Mingshui County
Mingshui County
明水县 | |
|---|---|
 Mingshui in Suihua | |
 Suihua in Heilongjiang | |
| Coordinates: 47°10′23″N 125°54′22″E / 47.173°N 125.906°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Heilongjiang |
| Prefecture-level city | Suihua |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,305.46 km2 (890.14 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 320,695 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Mingshui County (simplified Chinese: 明水县; traditional Chinese: 明水縣; pinyin: Míngshuǐ Xiàn) is a county of Heilongjiang Province, China. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Suihua. Its population was 336,649 in 1999.[1]
Administrative divisions
[edit]Mingshui County is divided into 4 subdistricts, 6 towns and 6 townships.[2]
- 4 subdistricts
- 6 towns
- 6 townships
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Mingshui (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | −1.0 (30.2) |
7.1 (44.8) |
19.9 (67.8) |
29.9 (85.8) |
33.0 (91.4) |
39.0 (102.2) |
37.8 (100.0) |
36.2 (97.2) |
32.0 (89.6) |
25.9 (78.6) |
14.6 (58.3) |
4.8 (40.6) |
39.0 (102.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −14.6 (5.7) |
−8.7 (16.3) |
1.0 (33.8) |
12.1 (53.8) |
20.5 (68.9) |
25.6 (78.1) |
27.2 (81.0) |
25.4 (77.7) |
20.1 (68.2) |
10.6 (51.1) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
−12.7 (9.1) |
8.7 (47.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −19.3 (−2.7) |
−14.1 (6.6) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
6.2 (43.2) |
14.5 (58.1) |
20.2 (68.4) |
22.6 (72.7) |
20.6 (69.1) |
14.4 (57.9) |
5.1 (41.2) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
−17.1 (1.2) |
3.4 (38.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −23.3 (−9.9) |
−19.1 (−2.4) |
−9.8 (14.4) |
0.6 (33.1) |
8.4 (47.1) |
14.8 (58.6) |
18.2 (64.8) |
16.1 (61.0) |
9.1 (48.4) |
0.2 (32.4) |
−11.4 (11.5) |
−21 (−6) |
−1.4 (29.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −40.1 (−40.2) |
−36.7 (−34.1) |
−28.4 (−19.1) |
−11.5 (11.3) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
3.1 (37.6) |
9.0 (48.2) |
5.1 (41.2) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−17.5 (0.5) |
−27.9 (−18.2) |
−36.0 (−32.8) |
−40.1 (−40.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.6 (0.10) |
2.2 (0.09) |
6.9 (0.27) |
19.3 (0.76) |
35.5 (1.40) |
100.8 (3.97) |
169.1 (6.66) |
122.1 (4.81) |
55.7 (2.19) |
18.3 (0.72) |
5.6 (0.22) |
3.8 (0.15) |
541.9 (21.34) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.1 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 5.8 | 10.1 | 13.8 | 14.2 | 12.3 | 9.1 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 93 |
| Average snowy days | 6.9 | 4.6 | 6.1 | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 6.8 | 8.1 | 38.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 72 | 66 | 55 | 48 | 49 | 63 | 75 | 76 | 66 | 59 | 64 | 72 | 64 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 179.6 | 206.8 | 249.9 | 231.0 | 243.9 | 229.2 | 221.3 | 218.3 | 224.6 | 198.7 | 171.2 | 160.5 | 2,535 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 65 | 71 | 67 | 56 | 52 | 48 | 46 | 50 | 60 | 60 | 62 | 61 | 58 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
Notes and references
[edit]- ^ National Population Statistics Materials by County and City - 1999 Period, in China County & City Population 1999, Harvard China Historical GIS
- ^ "国家统计局" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
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