Peng'an County
Peng'an County
蓬安县 | |
|---|---|
.png) Peng'an County (red) in Nanchong City (yellow) and Sichuan | |
| Coordinates: 31°01′44″N 106°24′43″E / 31.029°N 106.412°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Sichuan |
| Prefecture-level city | Nanchong |
| County seat | Xiangru (相如镇) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,334 km2 (515 sq mi) |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 720,000 |
| • Density | 540/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 637800 |
| Area code | 0817 |
| Website | www |
Peng'an County (Chinese: 蓬安县; pinyin: Péng'ān Xiàn) is a county in Nanchong, Sichuan, China.
Peng'an has an area of 1,334 square kilometers and a population of 720,000 as of 2012.[1]
Climate
| Climate data for Peng'an (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 19.7 (67.5) |
22.9 (73.2) |
30.5 (86.9) |
36.0 (96.8) |
37.8 (100.0) |
37.6 (99.7) |
39.7 (103.5) |
41.6 (106.9) |
40.8 (105.4) |
34.3 (93.7) |
25.2 (77.4) |
17.5 (63.5) |
41.6 (106.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.7 (49.5) |
12.8 (55.0) |
17.8 (64.0) |
23.5 (74.3) |
27.1 (80.8) |
29.5 (85.1) |
32.5 (90.5) |
32.8 (91.0) |
27.4 (81.3) |
21.5 (70.7) |
16.6 (61.9) |
10.8 (51.4) |
21.8 (71.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.6 (43.9) |
9.2 (48.6) |
13.4 (56.1) |
18.6 (65.5) |
22.3 (72.1) |
25.1 (77.2) |
28.0 (82.4) |
27.8 (82.0) |
23.3 (73.9) |
18.0 (64.4) |
13.2 (55.8) |
8.0 (46.4) |
17.8 (64.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.3 (39.7) |
6.5 (43.7) |
10.2 (50.4) |
14.8 (58.6) |
18.6 (65.5) |
21.8 (71.2) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.2 (75.6) |
20.4 (68.7) |
15.6 (60.1) |
10.9 (51.6) |
6.0 (42.8) |
14.8 (58.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −2.2 (28.0) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
4.5 (40.1) |
9.7 (49.5) |
13.8 (56.8) |
17.5 (63.5) |
16.8 (62.2) |
12.8 (55.0) |
3.1 (37.6) |
1.5 (34.7) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 12.4 (0.49) |
14.9 (0.59) |
34.7 (1.37) |
67.8 (2.67) |
114.6 (4.51) |
147.8 (5.82) |
175.7 (6.92) |
146.6 (5.77) |
123.0 (4.84) |
85.1 (3.35) |
34.2 (1.35) |
15.0 (0.59) |
971.8 (38.27) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 8.0 | 7.5 | 9.7 | 11.4 | 13.0 | 13.8 | 13.1 | 10.7 | 12.8 | 14.5 | 9.1 | 8.1 | 131.7 |
| Average snowy days | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 82 | 78 | 74 | 72 | 73 | 78 | 77 | 74 | 80 | 85 | 84 | 85 | 79 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 42.3 | 52.0 | 95.0 | 130.9 | 137.7 | 124.2 | 172.2 | 188.6 | 105.8 | 70.6 | 59.6 | 35.8 | 1,214.7 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 13 | 16 | 25 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 40 | 46 | 29 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 26 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Profile of Peng'an County" (in Simplified Chinese). Archived from the original on 2008-06-10. Retrieved 2008-07-27.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 14 April 2023.