County in Hebei, People's Republic of China
Gucheng (Chinese: 故城; pinyin: Gùchéng; lit. 'Old City') is county of Hengshui, Hebei province, China, bordering Dezhou City of Shandong to the east.
Administrative divisions
Source:[1]
Towns:
Townships:
Climate
Gucheng has a cold Semi-arid climate (BSk), featuring very cold, dry winters influenced by the Siberian anticyclone and wet summers due to the effects of the East Asian Monsoon.
| Climate data for Gucheng (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
|
Sep
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Oct
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Nov
|
Dec
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Year
|
| Record high °C (°F)
|
16.7
(62.1)
|
23.7
(74.7)
|
30.8
(87.4)
|
33.7
(92.7)
|
40.5
(104.9)
|
40.7
(105.3)
|
41.1
(106.0)
|
36.9
(98.4)
|
37.5
(99.5)
|
32.2
(90.0)
|
26.5
(79.7)
|
18.5
(65.3)
|
41.1
(106.0)
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| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
|
3.6
(38.5)
|
7.7
(45.9)
|
14.5
(58.1)
|
21.5
(70.7)
|
27.3
(81.1)
|
32.2
(90.0)
|
32.2
(90.0)
|
30.6
(87.1)
|
27.1
(80.8)
|
21.1
(70.0)
|
12.1
(53.8)
|
5.1
(41.2)
|
19.6
(67.3)
|
| Daily mean °C (°F)
|
−2.3
(27.9)
|
1.4
(34.5)
|
8.0
(46.4)
|
15.0
(59.0)
|
21.0
(69.8)
|
25.9
(78.6)
|
27.2
(81.0)
|
25.6
(78.1)
|
20.9
(69.6)
|
14.4
(57.9)
|
6.1
(43.0)
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−0.5
(31.1)
|
13.6
(56.4)
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| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
|
−6.8
(19.8)
|
−3.4
(25.9)
|
2.5
(36.5)
|
9.1
(48.4)
|
15.0
(59.0)
|
20.1
(68.2)
|
22.9
(73.2)
|
21.6
(70.9)
|
16.1
(61.0)
|
9.2
(48.6)
|
1.4
(34.5)
|
−4.7
(23.5)
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8.6
(47.5)
|
| Record low °C (°F)
|
−21.1
(−6.0)
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−16.0
(3.2)
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−9.7
(14.5)
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−2.0
(28.4)
|
3.4
(38.1)
|
10.2
(50.4)
|
16.2
(61.2)
|
12.6
(54.7)
|
6.0
(42.8)
|
−2.1
(28.2)
|
−15.4
(4.3)
|
−21.0
(−5.8)
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−21.1
(−6.0)
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| Average precipitation mm (inches)
|
2.9
(0.11)
|
7.9
(0.31)
|
7.5
(0.30)
|
29.0
(1.14)
|
39.3
(1.55)
|
61.8
(2.43)
|
144.4
(5.69)
|
125.1
(4.93)
|
43.6
(1.72)
|
28.4
(1.12)
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14.2
(0.56)
|
3.6
(0.14)
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507.7
(20)
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| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
|
1.8
|
3.1
|
2.4
|
5.1
|
6.0
|
7.7
|
10.8
|
9.5
|
5.9
|
4.8
|
3.9
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2.4
|
63.4
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| Average snowy days
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3.0
|
3.0
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1.0
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0.2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.2
|
2.1
|
10.5
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| Average relative humidity (%)
|
62
|
58
|
53
|
57
|
61
|
60
|
76
|
81
|
74
|
67
|
68
|
66
|
65
|
| Mean monthly sunshine hours
|
162.7
|
169.7
|
222.7
|
241.7
|
263.4
|
231.9
|
197.1
|
205.8
|
200.5
|
192.3
|
160.7
|
156.0
|
2,404.5
|
| Percent possible sunshine
|
53
|
55
|
60
|
61
|
60
|
53
|
44
|
49
|
55
|
56
|
53
|
53
|
54
|
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]
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