West Ujimqin Banner
| West Ujimqin Banner 西乌珠穆沁旗 | |
|---|---|
| Banner | |
  West Ujimqin | |
| Coordinates: 44°36′N 117°37′E / 44.600°N 117.617°ECoordinates: 44°36′N 117°37′E / 44.600°N 117.617°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Region | Inner Mongolia |
| League | Xilin Gol |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
West Ujimqin Banner (Mongolian: ᠪᠠᠷᠠᠭᠤᠨ ᠤᠵᠤᠮᠤᠴᠢᠨ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ Baraɣun Ujumučin qosiɣu; simplified Chinese: 西乌珠穆沁旗; traditional Chinese: 西烏珠穆沁旗; pinyin: Xī Wūzhūmùqìn Qí) is a banner of Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Xilin Gol League.
Climate
West Ujimqin has a dry, monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen Dwb), with bitterly cold and very dry winters, very warm, somewhat humid summers, and strong winds, especially in spring. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from −18.7 °C (−1.7 °F) in January to 19.9 °C (67.8 °F) in July, with the annual mean at 1.63 °C (34.9 °F). The annual precipitation is 346 millimetres (13.6 in), with more than half of it falling in July and August alone. There are 2,882 hours of bright sunshine annually, with no month receiving less than 55% of the possible total.
| Climate data for West Ujimqin Banner (1971−2000) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | −12.8 (9) |
−8.8 (16.2) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
11.1 (52) |
18.9 (66) |
23.7 (74.7) |
26.0 (78.8) |
24.4 (75.9) |
18.6 (65.5) |
10.1 (50.2) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
−9.7 (14.5) |
8.3 (46.9) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −23.8 (−10.8) |
−21.5 (−6.7) |
−13.2 (8.2) |
−3 (27) |
3.8 (38.8) |
9.9 (49.8) |
13.9 (57) |
11.9 (53.4) |
4.7 (40.5) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
−13 (9) |
−20.4 (−4.7) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 2.1 (0.083) |
2.7 (0.106) |
6.8 (0.268) |
9.7 (0.382) |
29.3 (1.154) |
57.3 (2.256) |
108.3 (4.264) |
70.8 (2.787) |
33.2 (1.307) |
15.4 (0.606) |
7.0 (0.276) |
3.3 (0.13) |
345.9 (13.619) |
| Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.5 | 5.8 | 6.6 | 5.3 | 7.9 | 12.8 | 14.7 | 12.1 | 9.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 98.6 |
| % humidity | 69 | 68 | 58 | 43 | 42 | 56 | 67 | 68 | 60 | 54 | 62 | 68 | 59.6 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 200.5 | 211.4 | 258.6 | 260.1 | 282.6 | 278.7 | 266.3 | 271.4 | 247.7 | 232.7 | 191.3 | 181.1 | 2,882.4 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 71 | 72 | 70 | 65 | 62 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 66 | 68 | 66 | 66 | 65 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration | |||||||||||||
References
- www.xzqh.org (Chinese)
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