County in Henan, People's Republic of China
Wen County or Wenxian (simplified Chinese: 温县; traditional Chinese: 溫縣; pinyin: Wēn Xiàn) is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Jiaozuo, in the northwest of Henan Province.
Geography
Wen County lies on the left or north bank of the Yellow River, opposite the county-level cities of Gongyi and Xingyang in the Zhengzhou municipality. On all other sides the county is bordered by constituent parts of Jiaozuo: upriver to its west lies Mengzhou City, inland to its northQinyang City and Bo'ai County, downriver to its east Wuzhi County.
Climate
| Climate data for Wenxian (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)
|
18.8
(65.8)
|
23.5
(74.3)
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29.6
(85.3)
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37.2
(99.0)
|
41.2
(106.2)
|
42.7
(108.9)
|
40.9
(105.6)
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39.2
(102.6)
|
38.2
(100.8)
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34.3
(93.7)
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28.3
(82.9)
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23.1
(73.6)
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42.7
(108.9)
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| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
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6.1
(43.0)
|
10.0
(50.0)
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15.8
(60.4)
|
22.5
(72.5)
|
27.9
(82.2)
|
32.7
(90.9)
|
32.5
(90.5)
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30.8
(87.4)
|
27.2
(81.0)
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21.8
(71.2)
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14.3
(57.7)
|
8.1
(46.6)
|
20.8
(69.5)
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| Daily mean °C (°F)
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0.6
(33.1)
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4.0
(39.2)
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9.5
(49.1)
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16.0
(60.8)
|
21.5
(70.7)
|
26.4
(79.5)
|
27.5
(81.5)
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25.9
(78.6)
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21.5
(70.7)
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15.8
(60.4)
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8.6
(47.5)
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2.6
(36.7)
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15.0
(59.0)
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| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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−3.5
(25.7)
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−0.6
(30.9)
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4.3
(39.7)
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10.2
(50.4)
|
15.7
(60.3)
|
20.7
(69.3)
|
23.4
(74.1)
|
22.1
(71.8)
|
17.0
(62.6)
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11.2
(52.2)
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4.2
(39.6)
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−1.6
(29.1)
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10.3
(50.5)
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| Record low °C (°F)
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−13.2
(8.2)
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−13.8
(7.2)
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−5.8
(21.6)
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−1.1
(30.0)
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5.2
(41.4)
|
12.2
(54.0)
|
16.7
(62.1)
|
11.9
(53.4)
|
6.6
(43.9)
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−1.4
(29.5)
|
−9.6
(14.7)
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−10.6
(12.9)
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−13.8
(7.2)
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| Average precipitation mm (inches)
|
9.1
(0.36)
|
10.8
(0.43)
|
18.8
(0.74)
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31.1
(1.22)
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49.2
(1.94)
|
65.6
(2.58)
|
107.8
(4.24)
|
97.8
(3.85)
|
65.6
(2.58)
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35.7
(1.41)
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23.5
(0.93)
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6.2
(0.24)
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521.2
(20.52)
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| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
|
3.3
|
3.9
|
4.6
|
6.0
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7.1
|
7.5
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10.4
|
9.7
|
8.4
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6.5
|
5.0
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2.8
|
75.2
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| Average snowy days
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4.0
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3.4
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1.3
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0.2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.0
|
2.4
|
12.3
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| Average relative humidity (%)
|
59
|
59
|
59
|
63
|
63
|
61
|
76
|
80
|
76
|
69
|
66
|
59
|
66
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| Mean monthly sunshine hours
|
136.6
|
146.6
|
188.3
|
219.9
|
238.4
|
222.3
|
197.4
|
193.6
|
166.8
|
164.3
|
153.3
|
146.5
|
2,174
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| Percent possible sunshine
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44
|
47
|
50
|
56
|
55
|
51
|
45
|
47
|
45
|
48
|
50
|
48
|
49
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| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]
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Administration
The county comprises 7 towns and 3 townships, overseeing 262 village committees and 5 neighbourhoods (社区; shèqū). The county executive, legislature and judiciary are in Wenquan (温泉镇), together with the CPC and PSB branches. Address for executive : #55 Huanghe Rd (黄河路55号).[5]
Towns
Townships
Notes and references
