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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Yongnian District

Yongnian is an urban district of the city of Handan, Hebei province, China. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Yongnian.

History

During the middle ages, the region was known as Ming Prefecture and administered from Mingzhou, now known as Guangfu. Guangfu continued to serve as the local seat of government when Ming Prefecture first became Guangping Prefecture and then Yongnian County. The area's population was about 220,000 in 1491; 1,225,408 in 1820; 1,101,876 in 1883; and 1,734,036 in 1946.

Administrative Divisions

Towns:

Townships:

Climate

Climate data for Yongnian (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 18.6
(65.5)
26.3
(79.3)
33.0
(91.4)
36.5
(97.7)
39.0
(102.2)
43.9
(111.0)
42.0
(107.6)
36.9
(98.4)
38.6
(101.5)
33.8
(92.8)
27.9
(82.2)
26.6
(79.9)
43.9
(111.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 3.9
(39.0)
8.4
(47.1)
15.1
(59.2)
21.6
(70.9)
27.4
(81.3)
32.6
(90.7)
32.3
(90.1)
30.5
(86.9)
27.2
(81.0)
21.3
(70.3)
12.5
(54.5)
5.6
(42.1)
19.9
(67.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) −1.6
(29.1)
2.2
(36.0)
8.8
(47.8)
15.4
(59.7)
21.4
(70.5)
26.4
(79.5)
27.5
(81.5)
25.7
(78.3)
21.3
(70.3)
15.1
(59.2)
6.7
(44.1)
0.3
(32.5)
14.1
(57.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −5.9
(21.4)
−2.6
(27.3)
3.2
(37.8)
9.4
(48.9)
15.4
(59.7)
20.6
(69.1)
23.2
(73.8)
21.8
(71.2)
16.5
(61.7)
10.0
(50.0)
2.1
(35.8)
−3.8
(25.2)
9.2
(48.5)
Record low °C (°F) −21.5
(−6.7)
−21.6
(−6.9)
−8.7
(16.3)
−2.4
(27.7)
2.0
(35.6)
10.0
(50.0)
15.2
(59.4)
12.0
(53.6)
5.1
(41.2)
−3.0
(26.6)
−17.1
(1.2)
−17.1
(1.2)
−21.6
(−6.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 2.8
(0.11)
6.5
(0.26)
9.0
(0.35)
27.5
(1.08)
41.3
(1.63)
53.9
(2.12)
142.9
(5.63)
126.5
(4.98)
47.3
(1.86)
25.7
(1.01)
14.5
(0.57)
3.2
(0.13)
501.1
(19.73)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 1.8 3.0 2.8 5.3 6.6 8.5 11.5 9.8 7.2 5.5 4.0 2.2 68.2
Average snowy days 3.0 3.0 1.1 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.4 2.7 11.4
Average relative humidity (%) 60 56 52 58 60 57 74 79 72 65 66 63 64
Mean monthly sunshine hours 132.1 147.4 196.9 220.0 245.9 213.8 181.3 184.8 177.2 174.5 145.6 139.4 2,158.9
Percent possible sunshine 43 48 53 56 56 49 41 45 48 51 48 47 49
Source: China Meteorological Administration

References

Citations

  1. ^ Bielenstein (1987), p. 90.
  2. ^ Rozman (1982), p. 132.
  3. ^ 邯郸市-行政区划网
  4. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  5. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 25 August 2023.

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