Ying County
Appearance
Ying County
应县 | |
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Coordinates: 39°33′15″N 113°11′28″E / 39.5542°N 113.191°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Shanxi |
Prefecture-level city | Shuozhou |
Area | |
• Total | 1,688 km2 (652 sq mi) |
Population (2020[1]) | 243,970 |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Ying County or Yingxian (simplified Chinese: 应县; traditional Chinese:
Ying County is best known for the Pagoda of Fogong Temple, which is built in 1056 and was the tallest timber building in the world built before the rise of modern timber skyscrapers in the 2010s.[2]
Climate
[edit]Climate data for Yingxian, elevation 1,001 m (3,284 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) | 11.6 (52.9) |
20.1 (68.2) |
26.7 (80.1) |
36.1 (97.0) |
35.8 (96.4) |
40.4 (104.7) |
39.2 (102.6) |
35.6 (96.1) |
35.4 (95.7) |
29.0 (84.2) |
22.4 (72.3) |
16.1 (61.0) |
40.4 (104.7) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −1.6 (29.1) |
3.3 (37.9) |
10.3 (50.5) |
18.3 (64.9) |
24.4 (75.9) |
28.5 (83.3) |
29.5 (85.1) |
27.8 (82.0) |
23.1 (73.6) |
16.2 (61.2) |
7.4 (45.3) |
0.0 (32.0) |
15.6 (60.1) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −9.0 (15.8) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
2.9 (37.2) |
10.9 (51.6) |
17.4 (63.3) |
21.7 (71.1) |
23.4 (74.1) |
21.5 (70.7) |
16.2 (61.2) |
9.1 (48.4) |
0.6 (33.1) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
8.7 (47.6) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −14.9 (5.2) |
−10.4 (13.3) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
3.9 (39.0) |
10.4 (50.7) |
15.2 (59.4) |
17.8 (64.0) |
16.1 (61.0) |
10.2 (50.4) |
3.2 (37.8) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
−11.8 (10.8) |
2.6 (36.8) |
Record low °C (°F) | −27.9 (−18.2) |
−26.7 (−16.1) |
−20.7 (−5.3) |
−10.2 (13.6) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
2.4 (36.3) |
8.7 (47.7) |
5.2 (41.4) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
−9.7 (14.5) |
−24.0 (−11.2) |
−29.8 (−21.6) |
−29.8 (−21.6) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1.8 (0.07) |
2.9 (0.11) |
8.3 (0.33) |
19.1 (0.75) |
36.3 (1.43) |
53.7 (2.11) |
86.6 (3.41) |
72.7 (2.86) |
56.2 (2.21) |
24.4 (0.96) |
8.7 (0.34) |
1.5 (0.06) |
372.2 (14.64) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.9 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 7.7 | 10.4 | 12.0 | 10.0 | 9.3 | 6.0 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 73 |
Average snowy days | 2.8 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 17.8 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 53 | 47 | 42 | 39 | 40 | 50 | 63 | 66 | 62 | 55 | 53 | 52 | 52 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 195.4 | 195.6 | 229.1 | 245.1 | 268.0 | 249.0 | 246.3 | 243.3 | 219.5 | 217.7 | 195.0 | 188.4 | 2,692.4 |
Percent possible sunshine | 65 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 60 | 56 | 55 | 58 | 60 | 64 | 66 | 65 | 61 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] |
References
[edit]- ^ Shānxī: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
- ^ Gorvett, Zaria. "'Plyscrapers': The rise of the wooden skyscraper". Retrieved 2017-10-31.
- ^
中国 气象数 据 网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023. - ^
中国 气象数 据 网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
External links
[edit]- www.xzqh.org (in Chinese)