Lan County
County in Shanxi, People's Republic of China
Lan County 38°16′46″N 111°40′16″E / 38.27944°N 111.67111°E / 38.27944; 111.67111 | |
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| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shanxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Lüliang |
| Population (2020[1]) | 148,315 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Lan County | |||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 嵐縣 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 岚县 | ||||||||
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| Lanzhou | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 嵐州 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 岚州 | ||||||||
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Lan County or Lanxian is a county under the administration of Lüliang City, in west-central Shanxi province, China.
History
Lanxian was formerly the seat of Lan Prefecture, during which time it was known as Lanzhou.
Climate
| Climate data for Lanxian (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) | 11.6 (52.9) | 21.3 (70.3) | 25.6 (78.1) | 34.3 (93.7) | 34.1 (93.4) | 39.3 (102.7) | 37.7 (99.9) | 35.4 (95.7) | 34.8 (94.6) | 27.7 (81.9) | 22.9 (73.2) | 14.4 (57.9) | 39.3 (102.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 0.4 (32.7) | 4.5 (40.1) | 11.0 (51.8) | 18.5 (65.3) | 24.0 (75.2) | 27.8 (82.0) | 28.5 (83.3) | 26.4 (79.5) | 22.1 (71.8) | 16.1 (61.0) | 8.2 (46.8) | 1.5 (34.7) | 15.7 (60.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −8.9 (16.0) | −4.6 (23.7) | 2.1 (35.8) | 9.4 (48.9) | 15.5 (59.9) | 19.7 (67.5) | 21.4 (70.5) | 19.3 (66.7) | 13.9 (57.0) | 7.4 (45.3) | −0.3 (31.5) | −7.0 (19.4) | 7.3 (45.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −16.1 (3.0) | −11.8 (10.8) | −5.3 (22.5) | 1.1 (34.0) | 6.8 (44.2) | 11.8 (53.2) | 15.3 (59.5) | 13.6 (56.5) | 7.6 (45.7) | 0.7 (33.3) | −6.4 (20.5) | −13.4 (7.9) | 0.3 (32.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −30.6 (−23.1) | −27.6 (−17.7) | −20.7 (−5.3) | −11.1 (12.0) | −4.6 (23.7) | 2.0 (35.6) | 6.5 (43.7) | 3.8 (38.8) | −5.7 (21.7) | −11.1 (12.0) | −23.4 (−10.1) | −33.0 (−27.4) | −33.0 (−27.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.8 (0.11) | 5.3 (0.21) | 11.0 (0.43) | 26.9 (1.06) | 38.5 (1.52) | 61.4 (2.42) | 105.4 (4.15) | 113.8 (4.48) | 69.3 (2.73) | 32.0 (1.26) | 13.7 (0.54) | 2.7 (0.11) | 482.8 (19.02) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 7.1 | 10.7 | 13.0 | 12.3 | 10.1 | 6.2 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 80.3 |
| Average snowy days | 3.0 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 18.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 54 | 50 | 47 | 46 | 48 | 58 | 72 | 78 | 76 | 67 | 61 | 54 | 59 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 206.0 | 200.2 | 242.2 | 255.0 | 276.8 | 249.6 | 229.5 | 216.5 | 201.9 | 213.1 | 199.6 | 202.3 | 2,692.7 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 67 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 56 | 51 | 52 | 55 | 62 | 67 | 69 | 61 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ Shānxī: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
- ^ 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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