Qian'an County 乾安县 | |
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 Qian'an in Songyuan | |
.png) Songyuan in Jilin | |
| Coordinates:45°00′14″N124°02′28″E / 45.004°N 124.041°E /45.004; 124.041 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jilin |
| Prefecture-level city | Songyuan |
| County seat | Qian'an Town (乾安县) |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,522 km2 (1,360 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 146 m (479 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 300,000 |
| • Density | 85/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Qian'an County (simplified Chinese:乾安县;traditional Chinese:乾安縣;pinyin:Qián'ān Xiàn) is a county in the northwest ofJilin province, China. It is under the administration of theprefecture-level city ofSongyuan, with a 2002 population of 300,000 and an area of 3,522 km2 (1,360 sq mi).
There are six towns and four townships under the county's administration.[1]
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| Climate data for Qian'an, elevation 146 m (479 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) | 3.1 (37.6) | 14.5 (58.1) | 22.0 (71.6) | 31.4 (88.5) | 36.5 (97.7) | 39.3 (102.7) | 38.4 (101.1) | 37.1 (98.8) | 33.0 (91.4) | 28.5 (83.3) | 19.0 (66.2) | 10.0 (50.0) | 39.3 (102.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −9.8 (14.4) | −3.8 (25.2) | 4.8 (40.6) | 15.1 (59.2) | 22.6 (72.7) | 27.6 (81.7) | 29.1 (84.4) | 27.6 (81.7) | 22.7 (72.9) | 13.5 (56.3) | 1.3 (34.3) | −8.1 (17.4) | 11.9 (53.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −15.4 (4.3) | −10.1 (13.8) | −1.4 (29.5) | 8.7 (47.7) | 16.5 (61.7) | 22.0 (71.6) | 24.3 (75.7) | 22.6 (72.7) | 16.5 (61.7) | 7.4 (45.3) | −4.0 (24.8) | −13.2 (8.2) | 6.2 (43.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −19.9 (−3.8) | −15.5 (4.1) | −7.0 (19.4) | 2.5 (36.5) | 10.5 (50.9) | 16.7 (62.1) | 19.9 (67.8) | 18.0 (64.4) | 11.0 (51.8) | 2.4 (36.3) | −8.2 (17.2) | −17.3 (0.9) | 1.1 (34.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −34.6 (−30.3) | −34.0 (−29.2) | −21.1 (−6.0) | −8.5 (16.7) | −0.4 (31.3) | 4.7 (40.5) | 11.3 (52.3) | 9.1 (48.4) | 0.2 (32.4) | −14.1 (6.6) | −23.5 (−10.3) | −31.5 (−24.7) | −34.6 (−30.3) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 1.6 (0.06) | 2.0 (0.08) | 5.5 (0.22) | 11.9 (0.47) | 43.4 (1.71) | 72.0 (2.83) | 121.6 (4.79) | 98.5 (3.88) | 37.1 (1.46) | 18.4 (0.72) | 6.6 (0.26) | 3.6 (0.14) | 422.2 (16.62) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.7 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 8.0 | 11.2 | 12.1 | 9.5 | 6.7 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 71 |
| Average snowy days | 4.5 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.3 | 6.3 | 25.6 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 64 | 55 | 48 | 43 | 48 | 60 | 73 | 73 | 63 | 57 | 60 | 66 | 59 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 186.9 | 203.5 | 242.1 | 244.0 | 265.1 | 250.3 | 228.6 | 234.7 | 239.2 | 216.3 | 176.6 | 166.0 | 2,653.3 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 65 | 69 | 65 | 60 | 57 | 54 | 49 | 54 | 65 | 65 | 62 | 61 | 61 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
