Julu County
巨鹿县 Kulu | |
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Coordinates: 37°13′16″N 115°02′13″E / 37.221°N 115.037°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Hebei |
Prefecture-level city | Xingtai |
County seat | Julu (巨鹿镇) |
Area | |
• Total | 623 km2 (241 sq mi) |
Elevation | 31 m (102 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 370,000 |
• Density | 590/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 ( China Standard) |
Postal code | 055250 |
Julu ( simplified Chinese: 巨鹿; traditional Chinese: 鉅鹿; pinyin: Jùlù) is a county of Xingtai City, in the south of Hebei province, China. Prior to the Sui Dynasty, Julu had been known as Nanyi County (南亦县; Nányì Xiàn). The name was changed and became Julu, with the Chinese for Ju being written either as either " 巨" or " 钜". In 1980, the name was standardized as " 巨鹿". The county has a population of 370,000[ when?] residing in an area of 623 km2 (241 sq mi).
The county administers 6 towns and 4 townships. [1]
Towns:
Townships:
Climate data for Julu (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) | 18.3 (64.9) |
24.8 (76.6) |
28.6 (83.5) |
35.6 (96.1) |
41.6 (106.9) |
40.9 (105.6) |
41.1 (106.0) |
37.6 (99.7) |
38.0 (100.4) |
32.7 (90.9) |
27.3 (81.1) |
22.5 (72.5) |
41.6 (106.9) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.6 (38.5) |
8.0 (46.4) |
15.0 (59.0) |
22.1 (71.8) |
27.8 (82.0) |
32.3 (90.1) |
32.4 (90.3) |
30.6 (87.1) |
27.0 (80.6) |
21.1 (70.0) |
12.1 (53.8) |
5.1 (41.2) |
19.8 (67.6) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.2 (28.0) |
1.8 (35.2) |
8.5 (47.3) |
15.5 (59.9) |
21.4 (70.5) |
26.1 (79.0) |
27.4 (81.3) |
25.8 (78.4) |
21.1 (70.0) |
14.5 (58.1) |
6.0 (42.8) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
13.8 (56.8) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −6.6 (20.1) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
3.0 (37.4) |
9.6 (49.3) |
15.5 (59.9) |
20.5 (68.9) |
23.2 (73.8) |
21.8 (71.2) |
16.4 (61.5) |
9.3 (48.7) |
1.4 (34.5) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
8.9 (48.0) |
Record low °C (°F) | −23.0 (−9.4) |
−17.4 (0.7) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
4.1 (39.4) |
11.2 (52.2) |
17.0 (62.6) |
14.1 (57.4) |
4.0 (39.2) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
−13.2 (8.2) |
−20.6 (−5.1) |
−23.0 (−9.4) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.5 (0.10) |
7.4 (0.29) |
9.2 (0.36) |
25.8 (1.02) |
39.6 (1.56) |
61.2 (2.41) |
141.3 (5.56) |
116.8 (4.60) |
50.1 (1.97) |
25.7 (1.01) |
15.7 (0.62) |
3.4 (0.13) |
498.7 (19.63) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.9 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 5.3 | 6.8 | 7.9 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 6.7 | 5.5 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 66.4 |
Average snowy days | 3.5 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 12.1 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 61 | 56 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 60 | 75 | 80 | 74 | 68 | 68 | 65 | 65 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 148.6 | 156.2 | 207.9 | 232.6 | 259.1 | 227.2 | 197.5 | 193.7 | 186.5 | 180.7 | 151.6 | 145.4 | 2,287 |
Percent possible sunshine | 48 | 51 | 56 | 59 | 59 | 52 | 44 | 47 | 51 | 53 | 50 | 49 | 52 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration [2] [3] |