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Tahe County has a [[subarctic climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Dwc'') with short, warm, wet summers and long, brutally cold and dry winters. [[Monsoon]]al influences are strong, as 75% of the annual precipitation occurs from June to September. Although snowfall is extremely light, totalling only a few centimetres during the winter, it does not melt until May. The region is in the [[discontinuous permafrost]] zone, which severely limits land use possibilities since only exposed areas thaw fully during the summer, and fishing is the most important economic activity. |
Tahe County has a [[subarctic climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Dwc'') with short, warm, wet summers and long, brutally cold and dry winters. [[Monsoon]]al influences are strong, as 75% of the annual precipitation occurs from June to September. Although snowfall is extremely light, totalling only a few centimetres during the winter, it does not melt until May. The region is in the [[discontinuous permafrost]] zone, which severely limits land use possibilities since only exposed areas thaw fully during the summer, and fishing is the most important economic activity. |
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|location = Tahe (1972−2007) |
|location = Tahe (1972−2007) |
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| Dec low C = −29.5 |
| Dec low C = −29.5 |
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| year low C = −9.36 |
| year low C = −9.36 |
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| Dec high F = 1.4 |
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| Jan low F = −24.7 |
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| Feb low F = −19.5 |
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| Mar low F = −2.7 |
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| Nov low F = −7.2 |
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| Dec low F = −21.1 |
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| Jan precipitation mm = 5.7 |
| Jan precipitation mm = 5.7 |
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| Feb precipitation mm = 3.5 |
| Feb precipitation mm = 3.5 |
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|source =[http://www.nmc.gov.cn/publish/forecast/AHL/tahe.html 中央气象台] |
|source =[http://www.nmc.gov.cn/publish/forecast/AHL/tahe.html 中央气象台] |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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=== External links === |
=== External links === |
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Revision as of 03:28, 23 September 2011
Tahe County
塔河县 | |
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.png) Tahe County (red) in Da Hinggan Ling Prefecture (yellow), Heilongjiang province, and the PRC | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Heilongjiang |
| Prefecture | Da Hinggan Ling |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
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Tahe County (simplified Chinese: 塔河县; traditional Chinese: 塔河縣; pinyin: Tǎhé Xiàn) is a county in the far north of Heilongjiang province, People's Republic of China. It is under the jurisdiction of Daxing'anling Prefecture.
Demographics
The population of the district was 106,732 in 1999.[1]
Climate
Tahe County has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dwc) with short, warm, wet summers and long, brutally cold and dry winters. Monsoonal influences are strong, as 75% of the annual precipitation occurs from June to September. Although snowfall is extremely light, totalling only a few centimetres during the winter, it does not melt until May. The region is in the discontinuous permafrost zone, which severely limits land use possibilities since only exposed areas thaw fully during the summer, and fishing is the most important economic activity.
| Climate data for Tahe (1972−2007) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −17.4 (0.7) |
−10.9 (12.4) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
8.1 (46.6) |
17.3 (63.1) |
23.8 (74.8) |
25.6 (78.1) |
23.1 (73.6) |
16.8 (62.2) |
6.0 (42.8) |
−7.9 (17.8) |
−17 (1) |
5.4 (41.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −31.5 (−24.7) |
−28.6 (−19.5) |
−19.3 (−2.7) |
−5.9 (21.4) |
1.1 (34.0) |
7.8 (46.0) |
12.1 (53.8) |
9.6 (49.3) |
1.8 (35.2) |
−8.1 (17.4) |
−21.8 (−7.2) |
−29.5 (−21.1) |
−9.36 (15.15) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5.7 (0.22) |
3.5 (0.14) |
7.1 (0.28) |
22.9 (0.90) |
38.2 (1.50) |
84.9 (3.34) |
118.5 (4.67) |
90.5 (3.56) |
54.4 (2.14) |
18.9 (0.74) |
11.1 (0.44) |
6.8 (0.27) |
462.5 (18.2) |
| Source: 中央气象台 | |||||||||||||
See also
External links
Notes and references
- ^ Transclusion error: {{En}} is only for use in File namespace. Use {{langx|en}} or {{in lang|en}} instead. National Population Statistics Materials by County and City - 1999 Period, in China County & City Population 1999, Harvard China Historical GIS
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