County in Jilin, People's Republic of China
Tongyu (Chinese: 通榆; pinyin: Tōngyú) is a county in the northwest of Jilin province, China, bordering Inner Mongolia to the south and west. It is the southernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Baicheng, and has a population of 350,000[when?] residing in an area of 8,476 km2 (3,273 sq mi).
The town of Tongyu can be considered to include the areas of Kaitong and Yangjing described below.
Administrative divisions
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Map including part of modern-day Tongyu County area (AMS, 1956)
There are eight towns, eight townships, and two ethnic townships under the county's administration.[1]
Towns:
Townships:
Climate
| Climate data for Tongyu (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
|
Jun
|
Jul
|
Aug
|
Sep
|
Oct
|
Nov
|
Dec
|
Year
|
| Record high °C (°F)
|
4.6
(40.3)
|
15.6
(60.1)
|
26.4
(79.5)
|
32.6
(90.7)
|
38.4
(101.1)
|
41.6
(106.9)
|
39.0
(102.2)
|
36.5
(97.7)
|
33.7
(92.7)
|
29.3
(84.7)
|
20.3
(68.5)
|
11.2
(52.2)
|
41.6
(106.9)
|
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
|
−8.6
(16.5)
|
−2.8
(27.0)
|
5.5
(41.9)
|
15.7
(60.3)
|
23.2
(73.8)
|
28.0
(82.4)
|
29.7
(85.5)
|
28.1
(82.6)
|
23.2
(73.8)
|
14.1
(57.4)
|
1.9
(35.4)
|
−7.0
(19.4)
|
12.6
(54.7)
|
| Daily mean °C (°F)
|
−15.1
(4.8)
|
−9.9
(14.2)
|
−1.3
(29.7)
|
8.8
(47.8)
|
16.7
(62.1)
|
22.1
(71.8)
|
24.6
(76.3)
|
22.7
(72.9)
|
16.5
(61.7)
|
7.4
(45.3)
|
−4.1
(24.6)
|
−13.0
(8.6)
|
6.3
(43.3)
|
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
|
−20.3
(−4.5)
|
−15.9
(3.4)
|
−7.6
(18.3)
|
1.8
(35.2)
|
10.0
(50.0)
|
16.2
(61.2)
|
19.7
(67.5)
|
17.6
(63.7)
|
10.4
(50.7)
|
1.7
(35.1)
|
−9.2
(15.4)
|
−18
(0)
|
0.5
(33.0)
|
| Record low °C (°F)
|
−35.1
(−31.2)
|
−35.1
(−31.2)
|
−21.7
(−7.1)
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−9.8
(14.4)
|
−1.7
(28.9)
|
4.8
(40.6)
|
10.1
(50.2)
|
7.2
(45.0)
|
−2.8
(27.0)
|
−14.5
(5.9)
|
−23.3
(−9.9)
|
−32.3
(−26.1)
|
−35.1
(−31.2)
|
| Average precipitation mm (inches)
|
1.2
(0.05)
|
1.6
(0.06)
|
4.7
(0.19)
|
11.9
(0.47)
|
43.1
(1.70)
|
73.8
(2.91)
|
101.1
(3.98)
|
69.5
(2.74)
|
34.5
(1.36)
|
15.3
(0.60)
|
5.0
(0.20)
|
2.5
(0.10)
|
364.2
(14.36)
|
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
|
2.1
|
1.6
|
3.0
|
3.7
|
7.2
|
10.6
|
11.2
|
8.7
|
6.0
|
4.3
|
2.6
|
2.9
|
63.9
|
| Average snowy days
|
4.2
|
3.0
|
4.2
|
1.1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.9
|
3.4
|
4.8
|
21.6
|
| Average relative humidity (%)
|
58
|
48
|
42
|
39
|
45
|
58
|
70
|
72
|
61
|
54
|
55
|
60
|
55
|
| Mean monthly sunshine hours
|
192.2
|
206.5
|
244.5
|
241.3
|
259.2
|
249.9
|
239.2
|
244.2
|
242.3
|
222.2
|
180.4
|
171.5
|
2,693.4
|
| Percent possible sunshine
|
67
|
70
|
66
|
59
|
56
|
54
|
51
|
57
|
65
|
66
|
64
|
63
|
62
|
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]
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References
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