Ruicheng County
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Ruicheng County
芮城县 | |
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Ruicheng County (
county-level division of Shanxi, with the Yellow River demarcating its border with the provinces of Henan to the south and Shaanxi
to the west. The population as of the 2020 census is around 350,000.
Ruicheng is home to
Guangrenwang Temple
, the latter of which is the second oldest extant building in China.
The Yellow River lies just south of Ruicheng, and Dayudu (Yu the Great's Crossing) along the river bank is a notable scenic spot. A pumping station on the river doubles as a monument to Yu the Great, the legendary figure credited with controlling the course of the Yellow River and saving many lives in the process.
Administrative divisions
- Fenglingdu town
Climate
| Climate data for Ruicheng, elevation 506 m (1,660 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) | 14.7 (58.5) |
22.3 (72.1) |
29.5 (85.1) |
35.4 (95.7) |
38.2 (100.8) |
40.2 (104.4) |
40.3 (104.5) |
39.4 (102.9) |
38.5 (101.3) |
31.7 (89.1) |
25.8 (78.4) |
20.5 (68.9) |
40.3 (104.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.0 (41.0) |
9.2 (48.6) |
15.4 (59.7) |
21.9 (71.4) |
26.6 (79.9) |
30.9 (87.6) |
31.7 (89.1) |
30.0 (86.0) |
25.4 (77.7) |
19.7 (67.5) |
12.7 (54.9) |
6.5 (43.7) |
19.6 (67.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.3 (29.7) |
2.7 (36.9) |
8.7 (47.7) |
15.0 (59.0) |
19.9 (67.8) |
24.5 (76.1) |
26.2 (79.2) |
24.6 (76.3) |
19.6 (67.3) |
13.3 (55.9) |
6.1 (43.0) |
0.1 (32.2) |
13.3 (55.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −6.1 (21.0) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
3.1 (37.6) |
8.6 (47.5) |
13.4 (56.1) |
18.5 (65.3) |
21.6 (70.9) |
20.4 (68.7) |
15.1 (59.2) |
8.4 (47.1) |
1.1 (34.0) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
8.1 (46.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −17.0 (1.4) |
−15.9 (3.4) |
−11.2 (11.8) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
8.6 (47.5) |
13.4 (56.1) |
11.0 (51.8) |
3.1 (37.6) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
−13.0 (8.6) |
−18.2 (−0.8) |
−18.2 (−0.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4.9 (0.19) |
7.7 (0.30) |
16.4 (0.65) |
34.9 (1.37) |
53.1 (2.09) |
61.0 (2.40) |
90.5 (3.56) |
75.6 (2.98) |
85.3 (3.36) |
47.1 (1.85) |
22.0 (0.87) |
2.9 (0.11) |
501.4 (19.73) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 6.8 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 9.9 | 9.2 | 9.8 | 7.6 | 5.6 | 2.3 | 79.4 |
| Average snowy days | 4.4 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 13.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%)
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59 | 58 | 56 | 59 | 61 | 62 | 73 | 76 | 77 | 74 | 70 | 61 | 66 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 142.5 | 143.9 | 180.1 | 209.9 | 221.8 | 218.2 | 224.5 | 207.1 | 165.0 | 158.4 | 148.4 | 149.9 | 2,169.7 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 45 | 46 | 48 | 53 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 45 | 46 | 48 | 49 | 49 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
Agriculture
Apples
are to be found in abundance in Ruicheng, being the most popular variety of fruit grown by local farmers.
References
- ^ Shānxī: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
- ^ 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.
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