Weiyuan County 渭源县 | |
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Coordinates: 35°08′12″N104°12′55″E / 35.1368°N 104.2154°E | |
Country | China |
Province | Gansu |
Prefecture-level city | Dingxi |
County seat | Qingyuan |
Area | |
• Land | 2,065 km2 (797 sq mi) |
Population (2018) | 345,000 |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 748200 |
Weiyuan County is a county in Gansu province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Dingxi. Its postal code is 748200, and its population in 2018 was 345,000 people.
Potatoes and traditional Chinese medicinal herbs such as Codonopsis , Angelica , Rhododendron and Astragalus form an important part of agricultural output. Furthermore, 485 kinds of wild Chinese herbal medicines are harvested. [1]
Weiyuan has a long history with 49 ancient cultural sites in the county, including neolithic sites, a Ming Dynasty wooden bridge, and a section of the Qin dynasty Great Wall. [1]
Weiyuan County is divided to 12 towns and 4 townships. [2]
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Climate data for Weiyuan (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) | 13.9 (57.0) | 18.6 (65.5) | 24.8 (76.6) | 27.8 (82.0) | 29.6 (85.3) | 30.5 (86.9) | 34.0 (93.2) | 31.9 (89.4) | 29.1 (84.4) | 23.4 (74.1) | 18.9 (66.0) | 12.5 (54.5) | 34.0 (93.2) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 0.3 (32.5) | 3.4 (38.1) | 9.0 (48.2) | 15.2 (59.4) | 19.0 (66.2) | 22.1 (71.8) | 24.1 (75.4) | 22.9 (73.2) | 18.0 (64.4) | 12.5 (54.5) | 7.3 (45.1) | 2.2 (36.0) | 13.0 (55.4) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −6.8 (19.8) | −3.2 (26.2) | 2.2 (36.0) | 8.1 (46.6) | 12.2 (54.0) | 15.7 (60.3) | 17.7 (63.9) | 16.8 (62.2) | 12.3 (54.1) | 6.7 (44.1) | 0.6 (33.1) | −5.1 (22.8) | 6.4 (43.6) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −11.8 (10.8) | −8.1 (17.4) | −2.7 (27.1) | 2.1 (35.8) | 6.2 (43.2) | 10.1 (50.2) | 12.3 (54.1) | 11.9 (53.4) | 8.4 (47.1) | 2.8 (37.0) | −3.8 (25.2) | −9.9 (14.2) | 1.5 (34.6) |
Record low °C (°F) | −22.4 (−8.3) | −21.5 (−6.7) | −16.7 (1.9) | −9.2 (15.4) | −3.4 (25.9) | 2.7 (36.9) | 4.4 (39.9) | 3.7 (38.7) | 0.2 (32.4) | −10.0 (14.0) | −18.7 (−1.7) | −23.6 (−10.5) | −23.6 (−10.5) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5.5 (0.22) | 8.1 (0.32) | 16.0 (0.63) | 31.5 (1.24) | 60.5 (2.38) | 71.9 (2.83) | 97.6 (3.84) | 92.3 (3.63) | 62.0 (2.44) | 38.1 (1.50) | 7.6 (0.30) | 2.3 (0.09) | 493.4 (19.42) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 6.0 | 6.4 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 12.5 | 13.7 | 13.6 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 10.6 | 5.2 | 3.2 | 116.7 |
Average snowy days | 8.9 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 43.2 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 61 | 63 | 62 | 59 | 63 | 68 | 73 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 70 | 62 | 68 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 192.4 | 176.9 | 195.9 | 211.0 | 221.1 | 206.1 | 213.4 | 194.2 | 136.6 | 145.8 | 177.0 | 200.0 | 2,270.4 |
Percent possible sunshine | 61 | 57 | 52 | 54 | 51 | 48 | 49 | 47 | 37 | 42 | 58 | 66 | 52 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration [3] [4] |
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