Yanggao County

County in Shanxi, People's Republic of China
Yanggao County
40°21′40″N 113°44′56″E / 40.361°N 113.749°E / 40.361; 113.749
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShanxi
Prefecture-level cityDatong
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Yanggao County
Traditional Chinese陽高縣
Simplified Chinese阳高县
Literal meaningSunny Heights County
Yang-Heights County
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYánggāo Xiàn
Wade–GilesYang-kao Hsien
Former names
Gaoliu
Chinese高柳
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGāoliǔ
Wade–GilesKao-liu

Yanggao County is a county in the northeast of Shanxi province, China, bordering Inner Mongolia to the northwest and Hebei province to the east. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Datong.

History

Yanggao was formerly known as Gaoliu. Under the Qin and Western Han, it was part of Dai Commandery. Under the Eastern Han, it served as the prefectural seat, although lost this status to Daixian (near present-day Yuzhou in Hebei) during the Three Kingdoms Period.[1]

Climate

Climate data for Yanggao, elevation 1,050 m (3,440 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 11.0
(51.8) 		18.9
(66.0) 		25.0
(77.0) 		35.5
(95.9) 		35.7
(96.3) 		37.6
(99.7) 		38.1
(100.6) 		34.0
(93.2) 		35.5
(95.9) 		27.3
(81.1) 		20.7
(69.3) 		14.3
(57.7) 		38.1
(100.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −2.8
(27.0) 		2.0
(35.6) 		9.1
(48.4) 		17.3
(63.1) 		23.5
(74.3) 		27.2
(81.0) 		28.4
(83.1) 		26.8
(80.2) 		22.4
(72.3) 		15.2
(59.4) 		6.1
(43.0) 		−1.2
(29.8) 		14.5
(58.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) −9.7
(14.5) 		−5.3
(22.5) 		1.9
(35.4) 		10.1
(50.2) 		16.7
(62.1) 		20.7
(69.3) 		22.3
(72.1) 		20.6
(69.1) 		15.2
(59.4) 		8.1
(46.6) 		−0.5
(31.1) 		−7.5
(18.5) 		7.7
(45.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −15.3
(4.5) 		−11.3
(11.7) 		−4.5
(23.9) 		2.9
(37.2) 		9.6
(49.3) 		14.1
(57.4) 		16.5
(61.7) 		14.7
(58.5) 		8.7
(47.7) 		1.9
(35.4) 		−5.9
(21.4) 		−12.7
(9.1) 		1.6
(34.8)
Record low °C (°F) −31.8
(−25.2) 		−25.7
(−14.3) 		−21.4
(−6.5) 		−10.3
(13.5) 		−2.8
(27.0) 		1.0
(33.8) 		9.2
(48.6) 		4.2
(39.6) 		−3.3
(26.1) 		−10.5
(13.1) 		−25.4
(−13.7) 		−29.9
(−21.8) 		−31.8
(−25.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 2.4
(0.09) 		4.4
(0.17) 		9.4
(0.37) 		18.2
(0.72) 		33.9
(1.33) 		53.1
(2.09) 		100.3
(3.95) 		75.3
(2.96) 		55.7
(2.19) 		21.2
(0.83) 		9.1
(0.36) 		2.3
(0.09) 		385.3
(15.15)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 1.9 2.7 4.0 4.8 7.3 11.3 13.6 11.5 9.1 5.7 3.2 1.8 76.9
Average snowy days 3.1 4.0 3.9 1.8 0.1 0 0 0 0 0.5 3.6 2.8 19.8
Average relative humidity (%) 49 43 39 36 38 52 66 68 63 55 51 48 51
Mean monthly sunshine hours 192.0 194.1 231.3 249.4 266.4 238.8 235.5 236.2 218.7 221.0 188.6 181.6 2,653.6
Percent possible sunshine 64 64 62 62 60 53 52 56 59 65 64 63 60
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]

See also

  • Other Gaolius

References

Citations

  1. ^ Xiong (2009), s.v. "Daijun".
  2. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.

Bibliography

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Look up Yanggao in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
  • www.xzqh.org (in Chinese)
  • Xiong, Victor Cunrui (2009), Historical Dictionary of Medieval China, Historical Dictionaries of Ancient Civilizations and Historical Eras, No. 19, Lanham: Scarecrow Press, ISBN 9780810860537.
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