Nanxiong
County-level & Sub-prefectural city in Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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Nanxiong (Chinese: 南雄; pinyin: Nánxióng), historically Namyung, Namhung, and Nanhsiung, is a county-level city of northern Guangdong province, People's Republic of China, bordering Jiangxi to the north, east and southeast. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Shaoguan.
Nanxiong
南雄市 Namyung | |
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  Nanxiong Location in Guangdong | |
| Coordinates: 25°07′N 114°18′E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guangdong |
| Prefecture-level city | Shaoguan |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,361.4 km2 (911.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 353,916 |
| • Density | 149.88/km2 (388.18/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Website | http://www.gdnx.gov.cn/ |
Fossils
Fossils of Planocrania datangensis, the type genus and species of Planocraniidae, a family of terrestrial eusuchian crocodylomorphs. Colloquially known as the "Hoved Crocodiles" was found in the city in 1976.[1]
Climate
| Climate data for Nanxiong, elevation 150 m (490 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) | 27.5 (81.5) |
31.1 (88.0) |
32.0 (89.6) |
34.4 (93.9) |
36.4 (97.5) |
37.2 (99.0) |
39.5 (103.1) |
40.4 (104.7) |
37.9 (100.2) |
36.2 (97.2) |
34.2 (93.6) |
29.0 (84.2) |
40.4 (104.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 14.1 (57.4) |
16.7 (62.1) |
19.4 (66.9) |
25.2 (77.4) |
29.1 (84.4) |
31.8 (89.2) |
34.2 (93.6) |
33.8 (92.8) |
31.1 (88.0) |
27.2 (81.0) |
22.1 (71.8) |
16.4 (61.5) |
25.1 (77.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 9.7 (49.5) |
12.1 (53.8) |
15.2 (59.4) |
20.6 (69.1) |
24.5 (76.1) |
27.1 (80.8) |
28.8 (83.8) |
28.3 (82.9) |
26.0 (78.8) |
21.9 (71.4) |
16.7 (62.1) |
11.3 (52.3) |
20.2 (68.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 6.6 (43.9) |
8.8 (47.8) |
12.1 (53.8) |
17.2 (63.0) |
21.1 (70.0) |
23.9 (75.0) |
25.0 (77.0) |
24.7 (76.5) |
22.4 (72.3) |
17.9 (64.2) |
12.8 (55.0) |
7.6 (45.7) |
16.7 (62.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −2.1 (28.2) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
5.3 (41.5) |
11.3 (52.3) |
16.0 (60.8) |
19.7 (67.5) |
20.7 (69.3) |
14.8 (58.6) |
6.3 (43.3) |
1.5 (34.7) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 69.6 (2.74) |
87.6 (3.45) |
171.1 (6.74) |
187.0 (7.36) |
232.1 (9.14) |
232.4 (9.15) |
145.2 (5.72) |
137.2 (5.40) |
100.9 (3.97) |
44.1 (1.74) |
57.5 (2.26) |
49.7 (1.96) |
1,514.4 (59.63) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 10.6 | 11.9 | 17.4 | 16.7 | 17.2 | 16.5 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 9.9 | 5.5 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 148.9 |
| Average snowy days | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.4 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 73 | 76 | 81 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 76 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 72 | 70 | 76 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 87.2 | 77.7 | 67.3 | 90.9 | 122.2 | 141.6 | 212.1 | 200.1 | 167.5 | 166.9 | 137.3 | 128.0 | 1,598.8 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 26 | 24 | 18 | 24 | 30 | 35 | 51 | 50 | 46 | 47 | 42 | 39 | 36 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
