Xi County 息县 | |
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Coordinates:32°20′35″N114°44′24″E / 32.343°N 114.740°E /32.343; 114.740 | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Henan |
Prefecture-level city | Xinyang |
Area | |
• Total | 1,836 km2 (709 sq mi) |
Population (2019)[2] | |
• Total | 749,400 |
• Density | 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 464300 |
Xi County orXixian (simplified Chinese:息县;traditional Chinese:息縣;pinyin:Xī Xiàn) is a county in the southeast ofHenan province, China. It is the northernmostcounty-level division ofXinyang. The primary dialect isZhongyuan Mandarin.
As 2012, this county is divided to 6 towns and 14 townships.[3]
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Climate data for Xixian, elevation 34 m (112 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) | 19.9 (67.8) | 27.0 (80.6) | 30.7 (87.3) | 33.8 (92.8) | 37.1 (98.8) | 37.8 (100.0) | 38.7 (101.7) | 38.5 (101.3) | 37.7 (99.9) | 33.9 (93.0) | 28.4 (83.1) | 22.0 (71.6) | 38.7 (101.7) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.0 (44.6) | 10.3 (50.5) | 15.5 (59.9) | 22.1 (71.8) | 27.0 (80.6) | 30.1 (86.2) | 32.1 (89.8) | 30.9 (87.6) | 27.1 (80.8) | 22.4 (72.3) | 15.6 (60.1) | 9.4 (48.9) | 20.8 (69.4) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.3 (36.1) | 5.3 (41.5) | 10.2 (50.4) | 16.5 (61.7) | 21.7 (71.1) | 25.6 (78.1) | 27.9 (82.2) | 26.6 (79.9) | 22.2 (72.0) | 16.9 (62.4) | 10.2 (50.4) | 4.4 (39.9) | 15.8 (60.5) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −1.2 (29.8) | 1.4 (34.5) | 6.0 (42.8) | 11.7 (53.1) | 17.0 (62.6) | 21.6 (70.9) | 24.6 (76.3) | 23.3 (73.9) | 18.5 (65.3) | 12.7 (54.9) | 6.1 (43.0) | 0.8 (33.4) | 11.9 (53.4) |
Record low °C (°F) | −18.9 (−2.0) | −11.0 (12.2) | −6.5 (20.3) | 0.0 (32.0) | 5.6 (42.1) | 12.6 (54.7) | 18.2 (64.8) | 14.4 (57.9) | 7.6 (45.7) | 1.0 (33.8) | −8.0 (17.6) | −15.9 (3.4) | −18.9 (−2.0) |
Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 31.6 (1.24) | 36.5 (1.44) | 61.2 (2.41) | 68.3 (2.69) | 103.8 (4.09) | 146.0 (5.75) | 178.9 (7.04) | 162.5 (6.40) | 75.7 (2.98) | 65.1 (2.56) | 46.8 (1.84) | 23.5 (0.93) | 999.9 (39.37) |
Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 6.8 | 7.8 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 10.6 | 9.3 | 10.9 | 11.1 | 9.2 | 8.6 | 7.9 | 5.9 | 105.3 |
Average snowy days | 5.2 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 12 |
Averagerelative humidity (%) | 74 | 73 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 77 | 82 | 84 | 81 | 76 | 75 | 73 | 76 |
Mean monthlysunshine hours | 103.3 | 106.4 | 136.3 | 165.4 | 162.9 | 159.9 | 169.5 | 159.8 | 138.0 | 136.9 | 127.4 | 116.1 | 1,681.9 |
Percentagepossible sunshine | 32 | 34 | 36 | 42 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 39 | 41 | 37 | 38 |
Source:China Meteorological Administration[4][5] |