Huade County
| Huade County 化德县 | |
|---|---|
| County | |
  Huade | |
| Coordinates: 41°54′N 114°01′E / 41.900°N 114.017°ECoordinates: 41°54′N 114°01′E / 41.900°N 114.017°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Region | Inner Mongolia |
| Prefecture-level city | Ulaan Chab |
| Elevation | 1,464 m (4,803 ft) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
Huade (Mongolian: ᠬᠤᠸᠠᠳᠧ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ Quvadė siyan; Chinese: 化德; pinyin: Huàdé) is a county of central Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China, bordering Hebei province to the southeast, Xilin Gol League to the northeast, and Shangdu County to the west. It is under the administration of Ulaan Chab city.
Climate
Urad Middle Banner has a monsoon-influenced, continental semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk), with very cold and dry winters, hot, somewhat humid summers, and strong winds, especially in spring. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from −13.7 °C (7.3 °F) in January to 22.3 °C (72.1 °F) in July, with the annual mean at 5.28 °C (41.5 °F). The annual precipitation is 200 millimetres (7.87 in), with more than half of it falling in July and August alone. The banner is very sunny year-round, with no month having less than 60% of the possible total, and there being 3,077 hours of bright sunshine annually.
| Climate data for Huade County (1971−2000) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | −9.2 (15.4) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
2.0 (35.6) |
11.4 (52.5) |
18.6 (65.5) |
23.0 (73.4) |
24.8 (76.6) |
23.0 (73.4) |
17.8 (64) |
10.3 (50.5) |
0.6 (33.1) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
9.2 (48.5) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −19.9 (−3.8) |
−16.9 (1.6) |
−10.2 (13.6) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
5.2 (41.4) |
10.5 (50.9) |
13.6 (56.5) |
12.0 (53.6) |
5.8 (42.4) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
−17.4 (0.7) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 1.5 (0.059) |
2.4 (0.094) |
5.4 (0.213) |
11.1 (0.437) |
27.5 (1.083) |
49.2 (1.937) |
99.0 (3.898) |
69.2 (2.724) |
34.0 (1.339) |
15.3 (0.602) |
4.4 (0.173) |
1.6 (0.063) |
320.6 (12.622) |
| Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.8 | 3.4 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 7.8 | 11.5 | 14.9 | 12.5 | 9.2 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 3.1 | 84.6 |
| % humidity | 67 | 61 | 49 | 37 | 39 | 50 | 65 | 67 | 57 | 52 | 59 | 65 | 55.7 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 220.1 | 220.2 | 266.3 | 277.4 | 307.5 | 298.7 | 278.0 | 265.6 | 258.8 | 256.0 | 217.3 | 211.0 | 3,076.9 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 75 | 74 | 72 | 70 | 69 | 66 | 60 | 62 | 69 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 69 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration | |||||||||||||
References
- www.xzqh.org (Chinese)
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