West Ujimqin Banner
West Ujimqin Banner
西乌珠穆沁旗 • ᠪᠠᠷᠠᠭᠤᠨᠤᠵᠤᠮᠤᠴᠢᠨᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ | |
|---|---|
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Region | Inner Mongolia |
| League | Xilin Gol |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
West Ujimqin Banner (Mongolian: ᠪᠠᠷᠠᠭᠤᠨ ᠤᠵᠤᠮᠤᠴᠢᠨ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ Бараун Ужумчин қосиу Baraɣun Ujumučin qosiɣu; simplified Chinese: 西乌珠穆沁旗; traditional Chinese: 西烏珠穆沁旗; pinyin: Xī Wūzhūmùqìn Qí) is a banner of Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Xilin Gol League.
Climate
West Ujimqin has a dry, monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen Dwb), with bitterly cold and very dry winters, very warm, somewhat humid summers, and strong winds, especially in spring. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from −18.7 °C (−1.7 °F) in January to 19.9 °C (67.8 °F) in July, with the annual mean at 1.63 °C (34.9 °F). The annual precipitation is 346 millimetres (13.6 in), with more than half of it falling in July and August alone. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 57% in July to 72% in October and February, sunshine is abundant year-round, there are 2,882 hours of bright sunshine annually.
| Climate data for West Ujimqin Banner (1971−2000) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −12.8 (9.0) |
−8.8 (16.2) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
11.1 (52.0) |
18.9 (66.0) |
23.7 (74.7) |
26.0 (78.8) |
24.4 (75.9) |
18.6 (65.5) |
10.1 (50.2) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
−9.7 (14.5) |
8.3 (46.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −23.8 (−10.8) |
−21.5 (−6.7) |
−13.2 (8.2) |
−3 (27) |
3.8 (38.8) |
9.9 (49.8) |
13.9 (57.0) |
11.9 (53.4) |
4.7 (40.5) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
−13 (9) |
−20.4 (−4.7) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.1 (0.08) |
2.7 (0.11) |
6.8 (0.27) |
9.7 (0.38) |
29.3 (1.15) |
57.3 (2.26) |
108.3 (4.26) |
70.8 (2.79) |
33.2 (1.31) |
15.4 (0.61) |
7.0 (0.28) |
3.3 (0.13) |
345.9 (13.63) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.5 | 5.8 | 6.6 | 5.3 | 7.9 | 12.8 | 14.7 | 12.1 | 9.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 98.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 69 | 68 | 58 | 43 | 42 | 56 | 67 | 68 | 60 | 54 | 62 | 68 | 60 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 200.5 | 211.4 | 258.6 | 260.1 | 282.6 | 278.7 | 266.3 | 271.4 | 247.7 | 232.7 | 191.3 | 181.1 | 2,882.4 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 71 | 72 | 70 | 65 | 62 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 66 | 68 | 66 | 66 | 65 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration | |||||||||||||
References
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