Xiaoyi 孝义市 | |
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  Xiaoyi Location in Shanxi | |
| Coordinates:36°5′N111°31′E / 36.083°N 111.517°E /36.083; 111.517 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shanxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Lüliang |
| Area | |
| 946.0 km2 (365.3 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 54.50 km2 (21.04 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
| 492,000 | |
| • Density | 520/km2 (1,350/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 293,600 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Xiaoyi (Chinese:孝义) is acounty-level city under the administration ofLüliangprefecture-level city, inShanxi Province, China.
Xiaoyi was built by theState of Jin in 594 BC, named Guayang inSpring and Autumn period. It was renamed Zhongyang inThree Kingdoms period and Yong'an inNorthern Wei period. In 627 AD (Tang dynasty), It was renamed Xiaoyi byEmperor Taizong of Tang.
Xiaoyi is known for its mineral resources, includingcoal,Iron ore andbauxite. It is also known forwalnuts andshadow play.
| Climate data for Xiaoyi, elevation 773 m (2,536 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) | 14.5 (58.1) | 21.7 (71.1) | 29.6 (85.3) | 37.0 (98.6) | 39.0 (102.2) | 41.1 (106.0) | 39.3 (102.7) | 37.4 (99.3) | 37.4 (99.3) | 30.0 (86.0) | 24.3 (75.7) | 17.8 (64.0) | 41.1 (106.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.6 (36.7) | 7.1 (44.8) | 13.9 (57.0) | 21.1 (70.0) | 26.6 (79.9) | 30.3 (86.5) | 31.0 (87.8) | 28.8 (83.8) | 24.3 (75.7) | 18.4 (65.1) | 10.6 (51.1) | 3.9 (39.0) | 18.2 (64.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −4.0 (24.8) | −0.1 (31.8) | 6.5 (43.7) | 13.5 (56.3) | 19.2 (66.6) | 23.2 (73.8) | 24.8 (76.6) | 22.8 (73.0) | 17.6 (63.7) | 11.3 (52.3) | 3.9 (39.0) | −2.2 (28.0) | 11.4 (52.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −9.4 (15.1) | −5.6 (21.9) | 0.2 (32.4) | 6.3 (43.3) | 11.7 (53.1) | 16.2 (61.2) | 19.4 (66.9) | 17.7 (63.9) | 12.3 (54.1) | 5.8 (42.4) | −1.2 (29.8) | −7.0 (19.4) | 5.5 (42.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −23.1 (−9.6) | −22.8 (−9.0) | −12.2 (10.0) | −5.3 (22.5) | −0.4 (31.3) | 5.9 (42.6) | 11.7 (53.1) | 9.7 (49.5) | 1.1 (34.0) | −7.3 (18.9) | −18.9 (−2.0) | −21.6 (−6.9) | −23.1 (−9.6) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 3.9 (0.15) | 5.9 (0.23) | 10.5 (0.41) | 27.8 (1.09) | 28.4 (1.12) | 43.3 (1.70) | 101.6 (4.00) | 100.4 (3.95) | 67.2 (2.65) | 36.2 (1.43) | 13.7 (0.54) | 3.1 (0.12) | 442 (17.39) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.0 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 5.4 | 6.0 | 9.2 | 11.1 | 10.4 | 8.4 | 6.2 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 69.9 |
| Average snowy days | 2.7 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 11.7 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 48 | 46 | 43 | 45 | 47 | 54 | 66 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 56 | 49 | 55 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 170.3 | 177.3 | 217.7 | 243.5 | 270.6 | 244.7 | 228.4 | 210.1 | 190.0 | 196.4 | 178.0 | 168.2 | 2,495.2 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 55 | 58 | 58 | 61 | 62 | 56 | 51 | 50 | 52 | 57 | 59 | 57 | 56 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
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