Shiquan County
Shiquan County
石泉县 Shihchuan; Shihchüan | |
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 Shiquan in Ankang | |
.png) Ankang in Shaanxi | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shaanxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Ankang |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,525 km2 (589 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 183,300 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China standard time) |
| Postal code | 725200 |
| Licence plates | 陕G |
| Website | www |
Shiquan County (Chinese: 石泉县; pinyin: Shíquán Xiàn) is a county in the south Shaanxi province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Ankang. On 14 July 2022, a maximum temperature of 41.9 °C (107.4 °F) was registered.[1]
Administrative divisions
[edit]As 2019, Shiquan County is divided to 11 towns.[2]
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Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Shiquan, elevation 485 m (1,591 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 18.7 (65.7) |
22.9 (73.2) |
31.7 (89.1) |
34.7 (94.5) |
36.9 (98.4) |
39.2 (102.6) |
41.0 (105.8) |
40.3 (104.5) |
39.8 (103.6) |
30.2 (86.4) |
24.1 (75.4) |
19.2 (66.6) |
41.0 (105.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.5 (47.3) |
11.7 (53.1) |
17.2 (63.0) |
23.1 (73.6) |
26.3 (79.3) |
29.6 (85.3) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.2 (88.2) |
25.7 (78.3) |
20.2 (68.4) |
14.6 (58.3) |
9.7 (49.5) |
20.8 (69.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.0 (37.4) |
5.8 (42.4) |
10.5 (50.9) |
15.8 (60.4) |
19.6 (67.3) |
23.3 (73.9) |
25.8 (78.4) |
25.1 (77.2) |
20.3 (68.5) |
15.0 (59.0) |
9.3 (48.7) |
4.4 (39.9) |
14.8 (58.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.8 (30.6) |
1.6 (34.9) |
5.6 (42.1) |
10.6 (51.1) |
14.7 (58.5) |
18.8 (65.8) |
21.7 (71.1) |
21.2 (70.2) |
17.1 (62.8) |
12.0 (53.6) |
6.0 (42.8) |
0.9 (33.6) |
10.8 (51.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −8.5 (16.7) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
0.7 (33.3) |
5.7 (42.3) |
11.9 (53.4) |
15.0 (59.0) |
13.4 (56.1) |
7.9 (46.2) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
−10.8 (12.6) |
−10.8 (12.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 6.3 (0.25) |
11.5 (0.45) |
26.2 (1.03) |
49.4 (1.94) |
97.5 (3.84) |
121.9 (4.80) |
165.0 (6.50) |
141.6 (5.57) |
136.0 (5.35) |
83.8 (3.30) |
31.7 (1.25) |
8.0 (0.31) |
878.9 (34.59) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.7 | 5.4 | 7.5 | 9.9 | 12.1 | 11.4 | 12.8 | 11.4 | 12.4 | 13.0 | 8.6 | 5.2 | 114.4 |
| Average snowy days | 3.8 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 8.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 72 | 68 | 67 | 72 | 76 | 78 | 81 | 81 | 84 | 86 | 83 | 75 | 77 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 106.0 | 102.4 | 140.5 | 170.3 | 169.7 | 176.4 | 196.1 | 194.5 | 119.8 | 106.0 | 97.4 | 107.4 | 1,686.5 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 33 | 33 | 38 | 43 | 40 | 41 | 45 | 48 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 35 | 38 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
Transportation
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Today 14 July is another terrible day in Eastern China with widespread minimum temperatures between 30C and 33C and max. of 40C-43C. Shanghai rose again above 40C, Dew points touched a deadly 32C/90F. All time high broken at Shiquan (Shaanxi) with 41.9C". Twitter.com. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ "统计用区划代码". Stats.gov.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
External links
[edit]33°02′51″N 108°13′48″E / 33.04750°N 108.23000°E
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