Shenxian 莘县 | |
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 Shen County in Liaocheng | |
 Liaocheng in Shandong | |
| Coordinates (Shen County government):36°14′02″N115°40′16″E / 36.234°N 115.671°E /36.234; 115.671 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shandong |
| Prefecture-level city | Liaocheng |
| Township-level divisions | 4 subdistricts 16 towns 4 townships |
| County seat | Yanta Subdistrict (燕塔街道) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,420 km2 (550 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 42 m (138 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 982,700 |
| • Density | 692/km2 (1,790/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 252400 |
| Area code | 0635 |
| Website | sdsx |
Shen County (simplified Chinese:莘县;traditional Chinese:莘縣;pinyin:Shēn Xiàn), orShenxian, is a county of westernShandong province, People's Republic of China, borderingHenan to the south and southwest andHebei to the west. It is the southernmostcounty-level division of theprefecture-level city ofLiaocheng.
The population was 949,768 in 1999.[2]
Shen County ranges in latitude from 35° 46' to 36° 25' N and in longitude from 115° 20' to 115° 44' E, reaching 68 kilometres (42 mi) in north–south extent and 32 km (20 mi) in east–west width, and covers an area of 1,387.74 km2 (535.81 sq mi). It bordersGuan County andDongchangfu District to the north,Yanggu County across theJinxian River (金线河) to the east,Puyang City ofHenan to the south, andHandan City ofHebei to the west.
Shen County has amonsoon-influenced, continentalsemi-arid climate (KöppenBSk) with four distinct seasons. Winters are cold and very dry, with a 24-hour average temperature of −1.8 °C (28.8 °F) in January, while summers are hot and humid, with a 24-hour average temperature of 26.8 °C (80.2 °F) in July; the annual mean is 13.4 °C (56.1 °F). Nearly half of the annual rainfall occurs in July and August alone.
| Climate data for Shenxian, elevation 39 m (128 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) | 16.4 (61.5) | 23.6 (74.5) | 29.1 (84.4) | 33.5 (92.3) | 38.7 (101.7) | 41.8 (107.2) | 40.4 (104.7) | 36.7 (98.1) | 35.9 (96.6) | 35.1 (95.2) | 26.7 (80.1) | 21.3 (70.3) | 41.8 (107.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 4.2 (39.6) | 8.4 (47.1) | 14.6 (58.3) | 21.1 (70.0) | 26.5 (79.7) | 31.9 (89.4) | 32.0 (89.6) | 30.4 (86.7) | 27.0 (80.6) | 21.3 (70.3) | 12.8 (55.0) | 5.9 (42.6) | 19.7 (67.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.4 (29.5) | 2.3 (36.1) | 8.4 (47.1) | 14.8 (58.6) | 20.5 (68.9) | 25.7 (78.3) | 27.2 (81.0) | 25.6 (78.1) | 20.9 (69.6) | 14.8 (58.6) | 6.9 (44.4) | 0.4 (32.7) | 13.8 (56.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −5.6 (21.9) | −2.3 (27.9) | 3.2 (37.8) | 9.2 (48.6) | 14.8 (58.6) | 20.2 (68.4) | 23.2 (73.8) | 21.8 (71.2) | 16.3 (61.3) | 9.8 (49.6) | 2.3 (36.1) | −3.6 (25.5) | 9.1 (48.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −20.0 (−4.0) | −17.4 (0.7) | −8.6 (16.5) | −2.1 (28.2) | 3.3 (37.9) | 8.8 (47.8) | 16.0 (60.8) | 12.5 (54.5) | 3.2 (37.8) | −2.3 (27.9) | −18.6 (−1.5) | −16.3 (2.7) | −20.0 (−4.0) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 3.6 (0.14) | 8.4 (0.33) | 12.3 (0.48) | 28.6 (1.13) | 45.2 (1.78) | 55.8 (2.20) | 129.7 (5.11) | 135.8 (5.35) | 46.6 (1.83) | 30.1 (1.19) | 17.0 (0.67) | 5.0 (0.20) | 518.1 (20.41) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.1 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 7.1 | 10.8 | 8.9 | 6.6 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 64.4 |
| Average snowy days | 2.5 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 9 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 65 | 61 | 58 | 63 | 68 | 64 | 79 | 84 | 78 | 71 | 70 | 68 | 69 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 141.7 | 148.5 | 190.6 | 212.1 | 236.9 | 215.4 | 175.1 | 174.1 | 173.5 | 174.5 | 149.6 | 144.6 | 2,136.6 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 46 | 48 | 51 | 54 | 54 | 49 | 40 | 42 | 47 | 51 | 49 | 48 | 48 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
There are 4subdistricts, 16towns and 4townships in the county:[5]