Wenshui County
Wenshui County 文水县 | |
|---|---|
 Wenshui in Lüliang | |
 Lüliang in Shanxi | |
| Coordinates: 37°26′17″N 112°01′44″E / 37.438°N 112.029°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shanxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Lüliang |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,069 km2 (413 sq mi) |
| Population (2020[1]) | 372,580 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Wenshui County (Chinese: 文水县; pinyin: Wénshuǐ Xiàn) is a county in the west-central part of Shanxi Province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Lüliang.
This county was the ancestral home of Wu Zetian, the only empress in Chinese history.
Climate
| Climate data for Wenshui, elevation 750 m (2,460 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 13.6 (56.5) |
21.6 (70.9) |
29.2 (84.6) |
37.5 (99.5) |
35.8 (96.4) |
39.5 (103.1) |
39.5 (103.1) |
35.6 (96.1) |
36.8 (98.2) |
30.0 (86.0) |
24.0 (75.2) |
18.4 (65.1) |
39.5 (103.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.5 (36.5) |
7.2 (45.0) |
13.9 (57.0) |
21.0 (69.8) |
26.5 (79.7) |
29.8 (85.6) |
30.5 (86.9) |
28.5 (83.3) |
24.4 (75.9) |
18.6 (65.5) |
10.6 (51.1) |
3.8 (38.8) |
18.1 (64.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −4.9 (23.2) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
6.3 (43.3) |
13.4 (56.1) |
19.0 (66.2) |
22.7 (72.9) |
24.5 (76.1) |
22.5 (72.5) |
17.3 (63.1) |
11.0 (51.8) |
3.2 (37.8) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
10.9 (51.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −10.9 (12.4) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
5.6 (42.1) |
10.9 (51.6) |
15.5 (59.9) |
19.0 (66.2) |
17.3 (63.1) |
11.4 (52.5) |
4.7 (40.5) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
−8.8 (16.2) |
4.6 (40.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −26.5 (−15.7) |
−24.2 (−11.6) |
−14.0 (6.8) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
3.7 (38.7) |
10.5 (50.9) |
8.5 (47.3) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
−8.1 (17.4) |
−24.3 (−11.7) |
−25.3 (−13.5) |
−26.5 (−15.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 3.5 (0.14) |
4.9 (0.19) |
11.2 (0.44) |
24.0 (0.94) |
28.7 (1.13) |
44.4 (1.75) |
103.6 (4.08) |
98.5 (3.88) |
65.9 (2.59) |
34.0 (1.34) |
13.8 (0.54) |
2.7 (0.11) |
435.2 (17.13) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.2 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 8.8 | 10.9 | 10.6 | 8.2 | 6.0 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 69 |
| Average snowy days | 2.7 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 11.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 57 | 53 | 48 | 48 | 50 | 58 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 68 | 63 | 58 | 60 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 146.2 | 159.2 | 200.1 | 228.2 | 245.8 | 216.7 | 200.3 | 196.0 | 177.9 | 179.5 | 155.2 | 143.7 | 2,248.8 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 48 | 52 | 54 | 57 | 56 | 49 | 45 | 47 | 49 | 52 | 52 | 49 | 51 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
Notable People
- Ma Keyao (born 1932) - historian and professor
References
- ^ Shānxī: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- www.xzqh.org (in Chinese)