Yaozhou 耀州区 | |
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 Yaozhou in Tongchuan | |
.png) Tongchuan in Shaanxi | |
| Coordinates:34°54′21″N108°58′36″E / 34.90583°N 108.97667°E /34.90583; 108.97667 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shaanxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Tongchuan |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Yaozhou District (simplified Chinese:耀州区;traditional Chinese:耀州區;pinyin:Yàozhōu Qū), formerlyYao County (simplified Chinese:耀县; traditional Chinese:耀縣; pinyin:Yào Xiàn), is adistrict of the city ofTongchuan,Shaanxi province of thePeople's Republic of China. It has a total area of 1,617 square kilometres (624 sq mi), occupying the southwest two-fifths of Tongchuan, and a population of approximately 300,000 as of 2002.
In medieval China, Yaozhou was the site of theYaozhou kilns.
Yaozhou District administers two subdistricts, eleven towns and two townships. The subdistricts are Yong'an and Tianbao. The towns are Liulin, Sigou, Miaowan, Dongjiahe, Yaoqu, Sunyuan, Guanzhuang, Potou, Zhaojin, and Xiaoqiu. The townships are Shizhu and Yanchi.
| Climate data for Yaozhou District, elevation 723 m (2,372 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) | 16.7 (62.1) | 21.9 (71.4) | 29.2 (84.6) | 35.8 (96.4) | 36.5 (97.7) | 39.1 (102.4) | 38.6 (101.5) | 37.6 (99.7) | 37.7 (99.9) | 30.8 (87.4) | 23.9 (75.0) | 22.9 (73.2) | 39.1 (102.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 4.3 (39.7) | 8.4 (47.1) | 14.4 (57.9) | 21.0 (69.8) | 25.7 (78.3) | 30.0 (86.0) | 31.1 (88.0) | 29.2 (84.6) | 24.2 (75.6) | 18.5 (65.3) | 11.9 (53.4) | 5.8 (42.4) | 18.7 (65.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.0 (30.2) | 2.7 (36.9) | 8.3 (46.9) | 14.5 (58.1) | 19.3 (66.7) | 23.8 (74.8) | 25.6 (78.1) | 24.0 (75.2) | 19.1 (66.4) | 13.1 (55.6) | 6.3 (43.3) | 0.4 (32.7) | 13.0 (55.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −4.8 (23.4) | −1.4 (29.5) | 3.6 (38.5) | 9.1 (48.4) | 13.7 (56.7) | 18.2 (64.8) | 20.9 (69.6) | 19.9 (67.8) | 15.2 (59.4) | 9.1 (48.4) | 2.5 (36.5) | −3.2 (26.2) | 8.6 (47.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −14.4 (6.1) | −11.4 (11.5) | −8.9 (16.0) | −1.1 (30.0) | 3.9 (39.0) | 9.9 (49.8) | 13.6 (56.5) | 12.2 (54.0) | 5.6 (42.1) | −3.2 (26.2) | −10.5 (13.1) | −17.9 (−0.2) | −17.9 (−0.2) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 6.7 (0.26) | 9.7 (0.38) | 17.5 (0.69) | 33.1 (1.30) | 46.8 (1.84) | 62.8 (2.47) | 97.5 (3.84) | 90.4 (3.56) | 86.3 (3.40) | 46.3 (1.82) | 19.4 (0.76) | 4.6 (0.18) | 521.1 (20.5) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.7 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 6.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 10.3 | 10.0 | 11.1 | 9.0 | 5.5 | 3.0 | 86.6 |
| Average snowy days | 5.2 | 4.3 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 16.8 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 54 | 54 | 53 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 68 | 72 | 73 | 70 | 63 | 56 | 61 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 165.9 | 156.6 | 184.1 | 209.7 | 225.7 | 218.8 | 215.3 | 191.1 | 154.1 | 154.1 | 157.9 | 169.9 | 2,203.2 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 53 | 50 | 49 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 49 | 46 | 42 | 45 | 52 | 56 | 50 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[1][2] | |||||||||||||
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