Lingqiu County

County in Shanxi, People's Republic of China
Lingqiu County
39°26′33″N 114°14′04″E / 39.44250°N 114.23444°E / 39.44250; 114.23444
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShanxi
Prefecture-level cityDatong
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Lingqiu County
Traditional Chinese靈邱縣
Simplified Chinese灵丘县
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLíngqiū Xiàn
Wade–GilesLing-ch‘iu Hsien

Lingqiu County is a county under the administration of Datong City, in the northeast of Shanxi Province, China, bordering Hebei province to the east.

History

Under the Han, Lingqiu County was part of Dai Prefecture. In 1626, the county suffered a magnitude 7.0 earthquake with the loss of more than 5,200 lives.[1]

Climate

Climate data for Lingqiu, elevation 939 m (3,081 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 11.2
(52.2)
19.7
(67.5)
27.0
(80.6)
35.5
(95.9)
36.1
(97.0)
39.9
(103.8)
41.5
(106.7)
35.7
(96.3)
34.3
(93.7)
28.6
(83.5)
22.3
(72.1)
14.9
(58.8)
41.5
(106.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −0.2
(31.6)
3.8
(38.8)
10.4
(50.7)
18.2
(64.8)
24.1
(75.4)
27.8
(82.0)
28.8
(83.8)
27.3
(81.1)
22.9
(73.2)
16.4
(61.5)
7.9
(46.2)
0.8
(33.4)
15.7
(60.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) −8.6
(16.5)
−4.5
(23.9)
2.3
(36.1)
10.2
(50.4)
16.6
(61.9)
20.8
(69.4)
22.6
(72.7)
20.9
(69.6)
15.4
(59.7)
8.6
(47.5)
0.1
(32.2)
−6.8
(19.8)
8.1
(46.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −14.7
(5.5)
−11
(12)
−4.4
(24.1)
2.7
(36.9)
9.2
(48.6)
14.3
(57.7)
17.4
(63.3)
15.8
(60.4)
9.5
(49.1)
2.5
(36.5)
−5.5
(22.1)
−12.3
(9.9)
2.0
(35.5)
Record low °C (°F) −26.5
(−15.7)
−25.6
(−14.1)
−21.8
(−7.2)
−8.9
(16.0)
−2.7
(27.1)
4.5
(40.1)
7.7
(45.9)
5.5
(41.9)
−1.0
(30.2)
−11.3
(11.7)
−22.8
(−9.0)
−26.9
(−16.4)
−26.9
(−16.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 1.4
(0.06)
2.9
(0.11)
5.9
(0.23)
16.1
(0.63)
37.5
(1.48)
64.3
(2.53)
104.8
(4.13)
84.6
(3.33)
61.8
(2.43)
22.1
(0.87)
8.3
(0.33)
1.5
(0.06)
411.2
(16.19)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 1.5 2.3 3.6 4.8 8.1 12.1 13.4 11.8 9.6 5.6 2.9 1.6 77.3
Average snowy days 2.4 3.9 3.6 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.4 3.1 2.7 17.3
Average relative humidity (%) 49 45 43 43 48 59 72 76 72 62 56 52 56
Mean monthly sunshine hours 189.8 189.8 234.7 242.6 265.0 230.1 211.0 211.7 205.9 210.3 187.4 185.3 2,563.6
Percent possible sunshine 63 62 63 61 59 52 47 50 56 62 63 64 59
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]

References

  1. ^ National Geophysical Data Center. "Significant Earthquake Information". Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  2. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  • www.xzqh.org (in Chinese)
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