Ningjin County, Shandong
County in Shandong, People's Republic of China
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Ningjin County (simplified Chinese: 宁津县; traditional Chinese: 寧津縣; pinyin: Níngjīn Xiàn) is a county in the northwest of Shandong province, People's Republic of China, bordering Hebei province to the north. It is administered by the prefecture-level city of Dezhou.
Ningjin County
宁津县 | |
|---|---|
Ningjin in Dezhou | |
 Dezhou in Shandong | |
| Coordinates: 37°39′07″N 116°48′00″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shandong |
| Prefecture-level city | Dezhou |
| Area | |
• Total | 833 km2 (322 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 463,300 |
| • Density | 556/km2 (1,440/sq mi) |
| [2] | |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 253400 |
The population was 444,038 in 1999.[3]
Ningjin has been famous for its acrobatics from as early as during the Han dynasty. In 1995 the Ministry of Culture designated Ningjin as the hometown of Chinese acrobatics.[4][5]
Administrative divisions
Climate
| Climate data for Ningjin, elevation 17 m (56 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) | 17.1 (62.8) |
22.3 (72.1) |
29.5 (85.1) |
31.3 (88.3) |
38.1 (100.6) |
41.3 (106.3) |
40.2 (104.4) |
35.5 (95.9) |
35.0 (95.0) |
31.4 (88.5) |
25.3 (77.5) |
17.4 (63.3) |
41.3 (106.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.2 (37.8) |
7.2 (45.0) |
13.9 (57.0) |
20.7 (69.3) |
26.5 (79.7) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.9 (89.4) |
30.2 (86.4) |
26.9 (80.4) |
20.7 (69.3) |
11.8 (53.2) |
4.7 (40.5) |
19.1 (66.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.7 (27.1) |
0.9 (33.6) |
7.6 (45.7) |
14.4 (57.9) |
20.4 (68.7) |
25.4 (77.7) |
27.1 (80.8) |
25.4 (77.7) |
20.7 (69.3) |
14.2 (57.6) |
5.9 (42.6) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
13.2 (55.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −7.4 (18.7) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
2.0 (35.6) |
8.6 (47.5) |
14.4 (57.9) |
19.7 (67.5) |
22.7 (72.9) |
21.3 (70.3) |
15.6 (60.1) |
8.9 (48.0) |
1.2 (34.2) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
8.2 (46.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −19.2 (−2.6) |
−16.8 (1.8) |
−9.6 (14.7) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
2.5 (36.5) |
7.6 (45.7) |
14.9 (58.8) |
11.7 (53.1) |
4.1 (39.4) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−14.0 (6.8) |
−21.0 (−5.8) |
−21.0 (−5.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.4 (0.09) |
7.7 (0.30) |
7.4 (0.29) |
23.1 (0.91) |
41.4 (1.63) |
75.1 (2.96) |
161.5 (6.36) |
141.8 (5.58) |
37.0 (1.46) |
34.1 (1.34) |
15.7 (0.62) |
3.0 (0.12) |
550.2 (21.66) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 8.2 | 10.8 | 9.5 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 61.9 |
| Average snowy days | 2.4 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 60 | 56 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 61 | 76 | 82 | 74 | 67 | 66 | 63 | 64 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 171.5 | 175.2 | 221.8 | 239.9 | 265.6 | 237.9 | 200.7 | 202.3 | 210.7 | 203.8 | 169.5 | 164.0 | 2,462.9 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 56 | 57 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 54 | 45 | 49 | 57 | 59 | 56 | 55 | 56 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[7][8] | |||||||||||||