Qinghe County (simplified Chinese: 清河县; traditional Chinese: 清河縣; pinyin: Qīnghé Xiàn; lit. 'Clear River') is located in the south of Hebei province, China, bordering Shandong province to the east. It is the easternmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Xingtai.
Qinghe County 清河县 Tsingho | |
|---|---|
 Qinghe in Xingtai | |
.png) Xingtai in Hebei | |
| Coordinates: 37°02′24″N 115°40′05″E / 37.040°N 115.668°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hebei |
| Prefecture-level city | Xingtai |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Administrative divisions
Towns:[1]
- Gexianzhuang (葛仙庄镇), Lianzhuang (连庄镇), Youfang (油坊镇), Xielu (谢炉镇), Wangguanzhuang (王官庄镇), Baying (坝营镇)
Climate
| Climate data for Qinghe (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 17.3 (63.1) | 24.0 (75.2) | 29.6 (85.3) | 33.2 (91.8) | 40.9 (105.6) | 42.4 (108.3) | 41.4 (106.5) | 36.6 (97.9) | 37.7 (99.9) | 32.1 (89.8) | 27.0 (80.6) | 20.9 (69.6) | 42.4 (108.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.7 (38.7) | 8.0 (46.4) | 14.8 (58.6) | 21.7 (71.1) | 27.6 (81.7) | 32.3 (90.1) | 32.3 (90.1) | 30.6 (87.1) | 27.3 (81.1) | 21.4 (70.5) | 12.4 (54.3) | 5.3 (41.5) | 19.8 (67.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.8 (28.8) | 2.0 (35.6) | 8.6 (47.5) | 15.5 (59.9) | 21.5 (70.7) | 26.4 (79.5) | 27.6 (81.7) | 25.9 (78.6) | 21.4 (70.5) | 15.1 (59.2) | 6.6 (43.9) | 0.0 (32.0) | 14.1 (57.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −6.2 (20.8) | −2.7 (27.1) | 3.2 (37.8) | 9.8 (49.6) | 15.8 (60.4) | 20.9 (69.6) | 23.4 (74.1) | 21.9 (71.4) | 16.6 (61.9) | 9.9 (49.8) | 2.1 (35.8) | −4.1 (24.6) | 9.2 (48.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −20.6 (−5.1) | −16.8 (1.8) | −10.2 (13.6) | −1.9 (28.6) | 4.2 (39.6) | 10.4 (50.7) | 16.5 (61.7) | 13.1 (55.6) | 5.0 (41.0) | −4.7 (23.5) | −16.2 (2.8) | −22.6 (−8.7) | −22.6 (−8.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 3.1 (0.12) | 8.4 (0.33) | 8.4 (0.33) | 28.7 (1.13) | 39.4 (1.55) | 73.9 (2.91) | 128.6 (5.06) | 119.1 (4.69) | 38.9 (1.53) | 26.9 (1.06) | 15.8 (0.62) | 3.8 (0.15) | 495 (19.48) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.7 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 5.3 | 6.4 | 7.6 | 11.0 | 9.6 | 6.7 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 2.1 | 65.1 |
| Average snowy days | 2.5 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 60 | 56 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 59 | 75 | 80 | 72 | 65 | 66 | 64 | 64 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 166.2 | 170.7 | 225.3 | 235.4 | 265.2 | 239.4 | 207.0 | 208.5 | 201.4 | 198.5 | 167.4 | 163.0 | 2,448 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 54 | 55 | 61 | 59 | 60 | 55 | 47 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 55 | 55 | 55 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
References
External links
- Qinghe Xian official website of Qinghe County, Hebei Province, China