Chaisang District
Chaisang District (simplified Chinese: 柴桑区; traditional Chinese: 柴桑區; pinyin: Cháisāng Qū), known as Jiujiang County (九江县; 九江縣; Jiǔjiāng Xiàn) before September 2017, is a district of the city of Jiujiang in Jiangxi Province, China. It has non-contiguous land area, with a smaller exclave to the northeast being separated by Lianxi District and Xunyang District.
History
During the Three Kingdoms era, Chaisang was a stronghold in the Eastern Wu state.
Administrative divisions
Chaisang District is divided to 3 subdistricts, 5 towns and 4 townships.
- 3 subdistricts
- 5 towns
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- 4 townships
Climate
| Climate data for Chaisang District (2011–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.5 (47.3) |
10.9 (51.6) |
16.9 (62.4) |
23.1 (73.6) |
27.3 (81.1) |
29.7 (85.5) |
33.1 (91.6) |
33.4 (92.1) |
28.8 (83.8) |
23.3 (73.9) |
17.4 (63.3) |
10.6 (51.1) |
21.9 (71.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.9 (40.8) |
6.8 (44.2) |
12.2 (54.0) |
18.0 (64.4) |
22.6 (72.7) |
25.7 (78.3) |
29.0 (84.2) |
28.9 (84.0) |
24.3 (75.7) |
18.9 (66.0) |
13.1 (55.6) |
6.6 (43.9) |
17.6 (63.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.4 (36.3) |
3.9 (39.0) |
8.6 (47.5) |
14.0 (57.2) |
18.9 (66.0) |
22.6 (72.7) |
25.8 (78.4) |
25.6 (78.1) |
21.1 (70.0) |
15.7 (60.3) |
10.0 (50.0) |
3.7 (38.7) |
14.4 (57.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 73.5 (2.89) |
109.2 (4.30) |
161.6 (6.36) |
143.6 (5.65) |
214.1 (8.43) |
221.1 (8.70) |
186.1 (7.33) |
104.9 (4.13) |
115.2 (4.54) |
75.1 (2.96) |
77.9 (3.07) |
64.4 (2.54) |
1,546.7 (60.9) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 13.4 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 14.0 | 14.2 | 16.8 | 11.5 | 10.1 | 9.3 | 10.3 | 12.5 | 9.6 | 151.2 |
| Average snowy days | 2.6 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 6.4 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 77 | 78 | 76 | 74 | 76 | 82 | 77 | 76 | 77 | 75 | 79 | 73 | 77 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 73.8 | 79.7 | 113.4 | 132.4 | 129.7 | 110.5 | 180.6 | 184.2 | 139.3 | 134.8 | 100.5 | 98.1 | 1,477 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 23 | 25 | 31 | 34 | 31 | 26 | 42 | 46 | 38 | 39 | 32 | 31 | 33 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration | |||||||||||||