County in Hebei, People's Republic of China
Shunping County is a rural county in the west-central part of Hebei province, China.[ 1] It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Baoding and lies to the west of its urban core.
History
Under the Han , Shunping was known as Quni .[ 2] It was a base for Chen Xi 's general Wang Huang (t 王 黃 , s 王 黄 , Wáng Huáng ) in his short-lived rebellion and the site of the defeat and executions of Wang and Hou Chang (侯 敞 , Hóu Chǎng ) by Guan Ying and other imperial forces in 196 BC.
It was renamed Shunping under Wang Mang 's short-lived Xin dynasty .[citation needed ]
Administrative divisions
Towns:[ 1]
Townships:[ 1]
Climate
Climate data for Shunping (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Record high °C (°F)
16.9 (62.4)
23.0 (73.4)
30.8 (87.4)
33.0 (91.4)
37.9 (100.2)
40.7 (105.3)
41.4 (106.5)
35.9 (96.6)
34.4 (93.9)
31.9 (89.4)
24.1 (75.4)
19.4 (66.9)
41.4 (106.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
2.8 (37.0)
6.8 (44.2)
13.9 (57.0)
21.2 (70.2)
27.0 (80.6)
31.3 (88.3)
31.8 (89.2)
30.2 (86.4)
26.4 (79.5)
19.9 (67.8)
10.9 (51.6)
4.2 (39.6)
18.9 (66.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)
−3.5 (25.7)
0.4 (32.7)
7.6 (45.7)
15.1 (59.2)
21.0 (69.8)
25.4 (77.7)
26.9 (80.4)
25.4 (77.7)
20.4 (68.7)
13.4 (56.1)
4.9 (40.8)
−1.5 (29.3)
13.0 (55.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
−8.6 (16.5)
−4.9 (23.2)
1.5 (34.7)
8.5 (47.3)
14.3 (57.7)
19.4 (66.9)
22.4 (72.3)
21.1 (70.0)
15.3 (59.5)
7.9 (46.2)
0.0 (32.0)
−6.1 (21.0)
7.6 (45.6)
Record low °C (°F)
−20.2 (−4.4)
−16.7 (1.9)
−9.0 (15.8)
−2.6 (27.3)
4.0 (39.2)
10.4 (50.7)
16.3 (61.3)
13.1 (55.6)
5.4 (41.7)
−3.2 (26.2)
−14.6 (5.7)
−22.0 (−7.6)
−22.0 (−7.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches)
2.4 (0.09)
4.8 (0.19)
8.6 (0.34)
22.5 (0.89)
31.9 (1.26)
64.9 (2.56)
168.4 (6.63)
127.5 (5.02)
49.7 (1.96)
23.2 (0.91)
12.1 (0.48)
2.2 (0.09)
518.2 (20.42)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
1.7
2.3
2.9
5.0
6.3
9.4
12.5
11.1
7.1
5.2
3.1
1.9
68.5
Average snowy days
2.3
2.3
1.1
0.2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.7
2.3
9.9
Average relative humidity (%)
55
50
47
51
56
61
75
80
75
68
64
58
62
Mean monthly sunshine hours
169.3
171.5
215.5
236.6
251.8
209.2
172.9
188.1
195.4
186.4
160.9
165.4
2,323
Percent possible sunshine
56
56
58
59
57
47
39
45
53
55
54
57
53
Source: China Meteorological Administration [ 3] [ 4]
References
Citations
Bibliography
Hung Hing-ming (2011), The Road to the Throne: How Liu Bang Founded China's Han Dynasty , New York: Algora Publishing, ISBN 9780875868387 .