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Mohe, by virtue of its far northern location, is one of the few locations in China with a [[subarctic climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Dwc''), with long, severe winters, and short, warm summers. Winter begins in early to mid-October and lasts until late April, and temperatures then are normally the coldest in all of China. Average temperatures stay below freezing for a total of nearly seven months of the year, and the frost-free period is just short of 90 days. Monthly averages range from {{convert|−29.8|°C|1}} in January to {{convert|18.4|°C|1}} in July, with an annual mean of {{convert|−4.29|°C|1}}, so that the county is only a little south of the line of continuous [[permafrost]]. Extreme temperatures have ranged from {{convert|−52.3|to|39.3|°C|°F|0}}. <ref> [http://www.mherrera.org/temp.htm Extreme Temperatures Around the World - world highest lowest temperatures]. Accessed 2010-11-02 </ref> |
Mohe, by virtue of its far northern location, is one of the few locations in China with a [[subarctic climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Dwc''), with long, severe winters, and short, warm summers. Winter begins in early to mid-October and lasts until late April, and temperatures then are normally the coldest in all of China. Average temperatures stay below freezing for a total of nearly seven months of the year, and the frost-free period is just short of 90 days. Monthly averages range from {{convert|−29.8|°C|1}} in January to {{convert|18.4|°C|1}} in July, with an annual mean of {{convert|−4.29|°C|1}}, so that the county is only a little south of the line of continuous [[permafrost]]. Extreme temperatures have ranged from {{convert|−52.3|to|39.3|°C|°F|0}}. <ref> [http://www.mherrera.org/temp.htm Extreme Temperatures Around the World - world highest lowest temperatures]. Accessed 2010-11-02 </ref> |
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Revision as of 01:46, 5 June 2012
Mohe County
漠河县 | |
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.png) Location of the county (pink) in Da Hinggan Ling Prefecture (yellow), Heilongjiang province, and the PRC | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Heilongjiang |
| Prefecture | Da Hinggan Ling |
| County seat | Xilinji (西林吉镇) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 18,233 km2 (7,040 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 435 m (1,427 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 83,465 |
| • Density | 4.6/km2 (12/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 165300 |
Mohe County (simplified Chinese: 漠河县; traditional Chinese: 漠河縣; pinyin: Mòhé Xiàn) is the northernmost county in China, located in the Northeast's Heilongjiang province. The county is named after the Mohe, a Tungusic people of ancient Manchuria. A village, the northernmost settlement in China, at the latitude of 53° 29' N known as China's "Arctic Village" (北极村) lies in this county, on the Amur River, which forms the border with Russia. Here, the astronomical phenomenon of aurora borealis attracts domestic and foreign tourists to this village.[1]
Geography and climate
Mohe is located in the far northwest of Heilongjiang, the northernmost province of China. It is located at latitude 52° 10'−53° 33' N and 121° 07'−124° 20' E. It forms a border with Russia's Amur Oblast and Zabaykalsky Krai, where the Amur River flows for 245 kilometres (152 mi). The county spans 150 kilometres (93 mi) from north to south and has a total area of 18,233 square kilometres (7,040 sq mi), occupying 21.6% of the prefecture's (Da Hinggan Ling) area and 3.9% of the provincial (Heilongjiang) area. This creates a population density of only 4.64 persons/km2 (12.0 persons/sqmi).
Mohe, by virtue of its far northern location, is one of the few locations in China with a subarctic climate (Köppen Dwc), with long, severe winters, and short, warm summers. Winter begins in early to mid-October and lasts until late April, and temperatures then are normally the coldest in all of China. Average temperatures stay below freezing for a total of nearly seven months of the year, and the frost-free period is just short of 90 days. Monthly averages range from −29.8 °C (−21.6 °F) in January to 18.4 °C (65.1 °F) in July, with an annual mean of −4.29 °C (24.3 °F), so that the county is only a little south of the line of continuous permafrost. Extreme temperatures have ranged from −52.3 to 39.3 °C (−62 to 103 °F). [2]
| Climate data for Mohe County (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | −4.8 (23.4) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
16.2 (61.2) |
24.6 (76.3) |
35.1 (95.2) |
36.8 (98.2) |
39.0 (102.2) |
34.2 (93.6) |
29.5 (85.1) |
23.0 (73.4) |
8.5 (47.3) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
39.3 (102.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −19.2 (−2.6) |
−10 (8.6) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
8.7 (47.7) |
17.5 (63.5) |
24.2 (75.6) |
26.8 (80.2) |
23.1 (73.6) |
16.4 (61.5) |
5.1 (41.2) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
−19.2 (−2.6) |
5.0 (40.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −33.2 (−27.8) |
−27.1 (−16.8) |
−24.3 (−11.7) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
0.3 (32.5) |
7.5 (45.5) |
11.7 (53.1) |
9.4 (48.9) |
1.4 (34.5) |
−9.9 (14.2) |
−25.3 (−13.5) |
−32 (−29.2) |
−11.7 (10.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −49.6 (−57.3) |
−47.6 (−53.7) |
−42.7 (−44.9) |
−32.6 (−26.7) |
−13.1 (8.4) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
−1 (30.2) |
−12.2 (10.0) |
−28.7 (−19.7) |
−41.7 (−43.1) |
−48.5 (−55.3) |
−49.6 (−57.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5.0 (0.20) |
4.4 (0.17) |
6.9 (0.27) |
23.8 (0.94) |
32.9 (1.30) |
67.6 (2.66) |
99.1 (3.90) |
107.2 (4.22) |
50.1 (1.97) |
15.7 (0.62) |
12.5 (0.49) |
7.4 (0.29) |
432.6 (17.03) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 7.6 | 5.7 | 4.6 | 7.7 | 9.3 | 14.9 | 16.2 | 16.2 | 11.6 | 5.6 | 8.7 | 9.3 | 117.4 |
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Sources
- ^ Xinhua, accessed 1, July 2010.
- ^ Extreme Temperatures Around the World - world highest lowest temperatures. Accessed 2010-11-02
External links
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