Linzhou
林州市 | |
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Coordinates: 36°01′09″N 113°51′36″E / 36.0193°N 113.8600°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Henan |
Prefecture-level city | Anyang |
Area | |
• Total | 2,046 km2 (790 sq mi) |
Population (2019)
[2] | |
• Total | 815,000 |
Time zone | UTC+8 ( China Standard) |
Postal code | 456550 |
Area code | (0)372 |
Linzhou ( Chinese: 林州; pinyin: Línzhōu), formerly Lin County or Linxian ( simplified Chinese: 林县; traditional Chinese: 林縣; pinyin: Lín Xiàn), is a county-level city in Anyang, Henan, China. Adjacent to Shanxi Province and Hebei Province, it is located in the north of Henan Province and at the eastern foot of the Taihang Mountains. It covers an area of 2046 square kilometers and has a population of about one million. [3]
Linzhou is well known for its Red Flag Canal, which was constructed in the 1960s.
As 2012, this city is divided to 4 subdistricts, 13 towns and 3 townships. [4]
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Climate data for Linzhou (1991–2015 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) | 18.7 (65.7) |
28.2 (82.8) |
32.6 (90.7) |
40.8 (105.4) |
39.6 (103.3) |
42.7 (108.9) |
41.4 (106.5) |
39.0 (102.2) |
40.6 (105.1) |
34.5 (94.1) |
28.5 (83.3) |
25.1 (77.2) |
42.7 (108.9) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.0 (41.0) |
8.8 (47.8) |
14.8 (58.6) |
22.0 (71.6) |
27.5 (81.5) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.4 (88.5) |
29.8 (85.6) |
26.0 (78.8) |
21.1 (70.0) |
13.4 (56.1) |
6.9 (44.4) |
19.9 (67.7) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.8 (28.8) |
2.1 (35.8) |
8.1 (46.6) |
15.3 (59.5) |
21.2 (70.2) |
25.6 (78.1) |
26.3 (79.3) |
24.6 (76.3) |
20.1 (68.2) |
14.5 (58.1) |
6.5 (43.7) |
0.2 (32.4) |
13.6 (56.4) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −6.5 (20.3) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
2.4 (36.3) |
8.8 (47.8) |
14.7 (58.5) |
19.6 (67.3) |
21.8 (71.2) |
20.3 (68.5) |
15.1 (59.2) |
9.1 (48.4) |
1.5 (34.7) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
8.3 (47.0) |
Record low °C (°F) | −21.5 (−6.7) |
−20.5 (−4.9) |
−8.8 (16.2) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
2.3 (36.1) |
9.1 (48.4) |
15.1 (59.2) |
11.0 (51.8) |
4.2 (39.6) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
−18.2 (−0.8) |
−16.5 (2.3) |
−21.5 (−6.7) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4.1 (0.16) |
8.7 (0.34) |
13.9 (0.55) |
32.5 (1.28) |
51.1 (2.01) |
68.8 (2.71) |
171.9 (6.77) |
147.2 (5.80) |
76.3 (3.00) |
27.8 (1.09) |
19.4 (0.76) |
4.4 (0.17) |
626.1 (24.64) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.6 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 5.6 | 7.3 | 9.0 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 9.4 | 5.6 | 4.2 | 2.2 | 79.2 |
Average snowy days | 3.7 | 3.9 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 14.2 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 61 | 58 | 54 | 55 | 57 | 58 | 74 | 78 | 74 | 66 | 66 | 63 | 64 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 141.4 | 140.0 | 187.3 | 212.0 | 235.5 | 203.8 | 173.5 | 170.6 | 161.1 | 174.6 | 153.2 | 143.7 | 2,096.7 |
Percent possible sunshine | 45 | 45 | 50 | 54 | 54 | 47 | 39 | 41 | 44 | 51 | 50 | 48 | 47 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration [5] [6] |