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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Xiangyin

Xiangyin County (simplified Chinese: 湘阴县; traditional Chinese: 湘陰縣; pinyin: Xiāngyīn Xiàn) is a county in Hunan Province, China, it is under the administration of Yueyang City. Located on the southeastern shores of Lake Dongting, the Xiang River runs south to north through the middle lands of the county, the Zi River merges into Dongting in the westeastern margin. Xiangyin is bordered by Yueyang County, Yuanjiang City to the north, Heshan District of Yiyang to the west, Wangcheng District of Changsha to the south, Miluo City to the east. It has an area of 1,581.5 km (610.6 sq mi) with rough 770,000 of population, the county is divided into 14 township-level divisions, the county seat is Wenxing Town.

Administrative divisions

After an adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Xiangyin county on 20 November 2015, Xiangyin has four townships and 10 towns under its jurisdiction, they are:

4 townships
10 towns

Notable people

Climate

Climate data for Xiangyin (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 23.2
(73.8)
29.5
(85.1)
32.5
(90.5)
34.7
(94.5)
36.0
(96.8)
37.4
(99.3)
39.5
(103.1)
40.0
(104.0)
37.2
(99.0)
34.8
(94.6)
31.0
(87.8)
23.7
(74.7)
40.0
(104.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 8.3
(46.9)
11.3
(52.3)
15.8
(60.4)
22.1
(71.8)
26.7
(80.1)
29.8
(85.6)
33.2
(91.8)
32.4
(90.3)
28.2
(82.8)
22.8
(73.0)
17.0
(62.6)
11.0
(51.8)
21.6
(70.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 4.9
(40.8)
7.6
(45.7)
11.8
(53.2)
17.9
(64.2)
22.6
(72.7)
26.1
(79.0)
29.3
(84.7)
28.5
(83.3)
24.1
(75.4)
18.6
(65.5)
12.7
(54.9)
7.2
(45.0)
17.6
(63.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 2.5
(36.5)
4.9
(40.8)
8.9
(48.0)
14.6
(58.3)
19.3
(66.7)
23.2
(73.8)
26.3
(79.3)
25.5
(77.9)
21.1
(70.0)
15.5
(59.9)
9.7
(49.5)
4.4
(39.9)
14.7
(58.4)
Record low °C (°F) −6.9
(19.6)
−8.6
(16.5)
−2.1
(28.2)
2.5
(36.5)
9.7
(49.5)
13.1
(55.6)
19.4
(66.9)
17.2
(63.0)
12.4
(54.3)
3.5
(38.3)
−2.5
(27.5)
−10.7
(12.7)
−10.7
(12.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 78.5
(3.09)
84.7
(3.33)
153.0
(6.02)
179.8
(7.08)
203.4
(8.01)
203.1
(8.00)
174.7
(6.88)
133.6
(5.26)
80.4
(3.17)
75.8
(2.98)
79.5
(3.13)
52.1
(2.05)
1,498.6
(59)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 13.6 13.7 16.8 15.7 15.6 14.4 10.5 10.4 9.5 10.8 10.7 10.5 152.2
Average snowy days 5.1 2.9 0.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 1.6 10.4
Average relative humidity (%) 81 80 81 79 79 82 76 78 80 81 80 78 80
Mean monthly sunshine hours 75.6 78.5 95.4 124.9 149.5 145.5 226.1 214.5 161.6 137.7 117.5 107.1 1,633.9
Percent possible sunshine 23 25 26 32 36 35 53 53 44 39 37 34 36
Source: China Meteorological Administration

References

  1. ^ According to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Xiangyin County, Hunan province on November 20, 2015: (2015-12-04), also see hunan.gov (2015-12-07)
  2. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.