Laifeng County
Laifeng County (simplified Chinese: 来凤县; traditional Chinese: 來鳳縣; pinyin: Láifèng Xiàn) is a county of southwestern Hubei province, People's Republic of China.
It is under the administration of the Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture.
Laifeng County 来凤县 | |
|---|---|
 Location in Enshi | |
  Laifeng Location of the seat in Hubei | |
| Coordinates: 29°30′N 109°24′E / 29.500°N 109.400°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hubei |
| Prefecture | Enshi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,319.9 km2 (509.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 242,870 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (480/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Website | laifeng |
Administrative divisions
Six towns:
- Xiangfeng (翔凤镇), Baifusi (百福司镇), Dahe (大河镇), Lüshui (绿水镇, formerly Lüshui Township 绿水乡), Jiusi (旧司镇, formerly Jiusi Township 旧司乡), Geleche (革勒车镇, formerly Geleche Township (革勒车乡)
Two townships:
Climate
| Climate data for Laifeng (1981−2010 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 21.1 (70.0) | 26.5 (79.7) | 31.0 (87.8) | 35.4 (95.7) | 34.6 (94.3) | 36.6 (97.9) | 38.8 (101.8) | 39.1 (102.4) | 37.4 (99.3) | 34.2 (93.6) | 27.7 (81.9) | 20.7 (69.3) | 39.1 (102.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.4 (47.1) | 10.3 (50.5) | 14.8 (58.6) | 21.3 (70.3) | 25.7 (78.3) | 28.4 (83.1) | 31.1 (88.0) | 31.5 (88.7) | 27.6 (81.7) | 21.4 (70.5) | 16.4 (61.5) | 10.8 (51.4) | 20.6 (69.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.7 (40.5) | 6.6 (43.9) | 10.4 (50.7) | 16.1 (61.0) | 20.7 (69.3) | 23.9 (75.0) | 26.3 (79.3) | 25.9 (78.6) | 22.3 (72.1) | 16.9 (62.4) | 11.8 (53.2) | 6.6 (43.9) | 16.0 (60.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.2 (36.0) | 3.9 (39.0) | 7.2 (45.0) | 12.5 (54.5) | 17.1 (62.8) | 20.6 (69.1) | 22.9 (73.2) | 22.2 (72.0) | 18.8 (65.8) | 14.0 (57.2) | 8.9 (48.0) | 3.8 (38.8) | 12.8 (55.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −4.3 (24.3) | −3.6 (25.5) | −2.0 (28.4) | 2.4 (36.3) | 9.1 (48.4) | 14.0 (57.2) | 16.1 (61.0) | 15.0 (59.0) | 11.8 (53.2) | 4.3 (39.7) | −1.0 (30.2) | −4.6 (23.7) | −4.6 (23.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 29.6 (1.17) | 43.3 (1.70) | 59.0 (2.32) | 123.8 (4.87) | 183.2 (7.21) | 208.3 (8.20) | 243.0 (9.57) | 151.5 (5.96) | 104.6 (4.12) | 103.1 (4.06) | 58.7 (2.31) | 22.9 (0.90) | 1,331 (52.39) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 12.0 | 11.8 | 13.9 | 15.1 | 17.4 | 16.8 | 16.3 | 13.5 | 11.8 | 14.3 | 11.4 | 10.0 | 164.3 |
| Average snowy days | 4.9 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 9.4 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 82 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 82 | 81 | 84 | 83 | 82 | 82 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 39.0 | 42.5 | 69.0 | 96.1 | 108.7 | 103.1 | 156.5 | 176.9 | 114.2 | 81.9 | 66.5 | 52.5 | 1,106.9 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 12 | 13 | 19 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 37 | 44 | 31 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 24 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration (precipitation days, snow days, sunshine 1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
References
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