Xiyang County

County in Shanxi, People's Republic of China
Xiyang
37°36′40″N 113°42′25″E / 37.611°N 113.707°E / 37.611; 113.707
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShanxi
Prefecture-level cityJinzhong
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Xiyang County (simplified Chinese: 昔阳县; traditional Chinese: 昔陽縣; pinyin: Xīyáng Xiàn) is a county in the east of Shanxi province, China, bordering Shanxi province to the east. It is the easternmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Jinzhong.

Climate

Climate data for Xiyang (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 14.1
(57.4)
18.1
(64.6)
26.1
(79.0)
34.5
(94.1)
34.6
(94.3)
39.7
(103.5)
37.9
(100.2)
33.7
(92.7)
34.1
(93.4)
27.5
(81.5)
21.7
(71.1)
14.5
(58.1)
39.7
(103.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 2.5
(36.5)
6.1
(43.0)
12.4
(54.3)
19.7
(67.5)
25.2
(77.4)
28.7
(83.7)
29.3
(84.7)
27.6
(81.7)
23.6
(74.5)
18.0
(64.4)
10.4
(50.7)
4.0
(39.2)
17.3
(63.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) −4.9
(23.2)
−1.6
(29.1)
4.7
(40.5)
12.1
(53.8)
17.9
(64.2)
21.7
(71.1)
23.1
(73.6)
21.5
(70.7)
16.6
(61.9)
10.3
(50.5)
3.0
(37.4)
−3.0
(26.6)
10.1
(50.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −10.4
(13.3)
−7.3
(18.9)
−1.5
(29.3)
5.2
(41.4)
10.9
(51.6)
15.3
(59.5)
18.1
(64.6)
16.7
(62.1)
11.1
(52.0)
4.6
(40.3)
−2.4
(27.7)
−8.1
(17.4)
4.4
(39.8)
Record low °C (°F) −25.7
(−14.3)
−23.7
(−10.7)
−17.4
(0.7)
−10.3
(13.5)
−2.8
(27.0)
4.2
(39.6)
9.3
(48.7)
5.6
(42.1)
−2.3
(27.9)
−9.4
(15.1)
−21.7
(−7.1)
−25.1
(−13.2)
−25.7
(−14.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 3.5
(0.14)
5.9
(0.23)
10.4
(0.41)
29.4
(1.16)
40.6
(1.60)
63.8
(2.51)
140.5
(5.53)
114.5
(4.51)
63.5
(2.50)
31.0
(1.22)
14.6
(0.57)
3.6
(0.14)
521.3
(20.52)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 2.8 3.3 3.8 6.2 6.5 10.7 14.0 12.2 9.0 6.3 3.8 1.9 80.5
Average snowy days 3.8 4.6 3.0 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 2.5 2.8 18
Average relative humidity (%) 49 48 45 47 50 60 74 77 73 65 56 49 58
Mean monthly sunshine hours 182.9 174.3 208.2 231.0 252.1 223.9 195.2 194.9 187.0 190.5 177.7 179.6 2,397.3
Percent possible sunshine 59 57 56 58 57 51 44 47 51 56 59 61 55
Source: China Meteorological Administration[1][2]

See also

References

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  1. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  2. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  • www.xzqh.org (in Chinese)
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Prefecture-level cities
Taiyuan
Datong
Yangquan
Changzhi
Jincheng
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Jinzhong
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Xinzhou
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