Huade County
| Huade County 化德县 • ᠬᠤᠸᠠᠳᠧᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ | |
|---|---|
| County | |
  Huade Location in Inner Mongolia | |
| Coordinates: 41°54′N 114°01′E / 41.900°N 114.017°ECoordinates: 41°54′N 114°01′E / 41.900°N 114.017°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Region | Inner Mongolia |
| Prefecture-level city | Ulaan Chab |
| Elevation | 1,464 m (4,803 ft) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
Huade (Mongolian: ᠬᠤᠸᠠᠳᠧ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ Қуваде сиыан 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.
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 −13.7 °C (7.3 °F) in January to 22.3 °C (72.1 °F) in July, with the annual mean at 5.28 °C (41.5 °F). The annual precipitation is 200 millimetres (7.87 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 (1971−2000) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | −9.2 (15.4) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
2.0 (35.6) |
11.4 (52.5) |
18.6 (65.5) |
23.0 (73.4) |
24.8 (76.6) |
23.0 (73.4) |
17.8 (64) |
10.3 (50.5) |
0.6 (33.1) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
9.2 (48.5) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −19.9 (−3.8) |
−16.9 (1.6) |
−10.2 (13.6) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
5.2 (41.4) |
10.5 (50.9) |
13.6 (56.5) |
12.0 (53.6) |
5.8 (42.4) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
−17.4 (0.7) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1.5 (0.059) |
2.4 (0.094) |
5.4 (0.213) |
11.1 (0.437) |
27.5 (1.083) |
49.2 (1.937) |
99.0 (3.898) |
69.2 (2.724) |
34.0 (1.339) |
15.3 (0.602) |
4.4 (0.173) |
1.6 (0.063) |
320.6 (12.622) |
| 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 (%) | 67 | 61 | 49 | 37 | 39 | 50 | 65 | 67 | 57 | 52 | 59 | 65 | 55.7 |
| 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 | |||||||||||||
References
- www.xzqh.org (Chinese)