Jiang County

Jiang County or Jiangxian (simplified Chinese: 绛县; traditional Chinese: 絳縣; pinyin: Jiàng Xiàn) is a county in the south of Shanxi province, China. It is under the administration of Yuncheng city.

Jiang County
絳縣
Location in Yuncheng
Location in Yuncheng
Jiangxian is located in Shanxi
Jiangxian
Jiangxian
Location of the seat in Shanxi
Coordinates: 35°29′03″N 111°37′41″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShanxi
Prefecture-level cityYuncheng
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websitewww.jiangxian.gov.cn

It is the site of a necropolis at Hengbei dating to the Zhou dynasty.[1]

Climate

Climate data for Jiangxian (1981−2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 16.1
(61.0)
21.2
(70.2)
26.5
(79.7)
33.1
(91.6)
36.5
(97.7)
39.4
(102.9)
38.5
(101.3)
37.4
(99.3)
36.7
(98.1)
29.3
(84.7)
25.0
(77.0)
15.6
(60.1)
39.4
(102.9)
Average high °C (°F) 2.6
(36.7)
6.4
(43.5)
12.1
(53.8)
19.4
(66.9)
24.5
(76.1)
28.8
(83.8)
29.6
(85.3)
27.9
(82.2)
23.5
(74.3)
17.7
(63.9)
10.4
(50.7)
4.1
(39.4)
17.3
(63.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) −2.9
(26.8)
0.8
(33.4)
6.4
(43.5)
13.6
(56.5)
18.9
(66.0)
23.3
(73.9)
24.8
(76.6)
23.3
(73.9)
18.7
(65.7)
12.5
(54.5)
5.0
(41.0)
−1.3
(29.7)
11.9
(53.5)
Average low °C (°F) −7.3
(18.9)
−3.7
(25.3)
1.5
(34.7)
7.6
(45.7)
12.8
(55.0)
17.6
(63.7)
20.3
(68.5)
19.1
(66.4)
14.5
(58.1)
8.0
(46.4)
0.6
(33.1)
−5.4
(22.3)
7.1
(44.8)
Record low °C (°F) −20.5
(−4.9)
−17.1
(1.2)
−11.0
(12.2)
−3.4
(25.9)
1.9
(35.4)
7.3
(45.1)
11.8
(53.2)
11.6
(52.9)
4.0
(39.2)
−5.3
(22.5)
−15.4
(4.3)
−20.4
(−4.7)
−20.5
(−4.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 7.1
(0.28)
9.6
(0.38)
23.1
(0.91)
34.1
(1.34)
58.3
(2.30)
67.1
(2.64)
108.6
(4.28)
106.5
(4.19)
83.0
(3.27)
48.5
(1.91)
21.3
(0.84)
6.3
(0.25)
573.5
(22.59)
Average relative humidity (%) 55 54 54 54 57 58 70 74 71 66 62 56 61
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[2]

References

  1. Zhao, Yong-Bin; Zhang, Ye; Zhang, Quan-Chao; Li, Hong-Jie; Cui, Ying-Qiu; Xu, Zhi; Jin, Li; Zhou, Hui; Zhu, Hong (2015). "Ancient DNA Reveals That the Genetic Structure of the Northern Han Chinese Was Shaped Prior to 3,000 Years Ago". PLOS ONE. 10 (5): e0125676. Bibcode:2015PLoSO..1025676Z. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0125676. PMC 4418768. PMID 25938511.
  2. 中国地面气候标准值月值(1981-2010) (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Data Service Center. Retrieved 24 November 2022.


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