Shiquan County

Shiquan County (Chinese: 石泉县; pinyin: Shíquán Xiàn) is a county in the south Shaanxi province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Ankang. On 14 July 2022, a maximum temperature of 41.9 °C (107.4 °F) was registered.[1]

Map including Shiquan (labeled as 石泉 SHIH-CH'ÜAN (walled)) (AMS, 1955)
Shiquan County
石泉县
Shihchuan; Shihchüan
Shiquan in Ankang
Shiquan in Ankang
Ankang in Shaanxi
Ankang in Shaanxi
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShaanxi
Prefecture-level cityAnkang
Area
  Total1,525 km2 (589 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
  Total183,300
  Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China standard time)
Postal code
725200
Licence plates陕G
Websitewww.shiquan.gov.cn

Administrative divisions

As 2019, Shiquan County is divided to 11 towns.[2]

Towns
  • Chengguan (城关镇)
  • Raofeng (饶峰镇)
  • Lianghe (两河镇)
  • Yingfeng (迎丰镇)
  • Chihe (池河镇)
  • Houliu (后柳镇)
  • Xihe (喜河镇)
  • Yundou (熨斗镇)
  • Yunwushan (云雾山镇)
  • Zhongchi (中池镇)
  • Zengxi (曾溪镇)

Climate

Climate data for Shiquan (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 18.7
(65.7)
22.9
(73.2)
31.7
(89.1)
34.7
(94.5)
36.9
(98.4)
39.2
(102.6)
41.0
(105.8)
40.3
(104.5)
39.8
(103.6)
30.2
(86.4)
24.1
(75.4)
19.2
(66.6)
41.0
(105.8)
Average high °C (°F) 8.5
(47.3)
11.7
(53.1)
17.2
(63.0)
23.1
(73.6)
26.3
(79.3)
29.6
(85.3)
31.6
(88.9)
31.2
(88.2)
25.7
(78.3)
20.2
(68.4)
14.6
(58.3)
9.7
(49.5)
20.8
(69.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 3.0
(37.4)
5.8
(42.4)
10.5
(50.9)
15.8
(60.4)
19.6
(67.3)
23.3
(73.9)
25.8
(78.4)
25.1
(77.2)
20.3
(68.5)
15.0
(59.0)
9.3
(48.7)
4.4
(39.9)
14.8
(58.7)
Average low °C (°F) −0.8
(30.6)
1.6
(34.9)
5.6
(42.1)
10.6
(51.1)
14.7
(58.5)
18.8
(65.8)
21.7
(71.1)
21.2
(70.2)
17.1
(62.8)
12.0
(53.6)
6.0
(42.8)
0.9
(33.6)
10.8
(51.4)
Record low °C (°F) −8.5
(16.7)
−5.6
(21.9)
−4.2
(24.4)
0.7
(33.3)
5.7
(42.3)
11.9
(53.4)
15.0
(59.0)
13.4
(56.1)
7.9
(46.2)
−0.3
(31.5)
−3.8
(25.2)
−10.8
(12.6)
−10.8
(12.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 6.3
(0.25)
11.5
(0.45)
26.2
(1.03)
49.4
(1.94)
97.5
(3.84)
121.9
(4.80)
165.0
(6.50)
141.6
(5.57)
136.0
(5.35)
83.8
(3.30)
31.7
(1.25)
8.0
(0.31)
878.9
(34.59)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 4.7 5.4 7.5 9.9 12.1 11.4 12.8 11.4 12.4 13.0 8.6 5.2 114.4
Average snowy days 3.8 2.4 0.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 1.4 8.9
Average relative humidity (%) 72 68 67 72 76 78 81 81 84 86 83 75 77
Mean monthly sunshine hours 106.0 102.4 140.5 170.3 169.7 176.4 196.1 194.5 119.8 106.0 97.4 107.4 1,686.5
Percent possible sunshine 33 33 38 43 40 41 45 48 33 30 31 35 38
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]

Transportation

References

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