Lushui County
Lushui (simplified Chinese: 泸水; traditional Chinese: 瀘水; pinyin: Lúshuǐ, Lisu: ꓡꓴꓽ-ꓢꓴꓲ) is a county-level city in and the seat of Nujiang Prefecture, western Yunnan Province, China. It borders Myanmar's Kachin State to the west and occupies the southern fifth of Nujiang Prefecture.
Administrative divisions
Lushui City has 2 subdistricts, 5 towns, 2 townships and 1 ethnic township.
- 2 subdistricts
- Daliandi Subdistrict (大练地街道)
- Liuku Subdistrict (六库街道)
- 6 towns
- Luzhang (鲁掌镇)
- Pianma (片马镇)
- Shangjiang (上江镇)
- Miaoba (老窝镇)
- Daxingde (大兴地镇)
- 2 townships
- Chenggan Township (称杆乡)
- Gudeng Township (古登乡)
- 1 ethnic township
- Luobenzhuo Bai Ethnic Township (洛本卓白族乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Lushui (Liuku), elevation 950 m (3,120 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 27.1 (80.8) |
32.8 (91.0) |
35.7 (96.3) |
37.7 (99.9) |
39.9 (103.8) |
38.7 (101.7) |
37.0 (98.6) |
35.9 (96.6) |
36.1 (97.0) |
35.5 (95.9) |
29.8 (85.6) |
26.9 (80.4) |
39.9 (103.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 21.3 (70.3) |
23.5 (74.3) |
26.2 (79.2) |
28.1 (82.6) |
29.9 (85.8) |
30.4 (86.7) |
29.7 (85.5) |
30.0 (86.0) |
29.2 (84.6) |
26.9 (80.4) |
24.2 (75.6) |
21.8 (71.2) |
26.8 (80.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 13.6 (56.5) |
15.9 (60.6) |
18.8 (65.8) |
21.3 (70.3) |
23.8 (74.8) |
25.4 (77.7) |
25.0 (77.0) |
24.9 (76.8) |
23.8 (74.8) |
21.1 (70.0) |
17.0 (62.6) |
14.1 (57.4) |
20.4 (68.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 8.1 (46.6) |
10.1 (50.2) |
13.5 (56.3) |
16.4 (61.5) |
19.4 (66.9) |
21.9 (71.4) |
22.0 (71.6) |
21.8 (71.2) |
20.6 (69.1) |
17.5 (63.5) |
12.4 (54.3) |
8.9 (48.0) |
16.1 (60.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 4.0 (39.2) |
4.7 (40.5) |
4.0 (39.2) |
9.5 (49.1) |
13.3 (55.9) |
16.1 (61.0) |
16.3 (61.3) |
17.3 (63.1) |
12.7 (54.9) |
10.7 (51.3) |
6.7 (44.1) |
3.7 (38.7) |
3.7 (38.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 18.9 (0.74) |
22.7 (0.89) |
42.5 (1.67) |
47.0 (1.85) |
99.2 (3.91) |
111.5 (4.39) |
183.5 (7.22) |
173.1 (6.81) |
127.2 (5.01) |
95.4 (3.76) |
23.5 (0.93) |
8.1 (0.32) |
952.6 (37.5) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.3 | 6.3 | 9.4 | 12.8 | 14.4 | 17.8 | 22.3 | 20.9 | 17.8 | 12.8 | 4.8 | 2.6 | 146.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 57 | 51 | 51 | 56 | 63 | 73 | 80 | 81 | 80 | 76 | 67 | 62 | 66 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 199.5 | 171.8 | 172.9 | 166.2 | 156.3 | 119.3 | 107.3 | 129.8 | 127.9 | 150.4 | 191.3 | 208.5 | 1,901.2 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 60 | 54 | 46 | 43 | 38 | 29 | 26 | 32 | 35 | 42 | 59 | 64 | 44 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administrationall-time extreme temperature | |||||||||||||
| Climate data for Luzhangzhen, Lushui, elevation 1,805 m (5,922 ft), (1991–2003 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 14.3 (57.7) |
16.0 (60.8) |
18.9 (66.0) |
21.6 (70.9) |
22.5 (72.5) |
23.4 (74.1) |
22.9 (73.2) |
23.4 (74.1) |
22.7 (72.9) |
20.7 (69.3) |
17.7 (63.9) |
15.2 (59.4) |
19.9 (67.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 9.3 (48.7) |
10.7 (51.3) |
13.3 (55.9) |
16.0 (60.8) |
18.1 (64.6) |
19.7 (67.5) |
19.5 (67.1) |
19.7 (67.5) |
18.8 (65.8) |
16.7 (62.1) |
13.1 (55.6) |
10.3 (50.5) |
15.4 (59.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.3 (41.5) |
6.6 (43.9) |
9.3 (48.7) |
11.9 (53.4) |
15.0 (59.0) |
17.3 (63.1) |
17.4 (63.3) |
17.5 (63.5) |
16.5 (61.7) |
13.9 (57.0) |
9.7 (49.5) |
6.3 (43.3) |
12.2 (54.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 31.8 (1.25) |
52.6 (2.07) |
92.3 (3.63) |
56.2 (2.21) |
133.8 (5.27) |
116.9 (4.60) |
205.4 (8.09) |
192.1 (7.56) |
161.6 (6.36) |
98.0 (3.86) |
38.0 (1.50) |
13.4 (0.53) |
1,192.1 (46.93) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.7 | 9.2 | 12.6 | 13.5 | 18.3 | 19.8 | 24.3 | 22.9 | 18.8 | 12.3 | 6.8 | 2.5 | 166.7 |
| Average snowy days | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 58 | 58 | 58 | 62 | 73 | 83 | 89 | 86 | 84 | 78 | 70 | 61 | 72 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 225.0 | 196.0 | 204.1 | 202.6 | 162.8 | 125.2 | 105.0 | 126.3 | 146.9 | 180.3 | 209.2 | 245.4 | 2,128.8 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 68 | 61 | 54 | 53 | 39 | 31 | 25 | 32 | 40 | 51 | 65 | 75 | 50 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration | |||||||||||||
See also
- Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas - Unesco World Heritage Site
- Gaoligong Mountains
References
- ^ "怒江州第七次全国人口普查主要数据公报" (in Chinese). Government of Nujiang Prefecture. 2021-05-28.
- ^ "国家统计局" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "Experience Template" 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "Extreme Temperatures Around the World". Retrieved 2024-10-06.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
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