Liuhe County

Liuhe County
柳河县
County
Location of Liuhe County (red) in Tonghua (yellow)
Location of Liuhe County (red) in Tonghua (yellow)
Liuhe is located in Jilin
Liuhe
Liuhe
Location in Jilin province
Coordinates: 42°17′N 125°45′E / 42.283°N 125.750°E / 42.283; 125.750
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJilin
Prefecture-level cityTonghua
County seatLiuhe Town (柳河镇)
Area
 • Total
3,348 km2 (1,293 sq mi)
Elevation
419 m (1,375 ft)
Population
 • Total
360,000
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
135300

Liuhe (Chinese: 柳河; pinyin: Liǔhé) is a county of southwestern Jilin province, China, bordering Liaoning province to the southwest. It is under the administration of Tonghua City, with a population of 360,000[when?] residing in an area of 3,348 km2 (1,293 sq mi).

Administrative divisions

There are 11 towns, one ethnic town, and three townships.[1]

Towns:

Townships:

Climate

Climate data for Liuhe, elevation 362 m (1,188 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 5.7
(42.3) 		13.3
(55.9) 		18.3
(64.9) 		29.8
(85.6) 		33.5
(92.3) 		34.7
(94.5) 		36.1
(97.0) 		35.1
(95.2) 		29.9
(85.8) 		27.5
(81.5) 		19.4
(66.9) 		10.2
(50.4) 		36.1
(97.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −7.0
(19.4) 		−2.4
(27.7) 		4.9
(40.8) 		14.6
(58.3) 		21.7
(71.1) 		25.8
(78.4) 		27.9
(82.2) 		26.9
(80.4) 		22.2
(72.0) 		14.5
(58.1) 		3.5
(38.3) 		−4.8
(23.4) 		12.3
(54.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) −14.4
(6.1) 		−9.5
(14.9) 		−1.1
(30.0) 		8.1
(46.6) 		15.3
(59.5) 		20.1
(68.2) 		23.0
(73.4) 		21.5
(70.7) 		15.3
(59.5) 		7.4
(45.3) 		−2.2
(28.0) 		−11.2
(11.8) 		6.0
(42.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −20.3
(−4.5) 		−15.7
(3.7) 		−6.6
(20.1) 		1.8
(35.2) 		9.0
(48.2) 		14.9
(58.8) 		18.6
(65.5) 		17.1
(62.8) 		9.6
(49.3) 		1.5
(34.7) 		−7.3
(18.9) 		−16.7
(1.9) 		0.5
(32.9)
Record low °C (°F) −38.6
(−37.5) 		−34.8
(−30.6) 		−25.9
(−14.6) 		−12.6
(9.3) 		−3.7
(25.3) 		4.6
(40.3) 		9.2
(48.6) 		3.7
(38.7) 		−4.5
(23.9) 		−12.5
(9.5) 		−27.3
(−17.1) 		−33.0
(−27.4) 		−38.6
(−37.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 7.7
(0.30) 		11.7
(0.46) 		22.8
(0.90) 		39.2
(1.54) 		69.8
(2.75) 		95.1
(3.74) 		172.4
(6.79) 		177.0
(6.97) 		64.3
(2.53) 		44.5
(1.75) 		30.7
(1.21) 		12.2
(0.48) 		747.4
(29.42)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 7.1 5.9 7.4 9.0 12.1 14.3 14.8 14.3 9.0 8.7 8.6 7.7 118.9
Average snowy days 9.3 7.6 8.4 3.3 0 0 0 0 0 1.7 7.6 9.5 47.4
Average relative humidity (%) 67 63 59 53 58 68 78 80 75 67 68 68 67
Mean monthly sunshine hours 166.8 180.0 212.5 209.2 233.3 218.9 195.7 196.5 209.8 194.6 155.4 151.0 2,323.7
Percent possible sunshine 57 60 57 52 52 48 43 46 57 58 54 54 53
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]

References

  1. ^ 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：柳河县 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2012-07-18.
  2. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 7 July 2023.


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