County in Shanxi, People's Republic of China
Fanshi County, is a county in Xinzhou City, in the northeast of Shanxi Province, China, bordering Hebei province to the southeast. It is the easternmost county-level division of Xinzhou.
History
Fanshi County was one of the divisions of Yanmen Commandery under the Qin and Han.
Geography
Fanshi is located north of Mount Wutai and east of Daixian.
Climate
| Climate data for Fanshi, elevation 934 m (3,064 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
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| Month
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Year
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| Record high °C (°F)
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11.2
(52.2)
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17.4
(63.3)
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26.4
(79.5)
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35.7
(96.3)
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36.7
(98.1)
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40.9
(105.6)
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38.4
(101.1)
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35.6
(96.1)
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34.6
(94.3)
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28.5
(83.3)
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20.6
(69.1)
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14.0
(57.2)
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40.9
(105.6)
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| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
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0.1
(32.2)
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4.1
(39.4)
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10.8
(51.4)
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18.9
(66.0)
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24.9
(76.8)
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28.6
(83.5)
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29.1
(84.4)
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27.6
(81.7)
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23.2
(73.8)
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16.6
(61.9)
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7.9
(46.2)
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1.1
(34.0)
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16.1
(60.9)
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| Daily mean °C (°F)
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−7.8
(18.0)
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−3.8
(25.2)
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3.2
(37.8)
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11.1
(52.0)
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17.4
(63.3)
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21.5
(70.7)
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23.0
(73.4)
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21.3
(70.3)
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15.9
(60.6)
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8.9
(48.0)
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0.6
(33.1)
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−6.2
(20.8)
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8.8
(47.8)
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| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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−13.5
(7.7)
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−9.6
(14.7)
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−3.2
(26.2)
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3.9
(39.0)
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10.0
(50.0)
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14.9
(58.8)
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17.6
(63.7)
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15.9
(60.6)
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9.9
(49.8)
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3.1
(37.6)
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−4.6
(23.7)
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−11.4
(11.5)
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2.8
(36.9)
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| Record low °C (°F)
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−25.7
(−14.3)
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−23.1
(−9.6)
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−18.8
(−1.8)
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−8.1
(17.4)
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−2.2
(28.0)
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4.9
(40.8)
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8.0
(46.4)
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5.9
(42.6)
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−2.3
(27.9)
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−9.5
(14.9)
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−24.9
(−12.8)
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−25.1
(−13.2)
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−25.7
(−14.3)
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| Average precipitation mm (inches)
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1.2
(0.05)
|
3.3
(0.13)
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7.4
(0.29)
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18.1
(0.71)
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33.7
(1.33)
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61.0
(2.40)
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108.8
(4.28)
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83.7
(3.30)
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57.1
(2.25)
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25.1
(0.99)
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9.1
(0.36)
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1.4
(0.06)
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409.9
(16.15)
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| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
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1.4
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2.6
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3.7
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5.4
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7.4
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10.7
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12.9
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11.2
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9.4
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6.1
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3.4
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1.5
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75.7
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| Average snowy days
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2.6
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4.1
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3.6
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1.1
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0.1
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0
|
0
|
0
|
0
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0.3
|
2.8
|
3.0
|
17.6
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| Average relative humidity (%)
|
46
|
43
|
41
|
41
|
44
|
55
|
70
|
73
|
69
|
60
|
55
|
50
|
54
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| Mean monthly sunshine hours
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182.6
|
180.7
|
222.2
|
244.0
|
264.0
|
237.9
|
229.5
|
228.8
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210.7
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203.5
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176.1
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167.9
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2,547.9
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| Percent possible sunshine
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60
|
59
|
60
|
61
|
59
|
53
|
51
|
55
|
57
|
60
|
59
|
58
|
58
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| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]
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Economy
The primary industry of Fanshi county is gold mining.[citation needed]
References
