County in Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
Shanyang County (simplified Chinese: 山阳县; traditional Chinese: 山陽縣; pinyin: Shānyáng Xiàn) is a county in southeastern Shaanxi province, China, bordering Hubei province to the south. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Shangluo and has an area of 3,515 km2 (1,357 sq mi) and a population of 440,000 as of 2004.[1]
Administrative divisions
Shanyang County has 2 subdistricts and 8 towns.
- 2 subdistricts
- 8 towns
Climate
| Climate data for Shanyang, elevation 660 m (2,170 ft), (1991–2016 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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19.9
(67.8)
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23.0
(73.4)
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31.9
(89.4)
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36.4
(97.5)
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37.0
(98.6)
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40.0
(104.0)
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38.7
(101.7)
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38.6
(101.5)
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38.9
(102.0)
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31.7
(89.1)
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26.9
(80.4)
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21.7
(71.1)
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40.0
(104.0)
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| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
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8.0
(46.4)
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10.9
(51.6)
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16.0
(60.8)
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22.4
(72.3)
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26.1
(79.0)
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30.1
(86.2)
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31.6
(88.9)
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30.1
(86.2)
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25.3
(77.5)
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20.5
(68.9)
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14.8
(58.6)
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9.6
(49.3)
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20.5
(68.8)
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| Daily mean °C (°F)
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0.8
(33.4)
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3.9
(39.0)
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8.7
(47.7)
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14.6
(58.3)
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18.6
(65.5)
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22.8
(73.0)
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25.2
(77.4)
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23.8
(74.8)
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19.2
(66.6)
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13.6
(56.5)
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7.5
(45.5)
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2.3
(36.1)
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13.4
(56.2)
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| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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−4.0
(24.8)
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−0.9
(30.4)
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3.2
(37.8)
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8.4
(47.1)
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12.7
(54.9)
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17.1
(62.8)
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20.6
(69.1)
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19.6
(67.3)
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15.2
(59.4)
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9.3
(48.7)
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2.9
(37.2)
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−2.3
(27.9)
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8.5
(47.3)
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| Record low °C (°F)
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−12.3
(9.9)
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−10.2
(13.6)
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−7.7
(18.1)
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−2.2
(28.0)
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2.4
(36.3)
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8.0
(46.4)
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13.1
(55.6)
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11.3
(52.3)
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3.9
(39.0)
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−4.1
(24.6)
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−8.6
(16.5)
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−16.4
(2.5)
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−16.4
(2.5)
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| Average precipitation mm (inches)
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5.2
(0.20)
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11.7
(0.46)
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29.3
(1.15)
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43.9
(1.73)
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70.6
(2.78)
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78.7
(3.10)
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146.3
(5.76)
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120.3
(4.74)
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104.0
(4.09)
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61.1
(2.41)
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26.2
(1.03)
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6.7
(0.26)
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704
(27.71)
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| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
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4.3
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5.5
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8.3
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8.7
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10.6
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10.5
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13.4
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12.3
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11.7
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10.6
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7.3
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4.4
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107.6
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| Average snowy days
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5.3
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4.0
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2.0
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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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1.3
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3.4
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16.2
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| Average relative humidity (%)
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63
|
63
|
63
|
64
|
69
|
71
|
77
|
80
|
82
|
80
|
75
|
66
|
71
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| Mean monthly sunshine hours
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147.7
|
124.6
|
150.6
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174.8
|
185.8
|
190.1
|
197.7
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185.8
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133.3
|
134.7
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130.6
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144.5
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1,900.2
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| Percent possible sunshine
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47
|
40
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40
|
45
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43
|
44
|
45
|
45
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36
|
39
|
42
|
47
|
43
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| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]
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