Gaoliu_County
Yanggao County
County in Shanxi, People's Republic of China
Yanggao County is a county in the northeast of Shanxi province, China, bordering Inner Mongolia to the northwest and Hebei province to the east. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Datong.
Quick Facts 阳高县Yangkao, Country ...
Yanggao County
阳高县 Yangkao | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 40°21′40″N 113°44′56″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shanxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Datong |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Close
Quick Facts Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese ...
| Yanggao County | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traditional Chinese | 陽高縣 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 阳高县 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Sunny Heights County Yang-Heights County | ||||||||
| |||||||||
Close
Quick Facts Former names, Gaoliu ...
| Former names | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaoliu | |||||||||
| Chinese | 高柳 | ||||||||
| |||||||||
Close
Yanggao was formerly known as Gaoliu. Under the Qin and Western Han, it was part of Dai Commandery. Under the Eastern Han, it served as the prefectural seat, although lost this status to Daixian (near present-day Yuzhou in Hebei) during the Three Kingdoms Period.[1]
More information Climate data for Yanggao, elevation 1,050 m (3,440 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010), Month ...
| Climate data for Yanggao, elevation 1,050 m (3,440 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) | 11.0 (51.8) |
18.9 (66.0) |
25.0 (77.0) |
35.5 (95.9) |
35.7 (96.3) |
37.6 (99.7) |
38.1 (100.6) |
34.0 (93.2) |
35.5 (95.9) |
27.3 (81.1) |
20.7 (69.3) |
14.3 (57.7) |
38.1 (100.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −2.8 (27.0) |
2.0 (35.6) |
9.1 (48.4) |
17.3 (63.1) |
23.5 (74.3) |
27.2 (81.0) |
28.4 (83.1) |
26.8 (80.2) |
22.4 (72.3) |
15.2 (59.4) |
6.1 (43.0) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
14.5 (58.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −9.7 (14.5) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
1.9 (35.4) |
10.1 (50.2) |
16.7 (62.1) |
20.7 (69.3) |
22.3 (72.1) |
20.6 (69.1) |
15.2 (59.4) |
8.1 (46.6) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
7.7 (45.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −15.3 (4.5) |
−11.3 (11.7) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
2.9 (37.2) |
9.6 (49.3) |
14.1 (57.4) |
16.5 (61.7) |
14.7 (58.5) |
8.7 (47.7) |
1.9 (35.4) |
−5.9 (21.4) |
−12.7 (9.1) |
1.6 (34.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −31.8 (−25.2) |
−25.7 (−14.3) |
−21.4 (−6.5) |
−10.3 (13.5) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
1.0 (33.8) |
9.2 (48.6) |
4.2 (39.6) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
−10.5 (13.1) |
−25.4 (−13.7) |
−29.9 (−21.8) |
−31.8 (−25.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.4 (0.09) |
4.4 (0.17) |
9.4 (0.37) |
18.2 (0.72) |
33.9 (1.33) |
53.1 (2.09) |
100.3 (3.95) |
75.3 (2.96) |
55.7 (2.19) |
21.2 (0.83) |
9.1 (0.36) |
2.3 (0.09) |
385.3 (15.15) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.9 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 7.3 | 11.3 | 13.6 | 11.5 | 9.1 | 5.7 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 76.9 |
| Average snowy days | 3.1 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 19.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 49 | 43 | 39 | 36 | 38 | 52 | 66 | 68 | 63 | 55 | 51 | 48 | 51 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 192.0 | 194.1 | 231.3 | 249.4 | 266.4 | 238.8 | 235.5 | 236.2 | 218.7 | 221.0 | 188.6 | 181.6 | 2,653.6 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 64 | 64 | 62 | 62 | 60 | 53 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 60 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
Close
Citations
- Xiong (2009), s.v. "Daijun".
- 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.
Bibliography
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Yanggao County.
Look up Yanggao in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
- www.xzqh.org (in Chinese)
- Xiong, Victor Cunrui (2009), Historical Dictionary of Medieval China, Historical Dictionaries of Ancient Civilizations and Historical Eras, No. 19, Lanham: Scarecrow Press, ISBN 9780810860537.
