County in Shanxi, People's Republic of China
Pinglu County (simplified Chinese: 平陆县; traditional Chinese: 平陸縣; pinyin: Pínglù Xiàn) is a county in southern Shanxi province of China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Yuncheng and has a population of approximately 200,000 people. Pinglu is historically an agricultural county, producing apples, peaches, apricots, dates, and tomatoes. Local industry is largely concentrated in mining for coal, aluminum, iron, sulphur, and gypsum.[1] Pinglu has a history that dates back to the Xia dynasty. Facing Henan's Sanmenxia to the south across the Yellow River, Pinglu is on the route of the G5512 Jincheng–Xinxiang Expressway and China National Highway 209.
Pinglu was home to the Ling political family: Ling Jihua, Ling Zhengce, and Ling Wancheng.
Climate
| Climate data for Pinglu, elevation 411 m (1,348 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
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| Month
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Year
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| Record high °C (°F)
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16.7
(62.1)
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23.3
(73.9)
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30.0
(86.0)
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36.8
(98.2)
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39.7
(103.5)
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42.1
(107.8)
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41.8
(107.2)
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40.2
(104.4)
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39.4
(102.9)
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31.5
(88.7)
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28.0
(82.4)
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19.2
(66.6)
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42.1
(107.8)
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| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
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5.4
(41.7)
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9.6
(49.3)
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15.9
(60.6)
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22.7
(72.9)
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27.6
(81.7)
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31.7
(89.1)
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32.6
(90.7)
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30.9
(87.6)
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26.1
(79.0)
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20.3
(68.5)
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13.1
(55.6)
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6.9
(44.4)
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20.2
(68.4)
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| Daily mean °C (°F)
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−0.1
(31.8)
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3.6
(38.5)
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9.5
(49.1)
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16.0
(60.8)
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21.0
(69.8)
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25.3
(77.5)
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27.1
(80.8)
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25.6
(78.1)
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20.5
(68.9)
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14.4
(57.9)
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7.4
(45.3)
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1.3
(34.3)
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14.3
(57.7)
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| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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−4.2
(24.4)
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−0.8
(30.6)
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4.3
(39.7)
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10.2
(50.4)
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15.1
(59.2)
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19.7
(67.5)
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22.8
(73.0)
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21.6
(70.9)
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16.4
(61.5)
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9.9
(49.8)
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3.1
(37.6)
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−2.7
(27.1)
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9.6
(49.3)
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| Record low °C (°F)
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−12.8
(9.0)
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−11.2
(11.8)
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−7.0
(19.4)
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−0.8
(30.6)
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5.3
(41.5)
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12.0
(53.6)
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16.3
(61.3)
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13.8
(56.8)
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5.2
(41.4)
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−1.8
(28.8)
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−9.5
(14.9)
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−14.0
(6.8)
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−14.0
(6.8)
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| Average precipitation mm (inches)
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5.3
(0.21)
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8.6
(0.34)
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16.1
(0.63)
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34.1
(1.34)
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55.4
(2.18)
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65.7
(2.59)
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94.8
(3.73)
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84.9
(3.34)
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86.1
(3.39)
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51.5
(2.03)
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21.9
(0.86)
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3.5
(0.14)
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527.9
(20.78)
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| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
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3.2
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3.6
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5.0
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6.4
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7.8
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8.1
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9.3
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9.5
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9.9
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7.9
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5.6
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2.6
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78.9
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| Average snowy days
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3.9
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3.2
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1.4
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0.2
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1.5
|
2.6
|
12.8
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| Average relative humidity (%)
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55
|
55
|
53
|
55
|
57
|
61
|
71
|
74
|
74
|
71
|
67
|
57
|
63
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| Mean monthly sunshine hours
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123.7
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128.5
|
164.0
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197.6
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215.7
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209.3
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207.2
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189.3
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152.1
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143.7
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132.2
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137.1
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2,000.4
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| Percent possible sunshine
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39
|
41
|
44
|
50
|
50
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48
|
47
|
46
|
41
|
42
|
43
|
45
|
45
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| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]
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