Dingxiang County 定襄县 Tingsiang | |
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 Former residence ofYan Xishan | |
 Location in Xinzhou | |
  Dingxiang Location in Shanxi | |
| Coordinates:38°31′28″N113°00′06″E / 38.52444°N 113.00167°E /38.52444; 113.00167 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shanxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Xinzhou |
| Population (2020[1]) | |
• Total | 193,997 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 035400 |
Dingxiang (Chinese:定襄;pinyin:Dìngxiāng) is acounty in the north central part ofShanxi province, China. It is under the administration ofXinzhou city.
| Climate data for Dingxiang, elevation 759 m (2,490 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1972–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 13.8 (56.8) | 18.5 (65.3) | 29.2 (84.6) | 38.5 (101.3) | 38.5 (101.3) | 41.7 (107.1) | 39.5 (103.1) | 37.3 (99.1) | 35.5 (95.9) | 30.3 (86.5) | 26.8 (80.2) | 19.8 (67.6) | 41.7 (107.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 0.9 (33.6) | 5.5 (41.9) | 12.6 (54.7) | 20.7 (69.3) | 26.6 (79.9) | 29.8 (85.6) | 30.2 (86.4) | 28.4 (83.1) | 24.2 (75.6) | 17.9 (64.2) | 8.9 (48.0) | 2.0 (35.6) | 17.3 (63.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −8.1 (17.4) | −3.3 (26.1) | 4.3 (39.7) | 12.3 (54.1) | 18.5 (65.3) | 22.0 (71.6) | 23.2 (73.8) | 21.4 (70.5) | 15.9 (60.6) | 9.1 (48.4) | 0.7 (33.3) | −6.3 (20.7) | 9.1 (48.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −14.8 (5.4) | −10.0 (14.0) | −2.5 (27.5) | 4.3 (39.7) | 10.3 (50.5) | 14.8 (58.6) | 17.6 (63.7) | 16.1 (61.0) | 9.9 (49.8) | 2.6 (36.7) | −5.0 (23.0) | −12.3 (9.9) | 2.6 (36.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −27.2 (−17.0) | −24.8 (−12.6) | −16.5 (2.3) | −7.0 (19.4) | −1.5 (29.3) | 6.1 (43.0) | 8.5 (47.3) | 5.6 (42.1) | −2.6 (27.3) | −9.9 (14.2) | −23.8 (−10.8) | −29.9 (−21.8) | −29.9 (−21.8) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 2.3 (0.09) | 3.7 (0.15) | 6.9 (0.27) | 19.0 (0.75) | 33.1 (1.30) | 58.7 (2.31) | 95.9 (3.78) | 95.5 (3.76) | 53.7 (2.11) | 26.3 (1.04) | 11.2 (0.44) | 2.2 (0.09) | 408.5 (16.09) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.6 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 5.1 | 6.8 | 10.4 | 12.8 | 11.7 | 8.9 | 5.7 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 73.4 |
| Average snowy days | 2.0 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 11.2 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 53 | 49 | 48 | 45 | 46 | 59 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 67 | 63 | 56 | 60 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 155.9 | 168.4 | 215.5 | 237.9 | 258.8 | 230.3 | 215.1 | 209.6 | 197.2 | 200.4 | 166.9 | 154.7 | 2,410.7 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 51 | 55 | 58 | 60 | 58 | 52 | 48 | 50 | 54 | 59 | 56 | 53 | 55 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
