Time zone | UTC+8 ( China Standard) |
| Website |
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Jiang County or Jiangxian ( simplified Chinese: 绛县; traditional Chinese: 絳縣; pinyin: Jiàng Xiàn) is a county in the south of Shanxi province, China. It is under the administration of Yuncheng city.
It is the site of a necropolis at Hengbei dating to the Zhou dynasty. [1]
Climate
| Climate data for Jiangxian, elevation 761 m (2,497 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.1 (61.0) |
21.2 (70.2) |
26.5 (79.7) |
33.1 (91.6) |
36.5 (97.7) |
39.4 (102.9) |
38.5 (101.3) |
37.4 (99.3) |
36.7 (98.1) |
29.3 (84.7) |
25.0 (77.0) |
15.6 (60.1) |
39.4 (102.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.0 (37.4) |
7.2 (45.0) |
13.3 (55.9) |
20.0 (68.0) |
24.9 (76.8) |
29.2 (84.6) |
30.0 (86.0) |
28.3 (82.9) |
23.8 (74.8) |
17.9 (64.2) |
10.8 (51.4) |
4.4 (39.9) |
17.7 (63.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.6 (27.3) |
1.4 (34.5) |
7.5 (45.5) |
14.1 (57.4) |
19.2 (66.6) |
23.7 (74.7) |
25.2 (77.4) |
23.6 (74.5) |
18.9 (66.0) |
12.7 (54.9) |
5.4 (41.7) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
12.3 (54.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −7.0 (19.4) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
2.3 (36.1) |
8.1 (46.6) |
13.2 (55.8) |
18.1 (64.6) |
20.7 (69.3) |
19.5 (67.1) |
14.7 (58.5) |
8.3 (46.9) |
1.1 (34.0) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
7.6 (45.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −20.5 (−4.9) |
−17.1 (1.2) |
−11.0 (12.2) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
1.9 (35.4) |
7.3 (45.1) |
11.8 (53.2) |
11.6 (52.9) |
4.0 (39.2) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
−15.4 (4.3) |
−20.4 (−4.7) |
−20.5 (−4.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 7.4 (0.29) |
10.4 (0.41) |
15.9 (0.63) |
44.0 (1.73) |
56.8 (2.24) |
65.4 (2.57) |
116.1 (4.57) |
89.8 (3.54) |
81.7 (3.22) |
50.3 (1.98) |
25.2 (0.99) |
5.0 (0.20) |
568 (22.37) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 6.5 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 10.4 | 9.9 | 10.0 | 7.7 | 6.0 | 3.2 | 82.4 |
| Average snowy days | 4.9 | 4.6 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 17.4 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 54 | 53 | 51 | 53 | 55 | 57 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 66 | 63 | 55 | 60 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 154.7 | 156.4 | 191.6 | 219.7 | 238.5 | 224.9 | 217.8 | 195.7 | 163.8 | 163.9 | 157.6 | 164.1 | 2,248.7 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 49 | 50 | 51 | 56 | 55 | 52 | 50 | 47 | 45 | 48 | 52 | 54 | 51 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration [2] [3] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ Zhao, Yong-Bin; Zhang, Ye; Zhang, Quan-Chao; Li, Hong-Jie; Cui, Ying-Qiu; Xu, Zhi; Jin, Li; Zhou, Hui; Zhu, Hong (2015). "Ancient DNA Reveals That the Genetic Structure of the Northern Han Chinese Was Shaped Prior to 3,000 Years Ago". PLOS ONE. 10 (5): e0125676. Bibcode: 2015PLoSO..1025676Z. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0125676. PMC 4418768. PMID 25938511.
- ^ 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)
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