Xiangyuan County
Xiangyuan County (Chinese: 襄垣县; pinyin: Xiāngyuán Xiàn) is a county in the southeast of Shanxi province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Changzhi. It is between 112 ° 42 ′ - 113 ° 14 ′ E and 36 ° 23 ′ - 36 ° 44 ′ n with a total area of 1178 square kilometers.
Climate
| Climate data for Xiangyuan, elevation 878 m (2,881 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 15.5 (59.9) |
22.9 (73.2) |
29.1 (84.4) |
36.2 (97.2) |
36.5 (97.7) |
39.1 (102.4) |
37.3 (99.1) |
34.4 (93.9) |
36.3 (97.3) |
30.0 (86.0) |
25.0 (77.0) |
18.2 (64.8) |
39.1 (102.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.2 (37.8) |
6.9 (44.4) |
13.1 (55.6) |
20.2 (68.4) |
25.3 (77.5) |
28.8 (83.8) |
29.5 (85.1) |
27.9 (82.2) |
23.7 (74.7) |
18.2 (64.8) |
10.9 (51.6) |
4.5 (40.1) |
17.7 (63.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −5.3 (22.5) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
5.0 (41.0) |
12.1 (53.8) |
17.8 (64.0) |
21.7 (71.1) |
23.4 (74.1) |
21.9 (71.4) |
16.8 (62.2) |
10.4 (50.7) |
2.8 (37.0) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
10.1 (50.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −11.7 (10.9) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
4.4 (39.9) |
10.1 (50.2) |
14.8 (58.6) |
18.4 (65.1) |
17.1 (62.8) |
11.2 (52.2) |
4.1 (39.4) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
3.8 (38.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −24.5 (−12.1) |
−24.6 (−12.3) |
−16.7 (1.9) |
−8.6 (16.5) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
4.4 (39.9) |
9.8 (49.6) |
8.1 (46.6) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
−8.1 (17.4) |
−22.6 (−8.7) |
−27.4 (−17.3) |
−27.4 (−17.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 3.4 (0.13) |
6.9 (0.27) |
9.8 (0.39) |
28.6 (1.13) |
43.9 (1.73) |
62.3 (2.45) |
132.6 (5.22) |
103.4 (4.07) |
58.6 (2.31) |
35.3 (1.39) |
16.6 (0.65) |
3.0 (0.12) |
504.4 (19.86) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.7 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 6.2 | 6.9 | 10.4 | 12.8 | 11.6 | 9.0 | 6.4 | 4.6 | 2.5 | 80.6 |
| Average snowy days | 3.9 | 4.5 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 17.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 56 | 54 | 51 | 52 | 55 | 61 | 74 | 77 | 74 | 70 | 65 | 59 | 62 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 171.3 | 169.7 | 206.1 | 234.2 | 255.6 | 221.3 | 206.4 | 202.2 | 174.0 | 180.7 | 170.6 | 172.2 | 2,364.3 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 55 | 55 | 55 | 59 | 58 | 51 | 47 | 49 | 47 | 52 | 56 | 58 | 54 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration | |||||||||||||