Wangmo County
Wangmo County (simplified Chinese: 望谟县; traditional Chinese: 望謨縣; pinyin: Wàngmó Xiàn) is a county in the southwest of Guizhou province, China, bordering Guangxi to the southeast. It is under the administration of the Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture.
Wangmo County 望谟县 | |
|---|---|
County | |
  Wangmo Location of the seat in Guizhou  Wangmo Wangmo (Southwest China) | |
| Coordinates (Wangmo County government): 25°10′29″N 106°05′41″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guizhou |
| Autonomous prefecture | Qianxinan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,005.5 km2 (1,160.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 251,629 |
| • Density | 84/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Climate
Wangmo recorded 122.5 millimetres (4.82 inches) of rainfall in one hour, on 9 June 2011, the most rainfall in the county in 200 years.[1] And on 20 June 2011, 312 mm (12.28 in) of rain fell in 3hrs in the county [2] as part of significant flooding across the region.
| Climate data for Wangmo (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 30.5 (86.9) |
34.4 (93.9) |
36.2 (97.2) |
38.8 (101.8) |
38.5 (101.3) |
37.3 (99.1) |
36.9 (98.4) |
37.2 (99.0) |
37.3 (99.1) |
34.4 (93.9) |
31.9 (89.4) |
30.2 (86.4) |
38.8 (101.8) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 15.2 (59.4) |
18.0 (64.4) |
22.5 (72.5) |
27.2 (81.0) |
29.5 (85.1) |
30.6 (87.1) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.9 (89.4) |
29.8 (85.6) |
25.5 (77.9) |
21.6 (70.9) |
17.3 (63.1) |
25.1 (77.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 10.4 (50.7) |
12.7 (54.9) |
16.5 (61.7) |
21.1 (70.0) |
23.8 (74.8) |
25.5 (77.9) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.0 (78.8) |
23.8 (74.8) |
20.2 (68.4) |
16.0 (60.8) |
11.8 (53.2) |
19.5 (67.1) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 7.3 (45.1) |
9.2 (48.6) |
12.5 (54.5) |
16.7 (62.1) |
19.6 (67.3) |
21.9 (71.4) |
22.9 (73.2) |
22.2 (72.0) |
19.9 (67.8) |
16.9 (62.4) |
12.5 (54.5) |
8.2 (46.8) |
15.8 (60.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −2.0 (28.4) |
0.6 (33.1) |
0.6 (33.1) |
6.5 (43.7) |
10.3 (50.5) |
12.4 (54.3) |
15.4 (59.7) |
16.8 (62.2) |
11.0 (51.8) |
7.2 (45.0) |
1.6 (34.9) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 19.6 (0.77) |
25.3 (1.00) |
39.2 (1.54) |
76.5 (3.01) |
177.5 (6.99) |
286.2 (11.27) |
212.0 (8.35) |
165.9 (6.53) |
98.5 (3.88) |
79.1 (3.11) |
45.5 (1.79) |
15.7 (0.62) |
1,241 (48.86) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 77 | 74 | 70 | 71 | 74 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 82 | 80 | 78 | 77 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center | |||||||||||||
External links
- "China floods kill fifty-two as 100,000 flee homes". Associated Foreign Press. 9 June 2011. Archived from the original on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
- "Flood-hit China braces for more storms". 20 June 2011.
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