Lingshi County
County in Shanxi, People's Republic of China
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Lingshi County (simplified Chinese: 灵石县; traditional Chinese: 靈石縣; pinyin: Língshí Xiàn) is a county of southwest-central Shanxi province, China. It is under the administration of Jinzhong city.
Scenic site in Lingshi
Zishou Temple
Lingshi Houtu Temple
Jingsheng Confucian Temple
Lingshi
灵石县 Lingshih | |
|---|---|
  Lingshi Location of the seat in Shanxi | |
| Coordinates: 36°50′56″N 111°46′35″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shanxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Jinzhong |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,206 km2 (466 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 251,000 |
| • Density | 208/km2 (539/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 031300 |
| Area code | 0354 |
Climate
| Climate data for Lingshi, elevation 812 m (2,664 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.2 (61.2) |
20.7 (69.3) |
29.0 (84.2) |
34.6 (94.3) |
37.5 (99.5) |
39.6 (103.3) |
40.4 (104.7) |
37.1 (98.8) |
36.3 (97.3) |
30.0 (86.0) |
22.8 (73.0) |
16.4 (61.5) |
40.4 (104.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.4 (38.1) |
7.4 (45.3) |
13.8 (56.8) |
20.9 (69.6) |
26.2 (79.2) |
30.1 (86.2) |
30.8 (87.4) |
28.8 (83.8) |
24.1 (75.4) |
18.3 (64.9) |
11.0 (51.8) |
4.6 (40.3) |
18.3 (64.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −4.1 (24.6) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
6.4 (43.5) |
13.4 (56.1) |
18.9 (66.0) |
23.0 (73.4) |
24.5 (76.1) |
22.6 (72.7) |
17.5 (63.5) |
11.0 (51.8) |
3.8 (38.8) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
11.2 (52.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −9.5 (14.9) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
0.1 (32.2) |
6.6 (43.9) |
11.9 (53.4) |
16.3 (61.3) |
19.2 (66.6) |
17.8 (64.0) |
12.4 (54.3) |
5.6 (42.1) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
−7.7 (18.1) |
5.4 (41.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −22.1 (−7.8) |
−18.8 (−1.8) |
−13.1 (8.4) |
−5.7 (21.7) |
0.7 (33.3) |
7.0 (44.6) |
12.6 (54.7) |
9.7 (49.5) |
1.3 (34.3) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
−16.7 (1.9) |
−20.4 (−4.7) |
−22.1 (−7.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4.7 (0.19) |
7.8 (0.31) |
11.9 (0.47) |
29.0 (1.14) |
34.1 (1.34) |
56.6 (2.23) |
126.0 (4.96) |
110.0 (4.33) |
66.1 (2.60) |
35.2 (1.39) |
15.1 (0.59) |
4.1 (0.16) |
500.6 (19.71) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.7 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 6.8 | 8.8 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 8.7 | 6.6 | 4.1 | 2.1 | 75.7 |
| Average snowy days | 3.2 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 14.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 55 | 53 | 48 | 47 | 49 | 56 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 68 | 62 | 57 | 59 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 143.5 | 150.0 | 190.3 | 218.9 | 240.5 | 218.0 | 195.7 | 182.0 | 164.7 | 170.1 | 153.5 | 140.7 | 2,167.9 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 46 | 49 | 51 | 55 | 55 | 50 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 50 | 51 | 47 | 49 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[1][2] | |||||||||||||
