Lingqiu County
Lingqiu County is a county under the administration of Datong City, in the northeast of Shanxi Province, China, bordering Hebei province to the east.
History
Under the Han, Lingqiu County was part of Dai Prefecture. In 1626, the county suffered a magnitude 7.0 earthquake with the loss of more than 5,200 lives.
Climate
| Climate data for Lingqiu, elevation 939 m (3,081 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 11.2 (52.2) |
19.7 (67.5) |
27.0 (80.6) |
35.5 (95.9) |
36.1 (97.0) |
39.9 (103.8) |
41.5 (106.7) |
35.7 (96.3) |
34.3 (93.7) |
28.6 (83.5) |
22.3 (72.1) |
14.9 (58.8) |
41.5 (106.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −0.2 (31.6) |
3.8 (38.8) |
10.4 (50.7) |
18.2 (64.8) |
24.1 (75.4) |
27.8 (82.0) |
28.8 (83.8) |
27.3 (81.1) |
22.9 (73.2) |
16.4 (61.5) |
7.9 (46.2) |
0.8 (33.4) |
15.7 (60.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −8.6 (16.5) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
2.3 (36.1) |
10.2 (50.4) |
16.6 (61.9) |
20.8 (69.4) |
22.6 (72.7) |
20.9 (69.6) |
15.4 (59.7) |
8.6 (47.5) |
0.1 (32.2) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
8.1 (46.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −14.7 (5.5) |
−11 (12) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
2.7 (36.9) |
9.2 (48.6) |
14.3 (57.7) |
17.4 (63.3) |
15.8 (60.4) |
9.5 (49.1) |
2.5 (36.5) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
−12.3 (9.9) |
2.0 (35.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −26.5 (−15.7) |
−25.6 (−14.1) |
−21.8 (−7.2) |
−8.9 (16.0) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
4.5 (40.1) |
7.7 (45.9) |
5.5 (41.9) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−11.3 (11.7) |
−22.8 (−9.0) |
−26.9 (−16.4) |
−26.9 (−16.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1.4 (0.06) |
2.9 (0.11) |
5.9 (0.23) |
16.1 (0.63) |
37.5 (1.48) |
64.3 (2.53) |
104.8 (4.13) |
84.6 (3.33) |
61.8 (2.43) |
22.1 (0.87) |
8.3 (0.33) |
1.5 (0.06) |
411.2 (16.19) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 8.1 | 12.1 | 13.4 | 11.8 | 9.6 | 5.6 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 77.3 |
| Average snowy days | 2.4 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 17.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 49 | 45 | 43 | 43 | 48 | 59 | 72 | 76 | 72 | 62 | 56 | 52 | 56 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 189.8 | 189.8 | 234.7 | 242.6 | 265.0 | 230.1 | 211.0 | 211.7 | 205.9 | 210.3 | 187.4 | 185.3 | 2,563.6 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 63 | 62 | 63 | 61 | 59 | 52 | 47 | 50 | 56 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 59 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration | |||||||||||||