Shuangpai County 双牌县 | |
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  Shuangpai Location in Hunan | |
| Coordinates:25°57′43″N111°39′32″E / 25.962°N 111.659°E /25.962; 111.659[1] | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hunan |
| Prefecture-level city | Yongzhou |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,739.32 km2 (671.56 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)[3] | |
• Total | 163,274 |
| • Density | 93.8723/km2 (243.128/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 4252XX |
Shuangpai County (simplified Chinese:双牌县;traditional Chinese:雙牌縣;pinyin:Shuāngpái Xiàn) is acounty inHunan Province, China, it is under the administration of theprefecture-level city ofYongzhou. Shuangpai is also the 3rd smallest administrative unit (afterShaoshan andGuzhang)by population in the counties and county-level cities of the province.
Located on the southern margin of the province, it is adjacent to the city proper of Yongzhou, and lies to the eastern border ofGuangxi. The county is bordered to the north and the northwest byLingling District, to the east and the southeast byNingyuan County, and to the southwest and the south byDao County,Quanzhou County of Guangxi. Shuangpai County covers an area of 1,751 km2 (676 sq mi), and as of 2015, it had a permanent resident population of 202,400.[4] The county has 6towns and 5townships under its jurisdiction, and thecounty seat isShuangpo (泷泊镇).[5]
| Climate data for Shuangpai, elevation 205 m (673 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) | 27.4 (81.3) | 31.9 (89.4) | 34.1 (93.4) | 35.5 (95.9) | 35.9 (96.6) | 37.7 (99.9) | 39.9 (103.8) | 40.7 (105.3) | 38.3 (100.9) | 36.7 (98.1) | 34.4 (93.9) | 25.4 (77.7) | 40.7 (105.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.9 (49.8) | 12.8 (55.0) | 16.9 (62.4) | 23.4 (74.1) | 27.6 (81.7) | 30.6 (87.1) | 33.9 (93.0) | 33.1 (91.6) | 29.3 (84.7) | 24.1 (75.4) | 18.6 (65.5) | 12.5 (54.5) | 22.7 (72.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.5 (43.7) | 9.0 (48.2) | 12.7 (54.9) | 18.6 (65.5) | 22.8 (73.0) | 26.2 (79.2) | 28.6 (83.5) | 27.6 (81.7) | 24.2 (75.6) | 19.2 (66.6) | 13.8 (56.8) | 8.4 (47.1) | 18.1 (64.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.1 (39.4) | 6.4 (43.5) | 9.9 (49.8) | 15.3 (59.5) | 19.4 (66.9) | 23.1 (73.6) | 24.8 (76.6) | 24.1 (75.4) | 20.8 (69.4) | 15.8 (60.4) | 10.5 (50.9) | 5.5 (41.9) | 15.0 (58.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −4.4 (24.1) | −3.9 (25.0) | −0.5 (31.1) | 2.7 (36.9) | 8.4 (47.1) | 13.5 (56.3) | 17.3 (63.1) | 18.7 (65.7) | 12.4 (54.3) | 3.7 (38.7) | −0.4 (31.3) | −5.8 (21.6) | −5.8 (21.6) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 76.7 (3.02) | 85.3 (3.36) | 163.1 (6.42) | 166.3 (6.55) | 218.2 (8.59) | 220.1 (8.67) | 151.9 (5.98) | 140.5 (5.53) | 63.1 (2.48) | 64.2 (2.53) | 74.6 (2.94) | 54.7 (2.15) | 1,478.7 (58.22) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 14.8 | 14.5 | 18.9 | 17.0 | 17.2 | 16.6 | 11.9 | 13.6 | 9.1 | 8.6 | 10.4 | 10.6 | 163.2 |
| Average snowy days | 3.4 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.3 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 80 | 80 | 82 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 74 | 77 | 78 | 77 | 78 | 76 | 79 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 52.3 | 50.7 | 58.6 | 90.6 | 113.3 | 116.5 | 202.3 | 175.7 | 134.4 | 115.4 | 102.9 | 85.9 | 1,298.6 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 16 | 16 | 16 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 48 | 44 | 37 | 33 | 32 | 26 | 29 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[6][7] | |||||||||||||
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