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Shuangliao
双辽市
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJilin
Prefecture-level citySiping
SeatZhengjiatun Subdistrict (郑家屯街道)
Area
 • Total3,121.2 km2 (1,205.1 sq mi)
Elevation
118 m (387 ft)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
136400
Area code0434

Shuangliao (simplified Chinese: 双辽; traditional Chinese: 雙遼; pinyin: Shuāngliáo) is a city in western Jilin, People's Republic of China, bordering Liaoning and Inner Mongolia. It is under the administration of Siping City.

Administrative divisions[1]

Subdistricts:

Towns:

Townships:

Geography and climate

Shuangliao is located at the confluence of the western and eastern branches of the Liao River as well as the Songliao Plain with the Horqin Grasslands (科尔泌草原). It borders Changtu County (Liaoning) and Lishu County to the south, Gongzhuling to the east, Changling County to the north, and the Horqin Left Middle and Left Back banners of Inner Mongolia. The administrative area reaches 89 km (55 mi) in north-south extent and 62 km (39 mi) in east-west width, covering an area of 3,121.2 km2 (1,205.1 sq mi).[2]

Shuangliao has a four-season, monsoon-influenced, humid continental climate (Köppen Dwa). Winters are long (lasting from November to March), cold, and windy, but dry, with a January 24-hour average temperature of −14.6 °C (5.7 °F). Spring and fall are somewhat short transitional periods, with some precipitation, but are usually dry and windy. Summers are hot and humid, with a July average of 23.8 °C (74.8 °F). Over two-thirds of the annual precipitation of 474 millimetres (18.7 in) occurs from June to August. The annual mean temperature is 6.18 °C (43.1 °F), while the frost-free period averages 145 days and annual sunshine duration lasts 2,714.9 hours.[2]

Climate data for Shuangliao (1971−2000)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 6.4
(43.5)
16.8
(62.2)
20.2
(68.4)
28.4
(83.1)
36.5
(97.7)
36.7
(98.1)
36.8
(98.2)
36.8
(98.2)
31.9
(89.4)
27.7
(81.9)
20.7
(69.3)
11.3
(52.3)
36.8
(98.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −7.7
(18.1)
−2.8
(27.0)
5.2
(41.4)
15.4
(59.7)
22.6
(72.7)
27.3
(81.1)
28.7
(83.7)
27.6
(81.7)
22.5
(72.5)
14.3
(57.7)
3.3
(37.9)
−5
(23)
12.6
(54.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) −14.6
(5.7)
−10.0
(14.0)
−1.3
(29.7)
8.4
(47.1)
15.9
(60.6)
21.2
(70.2)
23.8
(74.8)
22.2
(72.0)
15.7
(60.3)
7.3
(45.1)
−3.0
(26.6)
−11.4
(11.5)
6.2
(43.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −20.5
(−4.9)
−16.2
(2.8)
−7.6
(18.3)
1.7
(35.1)
9.1
(48.4)
15.4
(59.7)
19.2
(66.6)
17.3
(63.1)
9.5
(49.1)
1.3
(34.3)
−8.2
(17.2)
−16.8
(1.8)
0.4
(32.7)
Record low °C (°F) −33.2
(−27.8)
−31.4
(−24.5)
−24
(−11)
−13.5
(7.7)
−2.7
(27.1)
3.6
(38.5)
10.9
(51.6)
6.2
(43.2)
−2.8
(27.0)
−14.9
(5.2)
−25.6
(−14.1)
−34.5
(−30.1)
−34.5
(−30.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 1.9
(0.07)
2.4
(0.09)
8.2
(0.32)
19.2
(0.76)
40.9
(1.61)
72.3
(2.85)
146.3
(5.76)
100.8
(3.97)
47.5
(1.87)
24.1
(0.95)
6.7
(0.26)
3.4
(0.13)
473.7
(18.64)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 2.1 2.1 3.5 5.4 8.6 11.5 12.7 10.9 7.7 4.8 3.2 2.4 74.9
Source: Weather China[2]

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