County in Shanxi, People's Republic of China
Qinyuan County (Chinese: 沁源县; pinyin: Qìnyuán Xiàn) is a county in the south-central part of Shanxi province, China. It is the westernmost county-level division of Changzhi City.
Climate
Climate data for Qinyuan, elevation 1,000 m (3,300 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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16.5 (61.7)
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21.5 (70.7)
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27.4 (81.3)
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33.2 (91.8)
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36.5 (97.7)
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35.3 (95.5)
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36.4 (97.5)
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35.0 (95.0)
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34.5 (94.1)
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29.1 (84.4)
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23.2 (73.8)
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17.8 (64.0)
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36.5 (97.7)
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Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
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3.2 (37.8)
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6.9 (44.4)
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12.9 (55.2)
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19.9 (67.8)
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24.8 (76.6)
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28.3 (82.9)
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28.9 (84.0)
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27.4 (81.3)
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23.1 (73.6)
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17.8 (64.0)
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10.8 (51.4)
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4.4 (39.9)
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17.4 (63.2)
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Daily mean °C (°F)
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−5.9 (21.4)
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−1.9 (28.6)
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4.2 (39.6)
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11.1 (52.0)
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16.4 (61.5)
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20.3 (68.5)
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22.2 (72.0)
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20.8 (69.4)
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15.7 (60.3)
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9.4 (48.9)
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2.2 (36.0)
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−4.3 (24.3)
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9.2 (48.5)
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Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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−12.4 (9.7)
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−8.1 (17.4)
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−2.5 (27.5)
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3.7 (38.7)
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8.9 (48.0)
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13.7 (56.7)
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17.3 (63.1)
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16.2 (61.2)
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10.7 (51.3)
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3.7 (38.7)
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−3.5 (25.7)
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−10.3 (13.5)
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3.1 (37.6)
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Record low °C (°F)
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−27.7 (−17.9)
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−25.8 (−14.4)
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−16.9 (1.6)
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−7.3 (18.9)
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−1.2 (29.8)
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3.8 (38.8)
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8.9 (48.0)
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7.4 (45.3)
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−2.4 (27.7)
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−11.0 (12.2)
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−23.1 (−9.6)
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−27.1 (−16.8)
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−27.7 (−17.9)
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Average precipitation mm (inches)
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5.4 (0.21)
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8.7 (0.34)
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14.3 (0.56)
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31.4 (1.24)
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42.1 (1.66)
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75.3 (2.96)
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152.3 (6.00)
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115.4 (4.54)
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76.6 (3.02)
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39.9 (1.57)
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19.2 (0.76)
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4.0 (0.16)
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584.6 (23.02)
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Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
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3.3
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3.9
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4.9
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6.0
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7.6
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10.8
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14.3
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12.0
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9.5
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6.8
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4.7
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3.0
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86.8
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Average snowy days
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4.2
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5.1
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3.3
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0.7
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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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0.1
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2.5
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3.7
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19.6
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Average relative humidity (%)
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56
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54
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50
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51
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55
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63
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75
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78
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76
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69
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64
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58
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62
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Mean monthly sunshine hours
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176.0
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171.5
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203.0
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228.7
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252.1
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225.6
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203.7
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195.5
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175.1
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182.8
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172.7
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176.5
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2,363.2
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Percent possible sunshine
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57
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56
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54
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58
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58
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52
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46
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47
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48
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53
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57
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59
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54
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Source: China Meteorological Administration[1][2]
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References
36°30′02″N 112°20′19″E / 36.50056°N 112.33861°E / 36.50056; 112.33861