Xia County
Xia County or Xiaxian (simplified Chinese: 夏县; traditional Chinese: 夏縣; pinyin: Xià Xiàn) is a county in the southwest of Shanxi province, People's Republic of China, bordering Henan province to the southeast. It is under the jurisdiction of Yuncheng City.
Xia County
夏县 | |
|---|---|
 Sima Wengong Temple | |
  Xiaxian Location of the seat in Shanxi | |
| Coordinates: 35°08′18″N 111°13′15″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shanxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Yuncheng |
| Population (2020) | 287,938 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Website | www |
History
In ancient China, it served as the previous capitals of the Xia dynasty and the Wei kingdom, and was previously known as Mingtiao. It was the site of the Battle of Mingtiao, which took place in about 1600 BCE.
A notable site in the county is Sima Wengong Temple (司馬溫公祠), the family home and burial place of Sima Guang, a Song dynasty historian.
Climate
| Climate data for Xiaxian (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 15.4 (59.7) |
23.9 (75.0) |
30.5 (86.9) |
36.5 (97.7) |
39.3 (102.7) |
40.7 (105.3) |
40.6 (105.1) |
38.7 (101.7) |
38.8 (101.8) |
32.5 (90.5) |
26.0 (78.8) |
17.1 (62.8) |
40.7 (105.3) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 4.9 (40.8) |
9.1 (48.4) |
14.9 (58.8) |
22.1 (71.8) |
27.1 (80.8) |
31.5 (88.7) |
32.2 (90.0) |
30.3 (86.5) |
25.9 (78.6) |
20.1 (68.2) |
12.6 (54.7) |
6.3 (43.3) |
19.8 (67.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.1 (28.2) |
2.1 (35.8) |
7.9 (46.2) |
15.0 (59.0) |
20.3 (68.5) |
25.1 (77.2) |
26.8 (80.2) |
25.0 (77.0) |
20.0 (68.0) |
13.4 (56.1) |
5.4 (41.7) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
13.2 (55.7) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −7.6 (18.3) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
1.7 (35.1) |
7.9 (46.2) |
13.1 (55.6) |
18.4 (65.1) |
21.6 (70.9) |
20.2 (68.4) |
15.0 (59.0) |
7.8 (46.0) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
−5.9 (21.4) |
7.4 (45.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −18.8 (−1.8) |
−19.8 (−3.6) |
−13.2 (8.2) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
1.2 (34.2) |
6.7 (44.1) |
12.6 (54.7) |
11.5 (52.7) |
1.2 (34.2) |
−6.9 (19.6) |
−15.1 (4.8) |
−18.3 (−0.9) |
−19.8 (−3.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5.2 (0.20) |
7.5 (0.30) |
18.5 (0.73) |
29.5 (1.16) |
49.0 (1.93) |
62.4 (2.46) |
102.1 (4.02) |
89.9 (3.54) |
80.6 (3.17) |
50.0 (1.97) |
19.5 (0.77) |
5.3 (0.21) |
519.5 (20.46) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 61 | 59 | 58 | 59 | 62 | 60 | 70 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 71 | 65 | 66 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[1] | |||||||||||||
References
- 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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