| East Ujimqin Banner 东乌珠穆沁旗 Зүүн Үзэмжин хошуу |
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East Ujimqin
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| Coordinates: | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Region | Inner Mongolia |
| League | Xilin Gol |
| Area | |
| • Total | 54,545 km2 (21,059.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 839 m (2,753 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 60,000 |
| • Density | 1.1/km2 (2.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 026300 |
| Website | http://www.dwq.gov.cn/ |
East Ujimqin Banner (simplified Chinese: 东乌珠穆沁旗; traditional Chinese: 東烏珠穆沁旗; pinyin: Dōng Wūzhūmùqìn Qí; Mongolian: Зүүн Үзэмчин хошуу) is a banner in the northeast of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Xilin Gol League.
East Ujimqin features a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk), marked by long, cold and very dry winters, hot, somewhat humid summers, and strong winds, especially in spring. The monthly daily mean temperature in January, the coldest month, is −20.8 °C (−5.4 °F), and in July, the warmest month, 21.1 °C (70.0 °F), with the annual mean at 1.38 °C (34.5 °F). The annual precipitation is approximately 260 millimetres (10.2 in), with more than half of it falling in July and August alone. Due to the aridity and elevation, temperature differences between day and night can be large. Sunshine is abundant year-round, with an annual total of 3000 hours.
| Climate data for East Ujimqin (1971−2000) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | −14 (6.8) |
−9.3 (15.3) |
0.0 (32.0) |
12.0 (53.6) |
20.0 (68.0) |
25.2 (77.4) |
27.5 (81.5) |
25.7 (78.3) |
19.3 (66.7) |
10.2 (50.4) |
−2 (28.4) |
−11 (12.2) |
8.60 (47.48) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −26.3 (−15.3) |
−23.5 (−10.3) |
−14.4 (6.1) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
3.9 (39.0) |
10.9 (51.6) |
14.9 (58.8) |
12.8 (55.0) |
5.1 (41.2) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
−14.4 (6.1) |
−22.5 (−8.5) |
−5.09 (22.84) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 1.5 (0.059) |
1.8 (0.071) |
4.1 (0.161) |
6.5 (0.256) |
17.5 (0.689) |
39.9 (1.571) |
81.6 (3.213) |
59.9 (2.358) |
27.1 (1.067) |
11.6 (0.457) |
4.2 (0.165) |
3.0 (0.118) |
258.7 (10.185) |
| % humidity | 72 | 70 | 58 | 40 | 39 | 52 | 62 | 64 | 59 | 55 | 64 | 71 | 58.8 |
| Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 6.1 | 11.6 | 13.8 | 12.6 | 8.1 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 80.4 |
| Sunshine hours | 204.2 | 220.9 | 274.5 | 277.5 | 301.2 | 286.2 | 279.9 | 278.6 | 256.9 | 238.1 | 201.3 | 186.8 | 3,006.1 |
| Source: Weather China | |||||||||||||
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