Luhuo County

Luhuo County (simplified Chinese: 炉霍县; traditional Chinese: 爐霍縣; pinyin: Lúhuò Xiàn; Tibetan: བྲག་འགོ་རྫོང་།, Wylie: brag 'go rdzong, ZYPY: Draggo Zong) is a county of Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of the Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture.

Luhuo County
炉霍县 · བྲག་འགོ་རྫོང་།
Lu-ho
County
Location of Luhuo County (red) within Garzê Prefecture (yellow) and Sichuan
Location of Luhuo County (red) within Garzê Prefecture (yellow) and Sichuan
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceSichuan
Autonomous prefectureGarzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
Area
 • Total4,601 km2 (1,776 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

History

On March 24, 1923, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck between Luhuo and Dawu and killed 4800 people. [1]

On February 6, 1973, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake occurred near Zhaggo, a town in the county. [2]

Towns and Townships
  • Xindu Town (新都镇)
  • Simu Town (斯木镇)
  • Zhuwei Town (朱倭镇)
  • Niba Township (泥巴乡)
  • Yade Township (雅德乡)
  • Luoqiu Township (洛秋乡)
  • Yimu Township (宜木乡)
  • Renda Township (仁达乡)
  • Dandu Township (旦都乡)
  • Chonggu Township (充古乡)
  • Gengzhi Township (更知乡)
  • Kaniang Township (卡娘乡)
  • Chongta Township (宗塔乡)
  • Zongmai Township (宗麦乡)
  • Shangluokema Township (上罗柯马乡)
  • Xialuokema Township (下罗柯马乡)

Climate
Climate data for Luhuo (1981−2010 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 22.1
(71.8)		 21.9
(71.4)		 27.3
(81.1)		 28.9
(84.0)		 30.3
(86.5)		 31.0
(87.8)		 31.2
(88.2)		 30.1
(86.2)		 27.9
(82.2)		 26.3
(79.3)		 23.2
(73.8)		 20.0
(68.0)		 31.2
(88.2)
Average high °C (°F) 8.1
(46.6)		 10.3
(50.5)		 13.4
(56.1)		 16.5
(61.7)		 19.8
(67.6)		 21.3
(70.3)		 22.3
(72.1)		 22.0
(71.6)		 19.7
(67.5)		 16.3
(61.3)		 11.9
(53.4)		 8.6
(47.5)		 15.9
(60.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) −3.0
(26.6)		 0.2
(32.4)		 4.1
(39.4)		 7.6
(45.7)		 11.3
(52.3)		 13.8
(56.8)		 14.8
(58.6)		 14.2
(57.6)		 11.8
(53.2)		 7.4
(45.3)		 1.2
(34.2)		 −3.0
(26.6)		 6.7
(44.1)
Average low °C (°F) −11.0
(12.2)		 −7.7
(18.1)		 −3.3
(26.1)		 0.6
(33.1)		 4.5
(40.1)		 8.3
(46.9)		 9.6
(49.3)		 9.0
(48.2)		 6.6
(43.9)		 1.5
(34.7)		 −5.8
(21.6)		 −10.6
(12.9)		 0.1
(32.3)
Record low °C (°F) −24.0
(−11.2)		 −19.3
(−2.7)		 −14.3
(6.3)		 −7.2
(19.0)		 −4.5
(23.9)		 0.0
(32.0)		 1.6
(34.9)		 0.5
(32.9)		 −1.9
(28.6)		 −9.3
(15.3)		 −15.0
(5.0)		 −21.7
(−7.1)		 −24.0
(−11.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 4.0
(0.16)		 5.6
(0.22)		 18.0
(0.71)		 33.6
(1.32)		 76.9
(3.03)		 147.4
(5.80)		 136.0
(5.35)		 112.3
(4.42)		 106.2
(4.18)		 45.6
(1.80)		 6.7
(0.26)		 1.8
(0.07)		 694.1
(27.32)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 3.1 5.5 9.2 13.4 19.3 23.8 21.2 18.5 19.3 13.4 4.3 2.5 153.5
Average snowy days 4.9 7.7 10.7 5.8 0.7 0 0 0 0.1 2.5 5.2 3.9 41.5
Average relative humidity (%) 43 44 48 53 58 69 73 73 74 68 55 47 59
Mean monthly sunshine hours 208.0 185.3 214.1 214.9 216.7 185.9 188.0 188.9 177.9 183.9 203.9 218.2 2,385.7
Percent possible sunshine 65 59 57 55 51 44 44 46 49 53 65 70 55
Source: China Meteorological Administration (precipitation days, snow days, sunshine 1991–2019)[3][4]

References
  1. "Significant Earthquake Information", United States Geological Survey
  2. "Significant Earthquake Information", United States Geological Survey
  3. 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  4. 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 13 April 2023.


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