Gucheng County
故城县 Kucheng | |
|---|---|
  Gucheng Location in Hebei | |
| Coordinates: 37°21′N 115°58′E / 37.350°N 115.967°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hebei |
| Prefecture | Hengshui |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 053300 |
Gucheng (Chinese: 故城; pinyin: Gùchéng; lit. 'Old City') is county of Hengshui, Hebei province, China, bordering Dezhou City of Shandong to the east.
Administrative divisions
Source:[1]
Towns:
- Zhengjiakou (郑家口镇), Xiazhuang (夏庄镇), Qinghan (青罕镇), Gucheng (故城镇), Wuguanzhai (武官寨镇), Raoyangdian (饶阳店镇), Juntun (军屯镇), Jianguo (建国镇), Xibantun (西半屯镇)
- Xinzhuang Township (辛庄乡), Lilao Township (里老乡), Fangzhuang Township (房庄乡), Sanlang Township (三朗乡)
Climate
Gucheng has a cold Semi-arid climate (BSk), featuring very cold, dry winters influenced by the Siberian anticyclone and wet summers due to the effects of the East Asian Monsoon.
| Climate data for Gucheng (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.7 (62.1) |
23.7 (74.7) |
30.8 (87.4) |
33.7 (92.7) |
40.5 (104.9) |
40.7 (105.3) |
41.1 (106.0) |
36.9 (98.4) |
37.5 (99.5) |
32.2 (90.0) |
26.5 (79.7) |
18.5 (65.3) |
41.1 (106.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.6 (38.5) |
7.7 (45.9) |
14.5 (58.1) |
21.5 (70.7) |
27.3 (81.1) |
32.2 (90.0) |
32.2 (90.0) |
30.6 (87.1) |
27.1 (80.8) |
21.1 (70.0) |
12.1 (53.8) |
5.1 (41.2) |
19.6 (67.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.3 (27.9) |
1.4 (34.5) |
8.0 (46.4) |
15.0 (59.0) |
21.0 (69.8) |
25.9 (78.6) |
27.2 (81.0) |
25.6 (78.1) |
20.9 (69.6) |
14.4 (57.9) |
6.1 (43.0) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
13.6 (56.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −6.8 (19.8) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
2.5 (36.5) |
9.1 (48.4) |
15.0 (59.0) |
20.1 (68.2) |
22.9 (73.2) |
21.6 (70.9) |
16.1 (61.0) |
9.2 (48.6) |
1.4 (34.5) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
8.6 (47.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −21.1 (−6.0) |
−16.0 (3.2) |
−9.7 (14.5) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
3.4 (38.1) |
10.2 (50.4) |
16.2 (61.2) |
12.6 (54.7) |
6.0 (42.8) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
−15.4 (4.3) |
−21.0 (−5.8) |
−21.1 (−6.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.9 (0.11) |
7.9 (0.31) |
7.5 (0.30) |
29.0 (1.14) |
39.3 (1.55) |
61.8 (2.43) |
144.4 (5.69) |
125.1 (4.93) |
43.6 (1.72) |
28.4 (1.12) |
14.2 (0.56) |
3.6 (0.14) |
507.7 (20) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.8 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 7.7 | 10.8 | 9.5 | 5.9 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 63.4 |
| Average snowy days | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 10.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 62 | 58 | 53 | 57 | 61 | 60 | 76 | 81 | 74 | 67 | 68 | 66 | 65 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 162.7 | 169.7 | 222.7 | 241.7 | 263.4 | 231.9 | 197.1 | 205.8 | 200.5 | 192.3 | 160.7 | 156.0 | 2,404.5 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 53 | 55 | 60 | 61 | 60 | 53 | 44 | 49 | 55 | 56 | 53 | 53 | 54 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
References
- ↑ 衡水市-行政区划网
- ↑ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ↑ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
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