Linzhang County 临漳县 Linchang | |
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  Linzhang Location of the seat in Hebei | |
| Coordinates:36°20′N114°37′E / 36.333°N 114.617°E /36.333; 114.617 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hebei |
| Prefecture-level city | Handan |
| County seat | Linzhang Town (临漳镇) |
| Area | |
• Total | 744 km2 (287 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 66 m (217 ft) |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 590,000 |
| • Density | 790/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 056600 |
Linzhang County (simplified Chinese:临漳县;traditional Chinese:臨漳縣;pinyin:Línzhāng Xiàn) is a county of southmostHebei province, China, named after theZhang River within its borders. Linzhang was calledYecheng (Capital ofCao Wei and otherstate powers) in ancient times. It is under the administration ofHandan City, and, as of 2004[update], it had a population of 590,000 residing in an area of 744 km2 (287 sq mi).
There are 14 township-level administrative divisions, including 5 towns and 9 townships under the county's administration.[1] The area was formerly part ofHenan Province.
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| Climate data for Linzhang, elevation 66 m (217 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) | 18.6 (65.5) | 25.0 (77.0) | 28.7 (83.7) | 34.7 (94.5) | 38.8 (101.8) | 43.6 (110.5) | 40.3 (104.5) | 36.4 (97.5) | 37.9 (100.2) | 34.5 (94.1) | 27.5 (81.5) | 24.8 (76.6) | 43.6 (110.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 4.1 (39.4) | 8.4 (47.1) | 15.6 (60.1) | 21.5 (70.7) | 27.2 (81.0) | 32.3 (90.1) | 31.9 (89.4) | 30.3 (86.5) | 26.9 (80.4) | 21.5 (70.7) | 13.0 (55.4) | 5.8 (42.4) | 19.9 (67.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.3 (29.7) | 2.4 (36.3) | 9.2 (48.6) | 15.3 (59.5) | 21.1 (70.0) | 26.0 (78.8) | 27.0 (80.6) | 25.6 (78.1) | 21.0 (69.8) | 14.9 (58.8) | 6.9 (44.4) | 0.1 (32.2) | 14.0 (57.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −5.5 (22.1) | −2.1 (28.2) | 3.7 (38.7) | 9.6 (49.3) | 15.5 (59.9) | 20.4 (68.7) | 23.1 (73.6) | 21.9 (71.4) | 16.5 (61.7) | 9.9 (49.8) | 2.2 (36.0) | −4.0 (24.8) | 9.3 (48.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −16.7 (1.9) | −15.2 (4.6) | −8.2 (17.2) | −1.0 (30.2) | 4.7 (40.5) | 10.8 (51.4) | 14.7 (58.5) | 12.2 (54.0) | 5.0 (41.0) | −2.1 (28.2) | −17.1 (1.2) | −17.0 (1.4) | −17.1 (1.2) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 3.7 (0.15) | 7.0 (0.28) | 10.1 (0.40) | 29.7 (1.17) | 39.4 (1.55) | 64.2 (2.53) | 150.4 (5.92) | 102.3 (4.03) | 51.2 (2.02) | 29.3 (1.15) | 16.8 (0.66) | 4.3 (0.17) | 508.4 (20.03) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.2 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 7.8 | 10.7 | 9.2 | 6.8 | 5.3 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 66 |
| Average snowy days | 2.6 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 10.3 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 61 | 57 | 55 | 61 | 64 | 62 | 77 | 81 | 75 | 68 | 69 | 65 | 66 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 156.8 | 162.0 | 209.5 | 230.5 | 256.0 | 235.3 | 203.5 | 207.6 | 186.1 | 188.9 | 162.1 | 153.3 | 2,351.6 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 50 | 52 | 56 | 58 | 58 | 54 | 46 | 50 | 51 | 55 | 53 | 51 | 53 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
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