Song County
嵩县 | |
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Coordinates: 34°08′04″N 112°05′08″E / 34.1345°N 112.0856°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Henan |
Prefecture-level city | Luoyang |
Area | |
• Total | 3,009 km2 (1,162 sq mi) |
Population (2019)[2] | |
• Total | 521,400 |
• Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 471400 |
Song County or Songxian (Chinese: 嵩县; pinyin: Sōng Xiàn) is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Luoyang, in the west of Henan Province, China. It contains the southernmost point of Luoyang's administrative area. It was the first capital of China during the Xia dynasty.[citation needed]
As 2012, this county is divided to 9 towns and 7 townships.[3]
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Climate data for Songxian, elevation 326 m (1,070 ft), (1991–2013 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) | 21.1 (70.0) |
27.6 (81.7) |
31.0 (87.8) |
37.9 (100.2) |
40.4 (104.7) |
41.5 (106.7) |
41.1 (106.0) |
40.8 (105.4) |
40.1 (104.2) |
33.7 (92.7) |
28.8 (83.8) |
25.1 (77.2) |
41.5 (106.7) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.0 (44.6) |
10.5 (50.9) |
15.9 (60.6) |
23.4 (74.1) |
27.9 (82.2) |
32.2 (90.0) |
32.5 (90.5) |
30.7 (87.3) |
26.6 (79.9) |
21.9 (71.4) |
15.3 (59.5) |
9.2 (48.6) |
21.1 (70.0) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.9 (33.6) |
4.3 (39.7) |
9.4 (48.9) |
16.4 (61.5) |
21.3 (70.3) |
25.6 (78.1) |
27.0 (80.6) |
25.4 (77.7) |
20.9 (69.6) |
15.5 (59.9) |
8.8 (47.8) |
3.0 (37.4) |
14.9 (58.8) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −3.1 (26.4) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
4.5 (40.1) |
10.6 (51.1) |
15.7 (60.3) |
20.2 (68.4) |
22.9 (73.2) |
21.6 (70.9) |
16.7 (62.1) |
11.0 (51.8) |
4.4 (39.9) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
10.3 (50.5) |
Record low °C (°F) | −13.6 (7.5) |
−12.7 (9.1) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
5.7 (42.3) |
11.3 (52.3) |
12.3 (54.1) |
13.2 (55.8) |
7.8 (46.0) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
−13.0 (8.6) |
−13.6 (7.5) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 11.4 (0.45) |
17.3 (0.68) |
29.7 (1.17) |
34.8 (1.37) |
67.4 (2.65) |
72.4 (2.85) |
137.4 (5.41) |
121.7 (4.79) |
90.5 (3.56) |
43.4 (1.71) |
33.4 (1.31) |
10.2 (0.40) |
669.6 (26.35) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.6 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 12.7 | 12.1 | 10.2 | 7.6 | 5.7 | 4.5 | 93.6 |
Average snowy days | 4.8 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 3.7 | 16 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 58 | 60 | 59 | 57 | 60 | 62 | 74 | 77 | 74 | 68 | 63 | 59 | 64 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 154.8 | 145.2 | 176.5 | 211.0 | 215.3 | 214.1 | 191.4 | 180.5 | 158.2 | 164.1 | 155.6 | 152.0 | 2,118.7 |
Percent possible sunshine | 49 | 47 | 47 | 54 | 50 | 50 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 47 | 50 | 50 | 48 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] |