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Shanyang County

Shanyang County (simplified Chinese: 山阳县; traditional Chinese: 山陽縣; pinyin: Shānyáng Xiàn) is a county in southeastern Shaanxi province, China, bordering Hubei province to the south. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Shangluo and has an area of 3,515 km (1,357 sq mi) and a population of 440,000 as of 2004.

Administrative divisions

Shanyang County has 2 subdistricts and 8 towns.

2 subdistricts
  • Chengguan (城关街道)
  • Shilipu (十里铺街道)
8 towns

Climate

Climate data for Shanyang, elevation 660 m (2,170 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) 19.9
(67.8)
23.0
(73.4)
31.9
(89.4)
36.4
(97.5)
37.0
(98.6)
40.0
(104.0)
38.7
(101.7)
38.6
(101.5)
38.9
(102.0)
31.7
(89.1)
26.9
(80.4)
21.7
(71.1)
40.0
(104.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 8.0
(46.4)
10.9
(51.6)
16.0
(60.8)
22.4
(72.3)
26.1
(79.0)
30.1
(86.2)
31.6
(88.9)
30.1
(86.2)
25.3
(77.5)
20.5
(68.9)
14.8
(58.6)
9.6
(49.3)
20.5
(68.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 0.8
(33.4)
3.9
(39.0)
8.7
(47.7)
14.6
(58.3)
18.6
(65.5)
22.8
(73.0)
25.2
(77.4)
23.8
(74.8)
19.2
(66.6)
13.6
(56.5)
7.5
(45.5)
2.3
(36.1)
13.4
(56.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −4.0
(24.8)
−0.9
(30.4)
3.2
(37.8)
8.4
(47.1)
12.7
(54.9)
17.1
(62.8)
20.6
(69.1)
19.6
(67.3)
15.2
(59.4)
9.3
(48.7)
2.9
(37.2)
−2.3
(27.9)
8.5
(47.3)
Record low °C (°F) −12.3
(9.9)
−10.2
(13.6)
−7.7
(18.1)
−2.2
(28.0)
2.4
(36.3)
8.0
(46.4)
13.1
(55.6)
11.3
(52.3)
3.9
(39.0)
−4.1
(24.6)
−8.6
(16.5)
−16.4
(2.5)
−16.4
(2.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 5.2
(0.20)
11.7
(0.46)
29.3
(1.15)
43.9
(1.73)
70.6
(2.78)
78.7
(3.10)
146.3
(5.76)
120.3
(4.74)
104.0
(4.09)
61.1
(2.41)
26.2
(1.03)
6.7
(0.26)
704
(27.71)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 4.3 5.5 8.3 8.7 10.6 10.5 13.4 12.3 11.7 10.6 7.3 4.4 107.6
Average snowy days 5.3 4.0 2.0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.3 3.4 16.2
Average relative humidity (%) 63 63 63 64 69 71 77 80 82 80 75 66 71
Mean monthly sunshine hours 147.7 124.6 150.6 174.8 185.8 190.1 197.7 185.8 133.3 134.7 130.6 144.5 1,900.2
Percent possible sunshine 47 40 40 45 43 44 45 45 36 39 42 47 43
Source: China Meteorological Administration

References

  1. ^ "Profile of Shanyang County" (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2008-06-10. Retrieved 2008-08-25.
  2. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.