Tonghua County (simplified Chinese: 通化县; traditional Chinese: 通化縣; pinyin: Tōnghuà Xiàn) is a county in the southwest of Jilin province, China, bordering Liaoning province to the west. It has a total area of 3,729 square kilometres (1,440 sq mi) and population of 250,000.[when?]
Tonghua County
通化县 | |
|---|---|
 Tonghua County (red) in Tonghua (yellow) | |
.png) Tonghua City in Jilin | |
| Coordinates: 41°40′47″N 125°45′33″E / 41.6798°N 125.7593°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jilin |
| Prefecture-level city | Tonghua |
| Elevation | 468 m (1,535 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Administrative divisions
edit[1] Towns:
- Kuaidamao (快大茂镇), Guosong (果松镇), Ermi (二密镇), Ying'ebu (英额布镇), Xinglin (兴林镇), Sankeyushu (三棵榆树镇), Jiangdian (江甸镇), Shihu (石湖镇), Guanghua (光华镇), Da'an (大安镇)
Townships:
- Fujiang Township (富江乡), Donglai Township (东来乡), Sipeng Township (四棚乡), Daquanyuan Manchu and Korean Ethnic Township (大泉源满族朝鲜族乡), Jindou Korean and Manchu Ethnic Township (金斗朝鲜族满族乡)
Climate
edit| Climate data for Tonghua County, elevation 380 m (1,250 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) | 4.1 (39.4) |
11.1 (52.0) |
16.4 (61.5) |
28.5 (83.3) |
32.1 (89.8) |
34.5 (94.1) |
35.7 (96.3) |
34.7 (94.5) |
30.1 (86.2) |
25.8 (78.4) |
17.2 (63.0) |
7.7 (45.9) |
35.7 (96.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −6.2 (20.8) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
5.3 (41.5) |
14.5 (58.1) |
21.8 (71.2) |
25.4 (77.7) |
27.6 (81.7) |
27.0 (80.6) |
22.6 (72.7) |
15.0 (59.0) |
3.9 (39.0) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
12.5 (54.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −16.1 (3.0) |
−10.9 (12.4) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
7.1 (44.8) |
14.3 (57.7) |
19.0 (66.2) |
22.1 (71.8) |
20.8 (69.4) |
14.4 (57.9) |
6.4 (43.5) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−13.1 (8.4) |
4.9 (40.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −23.5 (−10.3) |
−18.6 (−1.5) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
0.3 (32.5) |
7.3 (45.1) |
13.7 (56.7) |
18.2 (64.8) |
16.9 (62.4) |
9.2 (48.6) |
0.1 (32.2) |
−8.4 (16.9) |
−19.5 (−3.1) |
−1.1 (30.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −42.3 (−44.1) |
−35.8 (−32.4) |
−30.1 (−22.2) |
−12.5 (9.5) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
3.2 (37.8) |
9.6 (49.3) |
4.5 (40.1) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−10.5 (13.1) |
−24.6 (−12.3) |
−34.4 (−29.9) |
−42.3 (−44.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 6.9 (0.27) |
12.3 (0.48) |
21.1 (0.83) |
46.3 (1.82) |
79.0 (3.11) |
116.2 (4.57) |
185.7 (7.31) |
196.8 (7.75) |
64.9 (2.56) |
48.5 (1.91) |
36.2 (1.43) |
12.1 (0.48) |
826 (32.52) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 6.9 | 5.9 | 7.7 | 9.7 | 13.0 | 14.9 | 15.5 | 14.9 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 9.5 | 8.4 | 125.3 |
| Average snowy days | 10.1 | 8.7 | 9.3 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 8.8 | 11.2 | 53.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 71 | 69 | 64 | 59 | 66 | 76 | 83 | 86 | 82 | 74 | 75 | 74 | 73 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 174.2 | 182.3 | 211.7 | 211.2 | 229.4 | 201.0 | 176.0 | 177.9 | 188.3 | 189.3 | 148.0 | 145.5 | 2,234.8 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 59 | 61 | 57 | 53 | 51 | 44 | 38 | 42 | 51 | 56 | 51 | 51 | 51 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ 通化市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
External links
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