Yuping Dong Autonomous County
Yuping Dong Autonomous County (Chinese: 玉屏侗族自治县; Pinyin: Yùpíng dòngzú Zìzhìxiàn) is an autonomous county in Tongren Prefecture, Guizhou Province of China.
Area: 516 km2.
Population: 140,000 in 2002.
Postal Code: 554000.
The county government is located in Pingxi town.
The county produces a special instrument "Yuping Flute" (玉屏箫笛).
Climate
| Climate data for Yuping (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 26.7 (80.1) |
32.2 (90.0) |
36.5 (97.7) |
36.7 (98.1) |
37.5 (99.5) |
37.8 (100.0) |
38.9 (102.0) |
39.7 (103.5) |
38.8 (101.8) |
35.2 (95.4) |
32.4 (90.3) |
24.0 (75.2) |
39.7 (103.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.7 (47.7) |
10.9 (51.6) |
15.6 (60.1) |
22.1 (71.8) |
26.6 (79.9) |
29.5 (85.1) |
32.5 (90.5) |
32.3 (90.1) |
28.6 (83.5) |
22.3 (72.1) |
17.3 (63.1) |
11.6 (52.9) |
21.5 (70.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.2 (41.4) |
7.2 (45.0) |
11.1 (52.0) |
16.9 (62.4) |
21.3 (70.3) |
24.7 (76.5) |
27.2 (81.0) |
26.7 (80.1) |
23.0 (73.4) |
17.6 (63.7) |
12.6 (54.7) |
7.5 (45.5) |
16.8 (62.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.8 (37.0) |
4.7 (40.5) |
8.1 (46.6) |
13.4 (56.1) |
17.6 (63.7) |
21.3 (70.3) |
23.4 (74.1) |
22.8 (73.0) |
19.4 (66.9) |
14.6 (58.3) |
9.6 (49.3) |
4.6 (40.3) |
13.5 (56.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −4.4 (24.1) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
3.5 (38.3) |
7.8 (46.0) |
13.1 (55.6) |
15.8 (60.4) |
16.0 (60.8) |
12.3 (54.1) |
2.3 (36.1) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 43.8 (1.72) |
49.9 (1.96) |
77.0 (3.03) |
116.2 (4.57) |
170.9 (6.73) |
181.7 (7.15) |
158.2 (6.23) |
122.4 (4.82) |
77.3 (3.04) |
91.3 (3.59) |
60.8 (2.39) |
35.8 (1.41) |
1,185.3 (46.64) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 81 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 81 | 79 | 78 | 80 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center | |||||||||||||