County in Shanxi, People's Republic of China
Wenshui County (Chinese: 文水县; pinyin: Wénshuǐ Xiàn) is a county in the west-central part of Shanxi Province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Lüliang.
This county was the ancestral home of Wu Zetian, the only empress in Chinese history.
Climate
| Climate data for Wenshui, elevation 750 m (2,460 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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13.6
(56.5)
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21.6
(70.9)
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29.2
(84.6)
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37.5
(99.5)
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35.8
(96.4)
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39.5
(103.1)
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39.5
(103.1)
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35.6
(96.1)
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36.8
(98.2)
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30.0
(86.0)
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24.0
(75.2)
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18.4
(65.1)
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39.5
(103.1)
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| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
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2.5
(36.5)
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7.2
(45.0)
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13.9
(57.0)
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21.0
(69.8)
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26.5
(79.7)
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29.8
(85.6)
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30.5
(86.9)
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28.5
(83.3)
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24.4
(75.9)
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18.6
(65.5)
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10.6
(51.1)
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3.8
(38.8)
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18.1
(64.6)
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| Daily mean °C (°F)
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−4.9
(23.2)
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−0.5
(31.1)
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6.3
(43.3)
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13.4
(56.1)
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19.0
(66.2)
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22.7
(72.9)
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24.5
(76.1)
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22.5
(72.5)
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17.3
(63.1)
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11.0
(51.8)
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3.2
(37.8)
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−3.2
(26.2)
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10.9
(51.7)
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| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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−10.9
(12.4)
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−6.7
(19.9)
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−0.6
(30.9)
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5.6
(42.1)
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10.9
(51.6)
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15.5
(59.9)
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19.0
(66.2)
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17.3
(63.1)
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11.4
(52.5)
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4.7
(40.5)
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−2.5
(27.5)
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−8.8
(16.2)
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4.6
(40.2)
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| Record low °C (°F)
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−26.5
(−15.7)
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−24.2
(−11.6)
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−14.0
(6.8)
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−6.4
(20.5)
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−2.0
(28.4)
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3.7
(38.7)
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10.5
(50.9)
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8.5
(47.3)
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−1.9
(28.6)
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−8.1
(17.4)
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−24.3
(−11.7)
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−25.3
(−13.5)
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−26.5
(−15.7)
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| Average precipitation mm (inches)
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3.5
(0.14)
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4.9
(0.19)
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11.2
(0.44)
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24.0
(0.94)
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28.7
(1.13)
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44.4
(1.75)
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103.6
(4.08)
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98.5
(3.88)
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65.9
(2.59)
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34.0
(1.34)
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13.8
(0.54)
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2.7
(0.11)
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435.2
(17.13)
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| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
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2.2
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2.5
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3.4
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5.3
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6.1
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8.8
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10.9
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10.6
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8.2
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6.0
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3.2
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1.8
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69
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| Average snowy days
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2.7
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3.1
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1.8
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0.5
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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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0.1
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1.6
|
2.1
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11.9
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| Average relative humidity (%)
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57
|
53
|
48
|
48
|
50
|
58
|
70
|
75
|
73
|
68
|
63
|
58
|
60
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| Mean monthly sunshine hours
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146.2
|
159.2
|
200.1
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228.2
|
245.8
|
216.7
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200.3
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196.0
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177.9
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179.5
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155.2
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143.7
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2,248.8
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| Percent possible sunshine
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48
|
52
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54
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57
|
56
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49
|
45
|
47
|
49
|
52
|
52
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49
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51
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| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]
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Notable People
- Ma Keyao (born 1932) - historian and professor
References
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