Yuexi County, Sichuan
Appearance
Yuexi County
越西县 | |
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![]() Location of Yuexi County (red) within Liangshan Prefecture (yellow) and Sichuan | |
Coordinates: 28°38′24″N 102°30′29″E / 28.640°N 102.508°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Sichuan |
Autonomous prefecture | Liangshan |
Area | |
• Total | 2,257 km2 (871 sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Yuexi County, Sichuan (Chinese: 越西县; pinyin: Yuèxī Xiàn) is a county located in the north of the Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, in the south of Sichuan Province, China.
Fauna
The frog species Oreolalax liangbeiensis, Oreolalax puxiongensis, and Oreolalax pingii are endemic to Yuexi County. The former two have only been recorded in the town of Puxiong (普雄镇).
Climate
Climate data for Yuexi (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 25.1 (77.2) |
28.1 (82.6) |
33.2 (91.8) |
33.2 (91.8) |
34.8 (94.6) |
34.0 (93.2) |
33.8 (92.8) |
34.5 (94.1) |
34.5 (94.1) |
30.7 (87.3) |
26.4 (79.5) |
23.1 (73.6) |
34.8 (94.6) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 11.0 (51.8) |
13.8 (56.8) |
18.0 (64.4) |
21.7 (71.1) |
23.6 (74.5) |
24.3 (75.7) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.7 (80.1) |
23.0 (73.4) |
18.4 (65.1) |
15.5 (59.9) |
11.8 (53.2) |
19.6 (67.2) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.0 (39.2) |
6.2 (43.2) |
9.8 (49.6) |
13.9 (57.0) |
17.0 (62.6) |
19.2 (66.6) |
21.1 (70.0) |
20.6 (69.1) |
17.6 (63.7) |
13.8 (56.8) |
9.8 (49.6) |
5.4 (41.7) |
13.2 (55.8) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.3 (31.5) |
1.2 (34.2) |
4.0 (39.2) |
8.2 (46.8) |
12.4 (54.3) |
15.8 (60.4) |
17.4 (63.3) |
16.8 (62.2) |
14.3 (57.7) |
11.1 (52.0) |
6.3 (43.3) |
1.5 (34.7) |
9.1 (48.3) |
Record low °C (°F) | −10.0 (14.0) |
−15.2 (4.6) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
3.3 (37.9) |
8.3 (46.9) |
11.5 (52.7) |
10.2 (50.4) |
7.2 (45.0) |
0.5 (32.9) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
−15.2 (4.6) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5.8 (0.23) |
10.1 (0.40) |
29.2 (1.15) |
60.0 (2.36) |
128.1 (5.04) |
202.9 (7.99) |
213.7 (8.41) |
210.5 (8.29) |
158.0 (6.22) |
67.5 (2.66) |
24.3 (0.96) |
5.3 (0.21) |
1,115.4 (43.92) |
Average relative humidity (%) | 68 | 65 | 65 | 68 | 72 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 82 | 79 | 75 | 73 | 74 |
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[1] |
References
- ^ 中国地面气候标准值月值(1981-2010) (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Data Service Center. Retrieved 20 October 2018.