Lan County
Lan County or Lanxian is a county under the administration of Lüliang City, in west-central Shanxi province, China.
Lan County
岚县 | |
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  Lanxian Location of the seat in Shanxi | |
| Coordinates: 38°16′46″N 111°40′16″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shanxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Lüliang |
| Population (2020[1]) | 148,315 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Lan County | |||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 嵐縣 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 岚县 | ||||||||
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| Former names | |||||||||
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| Lanzhou | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 嵐州 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 岚州 | ||||||||
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History
Lanxian was formerly the seat of Lan Prefecture, during which time it was known as Lanzhou.
Climate
| Climate data for Lanxian (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 11.6 (52.9) |
21.3 (70.3) |
25.6 (78.1) |
34.3 (93.7) |
34.1 (93.4) |
39.3 (102.7) |
37.7 (99.9) |
35.4 (95.7) |
34.8 (94.6) |
27.7 (81.9) |
22.9 (73.2) |
14.4 (57.9) |
39.3 (102.7) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 0.0 (32.0) |
3.7 (38.7) |
9.8 (49.6) |
17.9 (64.2) |
23.8 (74.8) |
27.5 (81.5) |
28.4 (83.1) |
26.2 (79.2) |
22.0 (71.6) |
15.9 (60.6) |
7.9 (46.2) |
1.4 (34.5) |
15.4 (59.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −9.1 (15.6) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
1.2 (34.2) |
9.0 (48.2) |
15.5 (59.9) |
19.6 (67.3) |
21.4 (70.5) |
19.1 (66.4) |
13.8 (56.8) |
7.3 (45.1) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
7.1 (44.7) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −16.4 (2.5) |
−12.2 (10.0) |
−5.9 (21.4) |
0.6 (33.1) |
6.8 (44.2) |
11.5 (52.7) |
15.0 (59.0) |
13.2 (55.8) |
7.1 (44.8) |
0.6 (33.1) |
−7.0 (19.4) |
−13.8 (7.2) |
0.0 (31.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −30.6 (−23.1) |
−27.6 (−17.7) |
−20.7 (−5.3) |
−11.1 (12.0) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
2.0 (35.6) |
6.5 (43.7) |
3.8 (38.8) |
−5.7 (21.7) |
−11.1 (12.0) |
−23.4 (−10.1) |
−33.0 (−27.4) |
−33.0 (−27.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.8 (0.11) |
4.9 (0.19) |
12.9 (0.51) |
24.3 (0.96) |
40.4 (1.59) |
59.9 (2.36) |
97.3 (3.83) |
104.3 (4.11) |
71.7 (2.82) |
28.0 (1.10) |
10.9 (0.43) |
2.7 (0.11) |
460.1 (18.12) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 54 | 51 | 49 | 45 | 49 | 58 | 71 | 78 | 75 | 67 | 60 | 55 | 59 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[2] | |||||||||||||
References
- Shānxī: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
- 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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