Huade County
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.
Huade County 化德县 • ᠬᠤᠸᠠᠳᠧᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ | |
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County | |
  Huade Location in Inner Mongolia | |
| Coordinates: 41°54′N 114°01′E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Region | Inner Mongolia |
| Prefecture-level city | Ulaan Chab |
| Elevation | 1,464 m (4,803 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Climate
Huade 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 −15.1 °C (4.8 °F) in January to 19.5 °C (67.1 °F) in July, with the annual mean at 3.23 °C (37.8 °F). The annual precipitation is 313 millimetres (12.3 in), with more than half of it falling in July and August alone. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 60% in July to 75% in January and October, sunshine is abundant year-round, and there are 3,077 hours of bright sunshine annually.
| Climate data for Huade County (1981−2010 normals) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | −9.0 (15.8) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
2.5 (36.5) |
11.7 (53.1) |
18.8 (65.8) |
23.5 (74.3) |
25.4 (77.7) |
23.5 (74.3) |
18.5 (65.3) |
10.6 (51.1) |
0.6 (33.1) |
−6.9 (19.6) |
9.6 (49.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −15.1 (4.8) |
−11.1 (12.0) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
4.8 (40.6) |
12.2 (54.0) |
17.2 (63.0) |
19.5 (67.1) |
17.6 (63.7) |
12.0 (53.6) |
4.1 (39.4) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
−12.7 (9.1) |
3.2 (37.8) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −19.5 (−3.1) |
−16.1 (3.0) |
−9.6 (14.7) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
5.8 (42.4) |
11.1 (52.0) |
14.1 (57.4) |
12.3 (54.1) |
6.5 (43.7) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
−10.4 (13.3) |
−17.1 (1.2) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1.2 (0.05) |
2.8 (0.11) |
5.1 (0.20) |
12.6 (0.50) |
29.4 (1.16) |
50.3 (1.98) |
85.3 (3.36) |
68.3 (2.69) |
36.8 (1.45) |
15.6 (0.61) |
3.8 (0.15) |
1.7 (0.07) |
312.9 (12.33) |
| Average 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 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 68 | 61 | 50 | 39 | 41 | 51 | 63 | 65 | 57 | 53 | 59 | 66 | 56 |
| 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 (precipitation days and sunshine 1971–2000)[1][2] | |||||||||||||
References
- www.xzqh.org (in Chinese)
- 中国气象数据网 - WeatherBk Data (in Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
- 中国地面国际交换站气候标准值月值数据集（1971－2000年）. China Meteorological Administration. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
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