Changwu County
Changwu County (simplified Chinese: 长武县; traditional Chinese: 長武縣; pinyin: Chángwǔ Xiàn) is a county in the central part of Shaanxi province, China, bordering Gansu province to the north, west, and southwest. It is under the administration and occupies the northwest corner of Xianyang City.
Administrative divisions
One subdistrict:
- Zhaoren Subdistrict (昭仁街道)
Seven towns:
- Xianggong (相公镇), Jujia (巨家镇), Dingjia (丁家镇), Hongjia (洪家镇), Tingkou (亭口镇), Penggong (彭公镇), Zaoyuan (枣园镇)
Climate
| Climate data for Changwu (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 14.2 (57.6) |
21.3 (70.3) |
27.8 (82.0) |
33.2 (91.8) |
33.9 (93.0) |
36.1 (97.0) |
37.6 (99.7) |
34.4 (93.9) |
34.4 (93.9) |
28.7 (83.7) |
21.1 (70.0) |
17.1 (62.8) |
37.6 (99.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 1.9 (35.4) |
5.8 (42.4) |
12.0 (53.6) |
18.8 (65.8) |
22.9 (73.2) |
26.8 (80.2) |
28.1 (82.6) |
26.2 (79.2) |
21.2 (70.2) |
15.4 (59.7) |
9.4 (48.9) |
3.4 (38.1) |
16.0 (60.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −4.4 (24.1) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
5.5 (41.9) |
11.8 (53.2) |
16.1 (61.0) |
20.3 (68.5) |
22.3 (72.1) |
20.6 (69.1) |
15.7 (60.3) |
9.4 (48.9) |
2.9 (37.2) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
9.8 (49.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −9.3 (15.3) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
0.3 (32.5) |
5.4 (41.7) |
9.5 (49.1) |
14.1 (57.4) |
17.3 (63.1) |
16.3 (61.3) |
11.5 (52.7) |
4.9 (40.8) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
−7.4 (18.7) |
4.6 (40.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −24.6 (−12.3) |
−22.8 (−9.0) |
−12.5 (9.5) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
4.0 (39.2) |
9.0 (48.2) |
5.7 (42.3) |
0.9 (33.6) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
−18.9 (−2.0) |
−26.2 (−15.2) |
−26.2 (−15.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 8.2 (0.32) |
10.6 (0.42) |
22.3 (0.88) |
35.5 (1.40) |
53.3 (2.10) |
72.0 (2.83) |
105.8 (4.17) |
113.0 (4.45) |
91.3 (3.59) |
49.0 (1.93) |
17.5 (0.69) |
4.8 (0.19) |
583.3 (22.97) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.0 | 5.3 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 9.9 | 10.0 | 11.2 | 12.2 | 12.3 | 10.2 | 5.8 | 3.7 | 99.4 |
| Average snowy days | 6.4 | 6.5 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 26.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 60 | 60 | 58 | 58 | 62 | 66 | 74 | 80 | 81 | 79 | 71 | 62 | 68 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 176.0 | 158.6 | 181.4 | 204.9 | 219.3 | 211.6 | 208.1 | 185.7 | 135.3 | 140.5 | 162.7 | 180.4 | 2,164.5 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 56 | 51 | 49 | 52 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 45 | 37 | 41 | 53 | 60 | 49 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration | |||||||||||||