Tongguan County
Tongguan County
潼关县 Tungkwan, T'ung-kuan | ||
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Postal Code 714300 | ||
| Website | http://www.tongguan.gov.cn/ | |
| Tongguan | |
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Hanyu Pinyin | Tóngguān |
| Wade–Giles | Tʻung2-kuan1 |
Tongguan County (
Qin Mountains turn the Yellow River sharply eastward, forcing it into the North China Plain, and borders the provinces of Shanxi to the north and Henan
to the east.
Administrative divisions
Tongguan County is divided to 5 towns and 1 townships.[2]
- Towns
- Townships
- Anle (安乐乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Tongguan (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 14.3 (57.7) |
21.1 (70.0) |
28.6 (83.5) |
35.8 (96.4) |
38.0 (100.4) |
40.2 (104.4) |
38.9 (102.0) |
38.5 (101.3) |
38.5 (101.3) |
31.0 (87.8) |
23.2 (73.8) |
18.8 (65.8) |
40.2 (104.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 4.1 (39.4) |
8.6 (47.5) |
15.0 (59.0) |
21.7 (71.1) |
26.7 (80.1) |
30.9 (87.6) |
31.7 (89.1) |
29.9 (85.8) |
25.0 (77.0) |
19.0 (66.2) |
11.9 (53.4) |
5.6 (42.1) |
19.2 (66.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −0.2 (31.6) |
3.6 (38.5) |
9.5 (49.1) |
15.9 (60.6) |
20.9 (69.6) |
25.3 (77.5) |
26.7 (80.1) |
25.0 (77.0) |
20.3 (68.5) |
14.4 (57.9) |
7.4 (45.3) |
1.4 (34.5) |
14.2 (57.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −3.3 (26.1) |
0.1 (32.2) |
5.3 (41.5) |
11.1 (52.0) |
15.9 (60.6) |
20.4 (68.7) |
22.5 (72.5) |
21.2 (70.2) |
16.6 (61.9) |
10.8 (51.4) |
4.0 (39.2) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
10.2 (50.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −13.1 (8.4) |
−9.3 (15.3) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
5.2 (41.4) |
12.0 (53.6) |
16.5 (61.7) |
13.2 (55.8) |
7.0 (44.6) |
0.5 (32.9) |
−8.7 (16.3) |
−14.0 (6.8) |
−14.0 (6.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 7.6 (0.30) |
10.4 (0.41) |
19.8 (0.78) |
39.2 (1.54) |
64.5 (2.54) |
65.7 (2.59) |
114.2 (4.50) |
95.4 (3.76) |
92.7 (3.65) |
54.2 (2.13) |
24.3 (0.96) |
5.3 (0.21) |
593.3 (23.37) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.2 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 7.3 | 8.8 | 8.1 | 10.7 | 10.4 | 10.6 | 8.6 | 6.0 | 3.2 | 87.3 |
| Average snowy days | 5.0 | 3.8 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 15.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%)
|
56 | 56 | 53 | 54 | 54 | 56 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 68 | 65 | 58 | 61 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 146.5 | 148.8 | 187.2 | 211.9 | 221.0 | 222.6 | 226.4 | 208.3 | 164.3 | 154.0 | 143.5 | 153.6 | 2,188.1 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 47 | 48 | 50 | 54 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 51 | 45 | 44 | 47 | 51 | 49 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
Notes
References
- ^ Baynes, T. S., ed. (1878), , Encyclopædia Britannica, vol. 5 (9th ed.), New York: Charles Scribner's Sons
- ^ "潼关县-行政区划网(区划地名网) www.xzqh.org". www.xzqh.org. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
- ^ 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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External links
- (in Chinese) Official website
34°29′11″N 110°15′49″E / 34.48639°N 110.26361°E
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