Wangcang County 旺苍县 | |
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| Country | China |
| Province | Sichuan |
| Prefecture-level city | Guangyuan |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,976 km2 (1,149 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 330,108 |
| • Density | 110.9/km2 (287.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Wangcang County (simplified Chinese:旺苍县;traditional Chinese:旺蒼縣;pinyin:Wàngcāng Xiàn) is a county in the northeast ofSichuan Province, China, borderingShaanxi province to the north. It is under the administration ofGuangyuan city.
Wangcang County comprises 21 towns and 2 townships:[1]
| Climate data for Wangcang, elevation 499 m (1,637 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) | 21.0 (69.8) | 24.3 (75.7) | 30.7 (87.3) | 34.5 (94.1) | 36.4 (97.5) | 38.0 (100.4) | 40.9 (105.6) | 41.5 (106.7) | 37.9 (100.2) | 31.2 (88.2) | 27.6 (81.7) | 19.4 (66.9) | 41.5 (106.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.8 (49.6) | 12.6 (54.7) | 17.8 (64.0) | 23.6 (74.5) | 27.5 (81.5) | 30.2 (86.4) | 32.0 (89.6) | 32.1 (89.8) | 26.5 (79.7) | 21.3 (70.3) | 16.2 (61.2) | 10.9 (51.6) | 21.7 (71.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.6 (42.1) | 8.1 (46.6) | 12.5 (54.5) | 17.6 (63.7) | 21.6 (70.9) | 24.7 (76.5) | 26.7 (80.1) | 26.4 (79.5) | 21.8 (71.2) | 16.9 (62.4) | 11.7 (53.1) | 6.8 (44.2) | 16.7 (62.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.6 (36.7) | 5.0 (41.0) | 8.6 (47.5) | 13.2 (55.8) | 17.2 (63.0) | 20.6 (69.1) | 22.9 (73.2) | 22.5 (72.5) | 18.8 (65.8) | 14.1 (57.4) | 8.8 (47.8) | 4.0 (39.2) | 13.2 (55.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −3.9 (25.0) | −2.9 (26.8) | −1.5 (29.3) | 2.9 (37.2) | 8.3 (46.9) | 13.2 (55.8) | 16.5 (61.7) | 14.9 (58.8) | 12.1 (53.8) | 1.3 (34.3) | −0.9 (30.4) | −4.9 (23.2) | −4.9 (23.2) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 10.6 (0.42) | 16.1 (0.63) | 29.1 (1.15) | 64.6 (2.54) | 115.5 (4.55) | 160.1 (6.30) | 262.9 (10.35) | 169.8 (6.69) | 189.3 (7.45) | 76.2 (3.00) | 35.3 (1.39) | 9.4 (0.37) | 1,138.9 (44.84) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 6.6 | 7.5 | 9.0 | 11.1 | 13.0 | 13.3 | 15.2 | 13.5 | 14.3 | 13.3 | 8.4 | 6.5 | 131.7 |
| Average snowy days | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 3.1 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 74 | 71 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 79 | 80 | 78 | 75 | 73 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 57.6 | 55.8 | 89.5 | 125.1 | 141.6 | 131.2 | 147.4 | 162.2 | 91.4 | 79.3 | 68.8 | 60.0 | 1,209.9 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 18 | 18 | 24 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 34 | 40 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 27 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[2][3] all-time extreme temperature[4] all-time January high[5] | |||||||||||||
32°13′44″N106°17′24″E / 32.22889°N 106.29000°E /32.22889; 106.29000
