Shixing
始兴县 Chihing | |
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 Mantang Wei (满堂围), a fortified Hakka settlement in Aizi, Shixing County | |
 Location of Shixing in Shaoguan (grey); Shaoguan in Guangdong (yellow) | |
| Coordinates: 24°50′33″N 114°08′37″E / 24.84250°N 114.14361°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guangdong |
| Prefecture-level city | Shaoguan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,174 km2 (839 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Shixing County (postal: Chihing; simplified Chinese: 始兴县; traditional Chinese: 始興縣; pinyin: Shǐxìng Xiàn) is a county of Shaoguan, Guangdong province, China, bordering Jiangxi province to the east. The native variety of Chinese in the area is Hakka.
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Shixing (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) | 27.7 (81.9) |
31.5 (88.7) |
32.0 (89.6) |
34.7 (94.5) |
36.1 (97.0) |
37.5 (99.5) |
39.9 (103.8) |
40.4 (104.7) |
38.2 (100.8) |
36.0 (96.8) |
33.6 (92.5) |
29.9 (85.8) |
40.4 (104.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 14.7 (58.5) |
17.1 (62.8) |
19.7 (67.5) |
25.4 (77.7) |
29.3 (84.7) |
31.9 (89.4) |
34.3 (93.7) |
33.8 (92.8) |
31.3 (88.3) |
27.7 (81.9) |
22.6 (72.7) |
17.0 (62.6) |
25.4 (77.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 9.9 (49.8) |
12.2 (54.0) |
15.3 (59.5) |
20.7 (69.3) |
24.5 (76.1) |
27.0 (80.6) |
28.6 (83.5) |
28.2 (82.8) |
25.8 (78.4) |
21.7 (71.1) |
16.7 (62.1) |
11.3 (52.3) |
20.2 (68.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 6.6 (43.9) |
8.9 (48.0) |
12.3 (54.1) |
17.4 (63.3) |
21.1 (70.0) |
23.8 (74.8) |
24.7 (76.5) |
24.6 (76.3) |
22.2 (72.0) |
17.3 (63.1) |
12.4 (54.3) |
7.3 (45.1) |
16.6 (61.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −3.8 (25.2) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
5.6 (42.1) |
12.3 (54.1) |
14.9 (58.8) |
19.8 (67.6) |
20.8 (69.4) |
13.9 (57.0) |
5.4 (41.7) |
0.6 (33.1) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 70.4 (2.77) |
88.6 (3.49) |
174.3 (6.86) |
194.4 (7.65) |
246.9 (9.72) |
224.9 (8.85) |
134.4 (5.29) |
153.3 (6.04) |
106.8 (4.20) |
52.9 (2.08) |
59.6 (2.35) |
52 (2.0) |
1,558.5 (61.3) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 11.0 | 12.2 | 17.8 | 16.8 | 17.9 | 17.7 | 14.2 | 14.9 | 11.2 | 6.5 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 156.2 |
| Average snowy days | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 75 | 77 | 82 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 78 | 80 | 79 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 78 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 87.0 | 74.8 | 65.3 | 84.4 | 116.1 | 136.1 | 207.3 | 196.3 | 164.2 | 164.1 | 137.1 | 127.1 | 1,559.8 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 26 | 23 | 18 | 22 | 28 | 33 | 50 | 49 | 45 | 46 | 42 | 39 | 35 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[1][2] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
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