County in Shanxi, People's Republic of China
Guangling County (simplified Chinese: 广灵县; traditional Chinese: 廣靈縣; pinyin: Guǎnglíng Xiàn) is in the northeast of Shanxi province, China. It is under the administration of Datong city. Guangling is a basin surrounded by Taihang Mountains. The temperature ranges from −34.0 to 38.2 °C (−29 to 101 °F), with an annual mean of 7.0 °C (44.6 °F). Guangling has nine township level divisions. Famous tourist attractions include: Temple of Water God (水神堂), Temple of Holy Spring (圣泉寺), Zhao Great Wall (赵长城). Local products include: papercut, millet, sunflower seeds, dry Tofu etc.
In 2001, the county was divided into two towns and seven townships.[1][2][3][4]
Climate
| Climate data for Guangling, elevation 978 m (3,209 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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9.3
(48.7)
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20.0
(68.0)
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26.8
(80.2)
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36.1
(97.0)
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36.7
(98.1)
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37.4
(99.3)
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37.5
(99.5)
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34.3
(93.7)
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34.5
(94.1)
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28.8
(83.8)
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24.0
(75.2)
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15.3
(59.5)
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37.5
(99.5)
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| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
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−2.5
(27.5)
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2.8
(37.0)
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9.8
(49.6)
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17.8
(64.0)
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23.9
(75.0)
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27.5
(81.5)
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28.3
(82.9)
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26.8
(80.2)
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22.6
(72.7)
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16.0
(60.8)
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6.9
(44.4)
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−0.7
(30.7)
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14.9
(58.9)
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| Daily mean °C (°F)
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−11.2
(11.8)
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−6.0
(21.2)
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1.9
(35.4)
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10.1
(50.2)
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16.8
(62.2)
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20.8
(69.4)
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22.3
(72.1)
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20.4
(68.7)
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15.1
(59.2)
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8.0
(46.4)
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−1.0
(30.2)
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−8.5
(16.7)
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7.4
(45.3)
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| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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−18.0
(−0.4)
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−13.4
(7.9)
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−5.7
(21.7)
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2.0
(35.6)
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8.8
(47.8)
|
13.6
(56.5)
|
16.4
(61.5)
|
14.5
(58.1)
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8.3
(46.9)
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1.0
(33.8)
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−7.4
(18.7)
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−14.8
(5.4)
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0.4
(32.8)
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| Record low °C (°F)
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−34.9
(−30.8)
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−28.2
(−18.8)
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−29.9
(−21.8)
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−14.5
(5.9)
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−5.4
(22.3)
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3.5
(38.3)
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7.7
(45.9)
|
4.6
(40.3)
|
−2.8
(27.0)
|
−10.7
(12.7)
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−26.7
(−16.1)
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−31.2
(−24.2)
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−34.9
(−30.8)
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| Average precipitation mm (inches)
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1.3
(0.05)
|
2.5
(0.10)
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5.1
(0.20)
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17.5
(0.69)
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34.8
(1.37)
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54.5
(2.15)
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100.6
(3.96)
|
76.1
(3.00)
|
55.8
(2.20)
|
21.3
(0.84)
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6.5
(0.26)
|
1.2
(0.05)
|
377.2
(14.87)
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| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
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1.6
|
2.1
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3.0
|
4.6
|
7.1
|
11.0
|
13.1
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11.5
|
9.2
|
5.8
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2.6
|
1.3
|
72.9
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| Average snowy days
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3.0
|
3.8
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3.4
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1.6
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0.1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.6
|
3.5
|
3.3
|
19.3
|
| Average relative humidity (%)
|
54
|
46
|
41
|
41
|
43
|
56
|
70
|
73
|
68
|
59
|
57
|
54
|
55
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| Mean monthly sunshine hours
|
201.5
|
202.8
|
243.9
|
255.2
|
279.8
|
249.8
|
246.4
|
242.0
|
221.6
|
225.9
|
199.8
|
195.6
|
2,764.3
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| Percent possible sunshine
|
67
|
66
|
65
|
64
|
63
|
56
|
55
|
58
|
60
|
66
|
67
|
68
|
63
|
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6]
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