County in Guizhou, China
Huishui (Chinese: 惠水; pinyin: Huìshuǐ) is a county of south-central Guizhou province, China. It is under the administration of the Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture. 61% of its 476,900 population are minorities, including Bouyei, Miao, Hui, Zhuang, Sui, Bai, and Maonan.[2] In 1372 it was the seat of the historic Chengfan commandery (程番府).[3]
Within Guizhou it is noted for its orange cultivation.
The gecko species Hemiphyllodactylus huishuiensis was first discovered in, and named after Huishui.[4] A locally distributed species of Gesneriaceae plants was only found in Huishui.[5]
Administrative divisions
Huishui governs 3 subdistricts and 8 towns:[6]
- Lianjiang subdistrict (涟江街道)
- Mengjiang subdistrict (濛江街道)
- Mingtian subdistrict (明田街道)
- Haohuahong town (好花红镇)
- Baijin town (摆金镇)
- Yashui town (雅水镇)
- Duanshan town (断杉镇)
- Lushan town (芦山镇)
- Wangyou town (王佑镇)
- Xiantang town (羡塘镇)
- Gangdu town (岗度镇)
Climate
Climate data for Huishui, elevation 992 m (3,255 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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23.4 (74.1)
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29.9 (85.8)
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31.6 (88.9)
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33.7 (92.7)
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35.0 (95.0)
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34.2 (93.6)
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34.8 (94.6)
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35.3 (95.5)
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34.8 (94.6)
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31.3 (88.3)
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28.2 (82.8)
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27.0 (80.6)
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35.3 (95.5)
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Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
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10.0 (50.0)
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13.4 (56.1)
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17.8 (64.0)
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23.0 (73.4)
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25.6 (78.1)
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27.3 (81.1)
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29.0 (84.2)
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29.2 (84.6)
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26.6 (79.9)
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21.5 (70.7)
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17.7 (63.9)
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12.2 (54.0)
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21.1 (70.0)
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Daily mean °C (°F)
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6.1 (43.0)
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8.8 (47.8)
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12.6 (54.7)
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17.5 (63.5)
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20.6 (69.1)
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22.8 (73.0)
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24.2 (75.6)
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23.8 (74.8)
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21.2 (70.2)
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17.0 (62.6)
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12.9 (55.2)
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7.9 (46.2)
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16.3 (61.3)
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Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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3.7 (38.7)
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5.7 (42.3)
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9.1 (48.4)
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13.7 (56.7)
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16.8 (62.2)
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19.6 (67.3)
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21.0 (69.8)
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20.2 (68.4)
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17.5 (63.5)
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14.0 (57.2)
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9.6 (49.3)
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5.1 (41.2)
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13.0 (55.4)
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Record low °C (°F)
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−5.1 (22.8)
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−3.5 (25.7)
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−2.9 (26.8)
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3.0 (37.4)
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6.0 (42.8)
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11.5 (52.7)
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12.0 (53.6)
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13.8 (56.8)
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7.9 (46.2)
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2.6 (36.7)
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−2.1 (28.2)
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−6.9 (19.6)
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−6.9 (19.6)
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Average precipitation mm (inches)
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24.1 (0.95)
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20.3 (0.80)
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43.5 (1.71)
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73.8 (2.91)
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195.8 (7.71)
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267.9 (10.55)
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222.0 (8.74)
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135.3 (5.33)
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100.5 (3.96)
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86.8 (3.42)
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39.5 (1.56)
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18.8 (0.74)
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1,228.3 (48.38)
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Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
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13.3
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11.2
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13.9
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14.4
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17.1
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18.0
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17.1
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15.0
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11.6
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14.6
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10.3
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10.2
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166.7
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Average snowy days
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2.3
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0.8
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0.3
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0.5
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3.9
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Average relative humidity (%)
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80
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77
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76
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75
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77
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81
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81
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80
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79
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81
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79
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78
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79
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Mean monthly sunshine hours
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36.6
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55.6
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78.3
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107.9
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115.4
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91.4
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139.0
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158.9
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128.9
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82.1
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81.0
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58.0
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1,133.1
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Percent possible sunshine
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11
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18
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21
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28
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28
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22
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33
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40
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35
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23
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25
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18
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25
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Source: China Meteorological Administration[7][8]
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Transport
References
- ^ a b "惠水县人民政府-自然地理".
- ^ "惠水县人口民族情况".
- ^ 牛平汉 (1997). 明代政区沿革综表 (in Chinese). 中国地图出版社. ISBN 978-7-5031-1540-0.
- ^ Yan, Jie; Lin, Yubo; Guo, Weibo; Li, Peng; Zhou, Kaiya (2016-06-02). "A new species of Hemiphyllodactylus Bleeker, 1860 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Guizhou, China". Zootaxa. 4117 (4): 543–554. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4117.4.6. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 27395192.
- ^ Wen, Fang; Maciejewski, Stephen E.; He, Xiang-Qian; Han, Jing; Wei, Yi-Gang (2015-03-06). "Briggsia leiophylla , a new species of Gesneriaceae from southern Guizhou, China". Phytotaxa. 202 (1): 51–56. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.202.1.6. ISSN 1179-3163.
- ^ 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:惠水县 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
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中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 April 2023.