District in Shanxi, People's Republic of China
Ningwu County (simplified Chinese: 宁武县; traditional Chinese: 寧武縣; pinyin: Níngwǔ Xiàn) is a county under the administration of Xinzhou in Shanxi province, China.
History
Present-day Ningwu County includes the site of the former seat of Loufan County, now part of Taiyuan Prefecture.
In October 1937, the city was occupied by Japanese forces. 4,800 out of the 7,000 residents of Ningwu were massacred by the Japanese.
Climate
| Climate data for Ningwu, elevation 1,437 m (4,715 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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13.0
(55.4)
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20.0
(68.0)
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23.3
(73.9)
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33.9
(93.0)
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31.8
(89.2)
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36.7
(98.1)
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35.2
(95.4)
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32.6
(90.7)
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32.8
(91.0)
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26.2
(79.2)
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21.8
(71.2)
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15.9
(60.6)
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36.7
(98.1)
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| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
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−2.4
(27.7)
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1.4
(34.5)
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7.7
(45.9)
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15.4
(59.7)
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21.1
(70.0)
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25.0
(77.0)
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26.2
(79.2)
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24.3
(75.7)
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19.8
(67.6)
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13.5
(56.3)
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5.9
(42.6)
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−0.8
(30.6)
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13.1
(55.6)
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| Daily mean °C (°F)
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−8.4
(16.9)
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−4.8
(23.4)
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1.6
(34.9)
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9.0
(48.2)
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15.0
(59.0)
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19.0
(66.2)
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20.7
(69.3)
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18.9
(66.0)
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14.0
(57.2)
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7.6
(45.7)
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0.1
(32.2)
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−6.5
(20.3)
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7.2
(44.9)
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| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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−12.8
(9.0)
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−9.5
(14.9)
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−3.5
(25.7)
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3.2
(37.8)
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8.9
(48.0)
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13.2
(55.8)
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15.9
(60.6)
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14.3
(57.7)
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9.2
(48.6)
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2.9
(37.2)
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−4.2
(24.4)
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−10.7
(12.7)
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2.2
(36.0)
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| Record low °C (°F)
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−25.1
(−13.2)
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−24.2
(−11.6)
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−20.8
(−5.4)
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−11.0
(12.2)
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−2.2
(28.0)
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1.2
(34.2)
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7.4
(45.3)
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4.5
(40.1)
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−1.2
(29.8)
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−10.8
(12.6)
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−21.6
(−6.9)
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−25.6
(−14.1)
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−25.6
(−14.1)
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| Average precipitation mm (inches)
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2.5
(0.10)
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4.5
(0.18)
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8.7
(0.34)
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21.5
(0.85)
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34.9
(1.37)
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68.0
(2.68)
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112.6
(4.43)
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107.8
(4.24)
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61.5
(2.42)
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24.9
(0.98)
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9.4
(0.37)
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2.4
(0.09)
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458.7
(18.05)
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| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
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2.9
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3.9
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4.7
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5.9
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8.1
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12.0
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14.2
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12.8
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10.0
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6.8
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4.7
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3.1
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89.1
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| Average snowy days
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6.2
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6.6
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6.5
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2.9
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0.4
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1.5
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5.7
|
6.2
|
36
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| Average relative humidity (%)
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45
|
42
|
38
|
37
|
39
|
51
|
65
|
69
|
63
|
53
|
47
|
45
|
50
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| Mean monthly sunshine hours
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205.2
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200.9
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239.5
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256.6
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281.2
|
252.7
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246.2
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230.3
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216.3
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225.8
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205.9
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200.7
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2,761.3
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| Percent possible sunshine
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68
|
66
|
64
|
64
|
63
|
57
|
55
|
55
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59
|
66
|
69
|
69
|
63
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| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]
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