Ying County
Ying County
应县 | |
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China Standard ) |
Ying County or Yingxian (
county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Shuozhou
.
Ying County is best known for the
timber building in the world built before the rise of modern timber skyscrapers in the 2010s.[2]
Climate
| Climate data for Yingxian (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 11.6 (52.9) |
20.1 (68.2) |
26.7 (80.1) |
36.1 (97.0) |
35.8 (96.4) |
40.4 (104.7) |
39.2 (102.6) |
35.6 (96.1) |
35.4 (95.7) |
29.0 (84.2) |
22.4 (72.3) |
16.1 (61.0) |
40.4 (104.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −1.6 (29.1) |
3.3 (37.9) |
10.3 (50.5) |
18.3 (64.9) |
24.4 (75.9) |
28.5 (83.3) |
29.5 (85.1) |
27.8 (82.0) |
23.1 (73.6) |
16.2 (61.2) |
7.4 (45.3) |
0.0 (32.0) |
15.6 (60.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −9.0 (15.8) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
2.9 (37.2) |
10.9 (51.6) |
17.4 (63.3) |
21.7 (71.1) |
23.4 (74.1) |
21.5 (70.7) |
16.2 (61.2) |
9.1 (48.4) |
0.6 (33.1) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
8.7 (47.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −14.9 (5.2) |
−10.4 (13.3) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
3.9 (39.0) |
10.4 (50.7) |
15.2 (59.4) |
17.8 (64.0) |
16.1 (61.0) |
10.2 (50.4) |
3.2 (37.8) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
−11.8 (10.8) |
2.6 (36.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −27.9 (−18.2) |
−26.7 (−16.1) |
−20.7 (−5.3) |
−10.2 (13.6) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
2.4 (36.3) |
8.7 (47.7) |
5.2 (41.4) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
−9.7 (14.5) |
−24.0 (−11.2) |
−29.8 (−21.6) |
−29.8 (−21.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1.8 (0.07) |
2.9 (0.11) |
8.3 (0.33) |
19.1 (0.75) |
36.3 (1.43) |
53.7 (2.11) |
86.6 (3.41) |
72.7 (2.86) |
56.2 (2.21) |
24.4 (0.96) |
8.7 (0.34) |
1.5 (0.06) |
372.2 (14.64) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.9 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 7.7 | 10.4 | 12.0 | 10.0 | 9.3 | 6.0 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 73 |
| Average snowy days | 2.8 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 17.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%)
|
53 | 47 | 42 | 39 | 40 | 50 | 63 | 66 | 62 | 55 | 53 | 52 | 52 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 195.4 | 195.6 | 229.1 | 245.1 | 268.0 | 249.0 | 246.3 | 243.3 | 219.5 | 217.7 | 195.0 | 188.4 | 2,692.4 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 65 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 60 | 56 | 55 | 58 | 60 | 64 | 66 | 65 | 61 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ Shānxī: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
- ^ Gorvett, Zaria. "'Plyscrapers': The rise of the wooden skyscraper". Retrieved 2017-10-31.
- ^ 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.
External links
- www.xzqh.org (in Chinese)
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