Dali County
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CountryPeople's Republic of China
Postal code
715100
Dali County
大荔县 Tali | |
|---|---|
 Location in Weinan | |
.png) Weinan in Shaanxi | |
  Dali County | |
| Coordinates: 34°47′01″N 109°58′36″E / 34.78361°N 109.97667°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shaanxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Weinan |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,800 km2 (690 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 718,879 |
| • Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China standard time) |
| Postal code | 715100 |
| Licence plates | 陕E |
Dali County (Chinese: 大荔; pinyin: Dàlì) is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Weinan, in the east-central part of Shaanxi province, China, bordering Shanxi province to the east. It covers 1,766 km2 (682 sq mi). The population in 2002 was 690 thousand. Its economy focuses on agriculture, mainly yielding cotton and fruits, such as watermelon. Dali was a county dated back to Qin Dynasty. It used to be named as Linjin, Dali, Wuxiang, Fengyi, Tongzhou, etc.
Climate
| Climate data for Dali, elevation 351 m (1,152 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.2 (61.2) |
22.7 (72.9) |
29.6 (85.3) |
37.6 (99.7) |
38.8 (101.8) |
41.8 (107.2) |
40.1 (104.2) |
38.9 (102.0) |
37.6 (99.7) |
32.1 (89.8) |
24.8 (76.6) |
18.1 (64.6) |
41.8 (107.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.3 (41.5) |
10.0 (50.0) |
16.4 (61.5) |
23.1 (73.6) |
27.8 (82.0) |
31.9 (89.4) |
32.7 (90.9) |
30.9 (87.6) |
26.1 (79.0) |
20.1 (68.2) |
13.1 (55.6) |
6.7 (44.1) |
20.3 (68.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −0.6 (30.9) |
3.5 (38.3) |
9.6 (49.3) |
16.0 (60.8) |
20.9 (69.6) |
25.3 (77.5) |
27.0 (80.6) |
25.3 (77.5) |
20.1 (68.2) |
13.7 (56.7) |
6.5 (43.7) |
0.6 (33.1) |
14.0 (57.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −5.0 (23.0) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
4.0 (39.2) |
9.6 (49.3) |
14.4 (57.9) |
19.1 (66.4) |
22.0 (71.6) |
20.8 (69.4) |
15.6 (60.1) |
8.9 (48.0) |
1.7 (35.1) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
8.8 (47.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −14.5 (5.9) |
−17.4 (0.7) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
2.6 (36.7) |
9.5 (49.1) |
14.6 (58.3) |
13.1 (55.6) |
4.5 (40.1) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−10.2 (13.6) |
−15.7 (3.7) |
−17.4 (0.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5.3 (0.21) |
8.5 (0.33) |
14.5 (0.57) |
31.5 (1.24) |
49.2 (1.94) |
52.9 (2.08) |
81.9 (3.22) |
84.2 (3.31) |
82.7 (3.26) |
51.5 (2.03) |
19.6 (0.77) |
4.0 (0.16) |
485.8 (19.12) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.4 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 6.2 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 10.5 | 8.7 | 5.6 | 2.5 | 77.6 |
| Average snowy days | 3.7 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 11 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 60 | 58 | 56 | 59 | 61 | 62 | 73 | 76 | 78 | 77 | 72 | 64 | 66 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 156.6 | 156.0 | 191.4 | 217.6 | 236.4 | 233.4 | 243.3 | 218.5 | 166.6 | 156.2 | 148.8 | 159.2 | 2,284 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 50 | 50 | 51 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 56 | 53 | 45 | 45 | 49 | 52 | 51 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
