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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Hương Khê District

Hương Khê is a rural district (huyện) of Hà Tĩnh province in the North Central Coast region of Vietnam.

As of 2003 the district had a population of 105,975. The district covers an area of 1,299 square kilometres (502 sq mi). The district capital lies at Hương Khê. On 20 April 2019 it recorded a temperature of 43.4 °C (110.1 °F), which is the highest temperature ever recorded in Vietnam until 7 May 2023.

Climate

Climate data for Hương Khê
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 35.4
(95.7)
38.4
(101.1)
41.0
(105.8)
43.4
(110.1)
42.6
(108.7)
41.2
(106.2)
41.0
(105.8)
40.5
(104.9)
39.3
(102.7)
35.8
(96.4)
36.8
(98.2)
33.4
(92.1)
43.4
(110.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 21.4
(70.5)
22.5
(72.5)
25.7
(78.3)
30.5
(86.9)
33.6
(92.5)
34.6
(94.3)
34.8
(94.6)
33.4
(92.1)
31.2
(88.2)
28.1
(82.6)
25.1
(77.2)
22.1
(71.8)
28.6
(83.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 17.6
(63.7)
18.7
(65.7)
21.3
(70.3)
25.1
(77.2)
27.8
(82.0)
29.2
(84.6)
29.2
(84.6)
28.1
(82.6)
26.3
(79.3)
24.0
(75.2)
21.3
(70.3)
18.5
(65.3)
23.9
(75.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 15.4
(59.7)
16.6
(61.9)
19.0
(66.2)
21.9
(71.4)
24.1
(75.4)
25.3
(77.5)
25.3
(77.5)
24.8
(76.6)
23.6
(74.5)
21.6
(70.9)
19.0
(66.2)
16.2
(61.2)
21.0
(69.8)
Record low °C (°F) 2.6
(36.7)
6.7
(44.1)
6.1
(43.0)
11.8
(53.2)
15.5
(59.9)
19.0
(66.2)
20.4
(68.7)
20.4
(68.7)
17.2
(63.0)
13.5
(56.3)
6.6
(43.9)
2.9
(37.2)
2.6
(36.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 43.6
(1.72)
46.8
(1.84)
66.0
(2.60)
94.8
(3.73)
206.8
(8.14)
157.0
(6.18)
160.5
(6.32)
282.6
(11.13)
504.1
(19.85)
578.8
(22.79)
201.7
(7.94)
71.7
(2.82)
2,414.1
(95.04)
Average rainy days 13.8 14.7 16.4 13.1 14.4 11.5 11.6 15.6 17.1 19.0 14.5 12.3 173.9
Average relative humidity (%) 89.7 90.1 89.1 85.7 80.6 76.7 75.2 81.4 86.0 88.4 88.1 88.3 84.9
Mean monthly sunshine hours 58.3 51.8 72.9 125.8 176.6 181.2 191.3 154.7 118.8 93.0 70.2 51.4 1,332.7
Source: Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology

References

  1. ^ "Districts of Vietnam". Statoids. Retrieved March 20, 2009.
  2. ^ "TRUNG TÂM DỰ BÁO KHÍ TƯỢNG THỦY VĂN TRUNG ƯƠNG". Archived from the original on 2019-04-20.
  3. ^ Jessica Blunden; Derek Arndt (2020). "State of the Climate in 2019". Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 101 (8): Si-S429. Bibcode:2020BAMS..101S...1.. doi:10.1175/2020BAMSStateoftheClimate.1. S2CID 225385099. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  4. ^ Cappucci, Matthew (22 April 2019). "Vietnam just observed its highest temperature ever recorded: 110 degrees, in April". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 5 May 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology" (PDF). Retrieved 16 August 2023.

18°10′34″N 105°42′40″E / 18.176°N 105.711°E / 18.176; 105.711