Sihong 泗洪县 Szehung | |
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 Park in Sihong County | |
  Sihong Location in Jiangsu | |
| Coordinates:33°27′54″N118°12′22″E / 33.465°N 118.206°E /33.465; 118.206 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jiangsu |
| Prefecture-level city | Suqian |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,731 km2 (1,054 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census)[2] | |
• Total | 858,740 |
| • Density | 314.4/km2 (814.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 223900 |
Sihong County (simplified Chinese:泗洪县;traditional Chinese:泗洪縣;pinyin:Sìhóng Xiàn) is under the administration ofSuqian,Jiangsu province, China. It borders theprefecture-level cities ofHuai'an to the southeast,Chuzhou (Anhui) to the south,Bengbu (Anhui) to the west, andSuzhou (Anhui) to the northwest.
The area that later became Sihong County probably served as center for thestate ofXu duringSpring and Autumn period, and harbored its capital city.[3]
At present, Sihong County has 14towns and 9townships under its jurisdiction.[4]
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| Climate data for Sihong, elevation 17 m (56 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 19.5 (67.1) | 26.3 (79.3) | 33.6 (92.5) | 33.4 (92.1) | 37.4 (99.3) | 38.5 (101.3) | 41.3 (106.3) | 39.1 (102.4) | 37.3 (99.1) | 34.1 (93.4) | 28.7 (83.7) | 21.3 (70.3) | 41.3 (106.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.1 (43.0) | 9.1 (48.4) | 14.4 (57.9) | 21.0 (69.8) | 26.1 (79.0) | 29.7 (85.5) | 31.6 (88.9) | 30.8 (87.4) | 27.1 (80.8) | 22.1 (71.8) | 15.2 (59.4) | 8.5 (47.3) | 20.1 (68.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.3 (34.3) | 4.1 (39.4) | 9.2 (48.6) | 15.5 (59.9) | 20.9 (69.6) | 25.0 (77.0) | 27.7 (81.9) | 26.9 (80.4) | 22.4 (72.3) | 16.6 (61.9) | 9.8 (49.6) | 3.5 (38.3) | 15.2 (59.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −2.5 (27.5) | 0.0 (32.0) | 4.5 (40.1) | 10.3 (50.5) | 15.9 (60.6) | 20.7 (69.3) | 24.4 (75.9) | 23.7 (74.7) | 18.6 (65.5) | 12.1 (53.8) | 5.4 (41.7) | −0.5 (31.1) | 11.1 (51.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −20.7 (−5.3) | −17.2 (1.0) | −9.0 (15.8) | −1.8 (28.8) | 4.7 (40.5) | 10.5 (50.9) | 18.0 (64.4) | 14.4 (57.9) | 8.3 (46.9) | −0.4 (31.3) | −8.5 (16.7) | −19.6 (−3.3) | −20.7 (−5.3) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 27.5 (1.08) | 32.0 (1.26) | 45.9 (1.81) | 50.2 (1.98) | 76.0 (2.99) | 137.3 (5.41) | 223.2 (8.79) | 158.3 (6.23) | 94.8 (3.73) | 46.4 (1.83) | 42.3 (1.67) | 22.5 (0.89) | 956.4 (37.67) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 8.2 | 9.1 | 13.0 | 11.7 | 8.1 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 5.5 | 96.7 |
| Average snowy days | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 9.1 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 71 | 70 | 67 | 67 | 70 | 73 | 82 | 84 | 80 | 75 | 73 | 71 | 74 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 139.0 | 138.5 | 172.7 | 198.2 | 204.8 | 174.6 | 181.6 | 183.1 | 174.7 | 173.5 | 148.5 | 145.0 | 2,034.2 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 44 | 44 | 46 | 51 | 47 | 41 | 42 | 45 | 48 | 50 | 48 | 47 | 46 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[5][6] | |||||||||||||
