Yucheng 禹城市 | |
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 Tuhai River in Yucheng | |
 Yucheng in Dezhou | |
  Yucheng Location in Shandong | |
| Coordinates:36°56′02″N116°38′17″E / 36.934°N 116.638°E /36.934; 116.638 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shandong |
| Prefecture-level city | Dezhou |
| Area | |
• Total | 992 km2 (383 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | |
• Total | 514,300 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 251200 |
Yucheng (Chinese:禹城;pinyin:Yǔchéng) is a county-level city located in the northwest ofShandong province, China. It is administered by theprefecture-level city ofDezhou.
The population was 495,387 in 1999.[2]
History The name of "Yucheng" means "the city of Great Yu", who is believed to be the first king of the Xia dynasty, and an ancient hero specializing in fighting with flood. The county of Yucheng was set up during the Tang dynasty in 692 AD.
As of 2012[update], this city is divided to 1 subdistrict, 7 towns and 3 townships.[3]
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| Climate data for Yucheng, elevation 21 m (69 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1991–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 17.6 (63.7) | 22.0 (71.6) | 29.0 (84.2) | 33.4 (92.1) | 37.7 (99.9) | 41.2 (106.2) | 41.4 (106.5) | 37.1 (98.8) | 36.7 (98.1) | 32.2 (90.0) | 25.5 (77.9) | 17.3 (63.1) | 41.4 (106.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.9 (39.0) | 7.9 (46.2) | 14.4 (57.9) | 21.1 (70.0) | 26.7 (80.1) | 31.8 (89.2) | 32.2 (90.0) | 30.6 (87.1) | 27.2 (81.0) | 21.2 (70.2) | 12.5 (54.5) | 5.5 (41.9) | 19.6 (67.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.4 (29.5) | 2.2 (36.0) | 8.4 (47.1) | 15.1 (59.2) | 20.9 (69.6) | 25.9 (78.6) | 27.5 (81.5) | 25.9 (78.6) | 21.3 (70.3) | 15.0 (59.0) | 7.0 (44.6) | 0.4 (32.7) | 14.0 (57.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −5.6 (21.9) | −2.4 (27.7) | 3.4 (38.1) | 9.7 (49.5) | 15.4 (59.7) | 20.6 (69.1) | 23.4 (74.1) | 22.1 (71.8) | 16.6 (61.9) | 10 (50) | 2.6 (36.7) | −3.7 (25.3) | 9.3 (48.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −19.8 (−3.6) | −15.0 (5.0) | −9.0 (15.8) | −3.1 (26.4) | 3.4 (38.1) | 9.8 (49.6) | 16.8 (62.2) | 12.7 (54.9) | 5.2 (41.4) | −1.2 (29.8) | −16.2 (2.8) | −17.6 (0.3) | −19.8 (−3.6) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 3.9 (0.15) | 9.9 (0.39) | 9.9 (0.39) | 33.4 (1.31) | 48.7 (1.92) | 91.7 (3.61) | 149.7 (5.89) | 139.8 (5.50) | 45.1 (1.78) | 31.7 (1.25) | 19.5 (0.77) | 4.4 (0.17) | 587.7 (23.13) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 4.9 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 11.3 | 9.8 | 6.2 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 2.4 | 65.9 |
| Average snowy days | 2.7 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 9.5 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 60 | 56 | 52 | 58 | 62 | 61 | 76 | 80 | 74 | 67 | 66 | 63 | 65 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 165.1 | 167.1 | 218.8 | 237.6 | 265.7 | 236.1 | 197.5 | 202.5 | 203.2 | 194.7 | 160.2 | 160.2 | 2,408.7 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 53 | 54 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 54 | 45 | 49 | 55 | 57 | 53 | 54 | 55 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[4][5] | |||||||||||||