Xiao County or Xiaoxian (simplified Chinese: 萧县; traditional Chinese: 蕭縣; pinyin: Xiāo Xiàn) is a county in the north of Anhui Province, China, bordering the provinces of Jiangsu to the north and northeast and Henan to the west. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Suzhou. It was formerly part of Jiangsu province, under the administration of Xuzhou. It became part of Anhui province in 1950.
Xiaoxian
萧县 | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 34°13′23″N 116°47′32″E / 34.22306°N 116.79222°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Anhui |
| Prefecture-level city | Suzhou |
| Government | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,885.3 km2 (727.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Total | 1,202,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 235200 |
Administrative divisions
editIn the present, Xiao County has 18 towns and 5 townships.[1]
- 18 Towns
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- 5 Townships
Climate
edit| Climate data for Xiaoxian (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 17.6 (63.7) |
26.0 (78.8) |
28.5 (83.3) |
31.9 (89.4) |
38.0 (100.4) |
39.4 (102.9) |
40.5 (104.9) |
38.1 (100.6) |
36.6 (97.9) |
34.6 (94.3) |
27.5 (81.5) |
21.4 (70.5) |
40.5 (104.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.8 (42.4) |
9.3 (48.7) |
14.8 (58.6) |
21.3 (70.3) |
26.6 (79.9) |
31.0 (87.8) |
31.8 (89.2) |
30.8 (87.4) |
27.3 (81.1) |
22.1 (71.8) |
14.6 (58.3) |
7.9 (46.2) |
20.3 (68.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.6 (33.1) |
3.7 (38.7) |
9.0 (48.2) |
15.3 (59.5) |
20.7 (69.3) |
25.3 (77.5) |
27.4 (81.3) |
26.3 (79.3) |
21.9 (71.4) |
16.0 (60.8) |
8.7 (47.7) |
2.5 (36.5) |
14.8 (58.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −3.3 (26.1) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
3.8 (38.8) |
9.5 (49.1) |
15.1 (59.2) |
20.2 (68.4) |
23.7 (74.7) |
22.9 (73.2) |
17.6 (63.7) |
11.1 (52.0) |
4.1 (39.4) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
10.2 (50.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −13.7 (7.3) |
−17.5 (0.5) |
−8.8 (16.2) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
3.1 (37.6) |
11.6 (52.9) |
16.3 (61.3) |
13.7 (56.7) |
5.9 (42.6) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
−8.6 (16.5) |
−15.9 (3.4) |
−17.5 (0.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 17.2 (0.68) |
20.9 (0.82) |
33.0 (1.30) |
40.1 (1.58) |
67.2 (2.65) |
112.8 (4.44) |
233.0 (9.17) |
158.5 (6.24) |
66.3 (2.61) |
38.9 (1.53) |
34.7 (1.37) |
17.6 (0.69) |
840.2 (33.08) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.3 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 13.0 | 11.3 | 8.1 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 4.3 | 85.7 |
| Average snowy days | 3.3 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 69 | 67 | 65 | 67 | 69 | 69 | 81 | 83 | 79 | 73 | 73 | 70 | 72 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 137.0 | 141.9 | 184.0 | 209.2 | 219.4 | 205.8 | 197.2 | 188.8 | 178.9 | 176.6 | 151.8 | 145.0 | 2,135.6 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 43 | 46 | 49 | 53 | 51 | 48 | 45 | 46 | 49 | 51 | 49 | 47 | 48 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ 宿州市-行政区划王 (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
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