County in Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
Shengsi County is a county in the northeast of Zhejiang province consisting of an archipelago islands located to the east of Hangzhou Bay. It is under the administration of Zhoushan City and is the easternmost county-level division in the province. The islands of Greater and Lesser Yangshan are connected with Shanghai's Pudong New Area by the Donghai Bridge and their port forms part of the Port of Shanghai. They are, however, not counted among the islands of Shanghai.
The county consists of 630 islands and islets, of which 13 have more than 100 inhabitants.[1]
Administrative divisions
Towns:[2]
Townships:
Climate
Climate data for Shengsi (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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22.2 (72.0)
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25.9 (78.6)
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27.0 (80.6)
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29.8 (85.6)
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30.3 (86.5)
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34.3 (93.7)
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36.3 (97.3)
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36.4 (97.5)
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35.1 (95.2)
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32.4 (90.3)
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25.3 (77.5)
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21.9 (71.4)
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36.4 (97.5)
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Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
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8.5 (47.3)
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9.6 (49.3)
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12.7 (54.9)
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17.4 (63.3)
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21.9 (71.4)
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25.2 (77.4)
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29.6 (85.3)
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29.9 (85.8)
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26.7 (80.1)
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22.3 (72.1)
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17.5 (63.5)
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11.5 (52.7)
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19.4 (66.9)
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Daily mean °C (°F)
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6.1 (43.0)
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6.8 (44.2)
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9.7 (49.5)
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14.1 (57.4)
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18.9 (66.0)
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22.5 (72.5)
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26.6 (79.9)
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27.1 (80.8)
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24.3 (75.7)
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20.0 (68.0)
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15.1 (59.2)
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9.1 (48.4)
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16.7 (62.1)
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Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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4.1 (39.4)
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4.7 (40.5)
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7.4 (45.3)
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11.7 (53.1)
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16.6 (61.9)
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20.6 (69.1)
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24.5 (76.1)
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25.1 (77.2)
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22.5 (72.5)
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18.2 (64.8)
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13.1 (55.6)
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7.0 (44.6)
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14.6 (58.3)
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Record low °C (°F)
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−5.5 (22.1)
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−3.0 (26.6)
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−2.5 (27.5)
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3.7 (38.7)
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8.1 (46.6)
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12.7 (54.9)
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18.0 (64.4)
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18.9 (66.0)
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15.0 (59.0)
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8.1 (46.6)
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0.8 (33.4)
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−5.7 (21.7)
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−5.7 (21.7)
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Average precipitation mm (inches)
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65.3 (2.57)
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67.4 (2.65)
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103.3 (4.07)
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90.3 (3.56)
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95.1 (3.74)
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202.2 (7.96)
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106.5 (4.19)
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128.4 (5.06)
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86.5 (3.41)
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84.5 (3.33)
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62.9 (2.48)
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62.5 (2.46)
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1,154.9 (45.48)
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Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
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10.9
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10.2
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13.5
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12.4
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12.0
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14.9
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8.6
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9.5
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9.5
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7.6
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9.7
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9.1
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127.9
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Average snowy days
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2.4
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2.0
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0.6
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0.1
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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
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0
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0.8
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5.9
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Average relative humidity (%)
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74
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76
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78
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79
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82
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88
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86
|
85
|
80
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72
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72
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71
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79
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Mean monthly sunshine hours
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115.8
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118.3
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144.9
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164.4
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176.2
|
130.9
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231.9
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238.9
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189.5
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179.8
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135.8
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133.4
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1,959.8
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Percent possible sunshine
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36
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38
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39
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42
|
42
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31
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54
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59
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52
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51
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43
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42
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44
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Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]
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Climate data for Xiaoyangshan Island (2006–2020 normals)
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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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Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
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8.0 (46.4)
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9.4 (48.9)
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13.2 (55.8)
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17.8 (64.0)
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22.8 (73.0)
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25.6 (78.1)
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30.6 (87.1)
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31.0 (87.8)
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27.0 (80.6)
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22.6 (72.7)
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17.5 (63.5)
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11.1 (52.0)
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19.7 (67.5)
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Daily mean °C (°F)
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5.9 (42.6)
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6.9 (44.4)
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10.2 (50.4)
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14.7 (58.5)
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19.8 (67.6)
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23.1 (73.6)
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27.6 (81.7)
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28.2 (82.8)
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24.7 (76.5)
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20.5 (68.9)
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15.3 (59.5)
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8.8 (47.8)
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17.1 (62.9)
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Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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4.2 (39.6)
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4.9 (40.8)
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8.0 (46.4)
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12.4 (54.3)
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17.6 (63.7)
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21.3 (70.3)
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25.5 (77.9)
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26.2 (79.2)
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23.0 (73.4)
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18.9 (66.0)
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13.6 (56.5)
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7.0 (44.6)
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15.2 (59.4)
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Average precipitation mm (inches)
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64.1 (2.52)
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77.2 (3.04)
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104.1 (4.10)
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90.8 (3.57)
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95.5 (3.76)
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251.0 (9.88)
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106.6 (4.20)
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118.2 (4.65)
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129.5 (5.10)
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95.8 (3.77)
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69.7 (2.74)
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60.5 (2.38)
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1,263 (49.71)
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Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
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11.1
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11.3
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13.0
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10.5
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11.0
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15.3
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9.5
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9.1
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10.5
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6.3
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10.3
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9.2
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127.1
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Average snowy days
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2.1
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1.5
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0.3
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0.1
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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
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0
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1.0
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5
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Average relative humidity (%)
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74
|
77
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76
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77
|
79
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87
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82
|
81
|
78
|
71
|
72
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70
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77
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Mean monthly sunshine hours
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114.4
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110.7
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152.7
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174.4
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183.3
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122.5
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230.6
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247.2
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174.8
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172.0
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131.7
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141.4
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1,955.7
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Percent possible sunshine
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36
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35
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41
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45
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43
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29
|
54
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61
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48
|
49
|
42
|
45
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44
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Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6]
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See also
References