Shixing County
County in Guangdong, People's Republic of China
Shixing 24°50′33″N 114°08′37″E / 24.84250°N 114.14361°E / 24.84250; 114.14361 | |
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Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Guangdong |
Prefecture-level city | Shaoguan |
Area | |
• Total | 2,174 km2 (839 sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Shixing County (postal: Chihing; simplified Chinese: 始兴县; traditional Chinese: 始興縣; pinyin: Shǐxìng Xiàn) is a county of Shaoguan, Guangdong province, China, bordering Jiangxi province to the east. The native variety of Chinese in the area is Hakka.
Climate
Climate data for Shixing (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) | 27.7 (81.9) | 31.5 (88.7) | 32.0 (89.6) | 34.7 (94.5) | 36.1 (97.0) | 37.5 (99.5) | 39.9 (103.8) | 40.4 (104.7) | 38.2 (100.8) | 36.0 (96.8) | 33.6 (92.5) | 29.9 (85.8) | 40.4 (104.7) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 14.7 (58.5) | 17.1 (62.8) | 19.7 (67.5) | 25.4 (77.7) | 29.3 (84.7) | 31.9 (89.4) | 34.3 (93.7) | 33.8 (92.8) | 31.3 (88.3) | 27.7 (81.9) | 22.6 (72.7) | 17.0 (62.6) | 25.4 (77.7) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 9.9 (49.8) | 12.2 (54.0) | 15.3 (59.5) | 20.7 (69.3) | 24.5 (76.1) | 27.0 (80.6) | 28.6 (83.5) | 28.2 (82.8) | 25.8 (78.4) | 21.7 (71.1) | 16.7 (62.1) | 11.3 (52.3) | 20.2 (68.3) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 6.6 (43.9) | 8.9 (48.0) | 12.3 (54.1) | 17.4 (63.3) | 21.1 (70.0) | 23.8 (74.8) | 24.7 (76.5) | 24.6 (76.3) | 22.2 (72.0) | 17.3 (63.1) | 12.4 (54.3) | 7.3 (45.1) | 16.6 (61.8) |
Record low °C (°F) | −3.8 (25.2) | −1.8 (28.8) | −0.2 (31.6) | 5.6 (42.1) | 12.3 (54.1) | 14.9 (58.8) | 19.8 (67.6) | 20.8 (69.4) | 13.9 (57.0) | 5.4 (41.7) | 0.6 (33.1) | −6.0 (21.2) | −6.0 (21.2) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 70.4 (2.77) | 88.6 (3.49) | 174.3 (6.86) | 194.4 (7.65) | 246.9 (9.72) | 224.9 (8.85) | 134.4 (5.29) | 153.3 (6.04) | 106.8 (4.20) | 52.9 (2.08) | 59.6 (2.35) | 52 (2.0) | 1,558.5 (61.3) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 11.0 | 12.2 | 17.8 | 16.8 | 17.9 | 17.7 | 14.2 | 14.9 | 11.2 | 6.5 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 156.2 |
Average snowy days | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 75 | 77 | 82 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 78 | 80 | 79 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 78 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 87.0 | 74.8 | 65.3 | 84.4 | 116.1 | 136.1 | 207.3 | 196.3 | 164.2 | 164.1 | 137.1 | 127.1 | 1,559.8 |
Percent possible sunshine | 26 | 23 | 18 | 22 | 28 | 33 | 50 | 49 | 45 | 46 | 42 | 39 | 35 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration[1][2] |
References
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
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