Shenchi County
County in Shanxi, People's Republic of China
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Shenchi County (Chinese: 神池县; pinyin: Shénchí Xiàn) is a county in the northwest of Shanxi province, China. It is under the administration of Xinzhou city.
Shenchi County
神池县 Shenchih | |
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Location in Xinzhou | |
  Shenchi Location of the seat in Shanxi | |
| Coordinates: 39°05′30″N 112°12′37″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shanxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Xinzhou |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Climate
| Climate data for Shenchi, elevation 1,525 m (5,003 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) | 10.6 (51.1) |
17.5 (63.5) |
22.9 (73.2) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.2 (88.2) |
36.0 (96.8) |
35.3 (95.5) |
31.9 (89.4) |
32.5 (90.5) |
25.1 (77.2) |
19.8 (67.6) |
12.9 (55.2) |
36.0 (96.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −4.1 (24.6) |
0.1 (32.2) |
6.7 (44.1) |
14.5 (58.1) |
20.5 (68.9) |
24.4 (75.9) |
25.6 (78.1) |
23.7 (74.7) |
19.3 (66.7) |
12.6 (54.7) |
4.5 (40.1) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
12.1 (53.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −10.3 (13.5) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
0.1 (32.2) |
7.6 (45.7) |
13.9 (57.0) |
18.1 (64.6) |
19.9 (67.8) |
18.0 (64.4) |
12.9 (55.2) |
6.1 (43.0) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
5.8 (42.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −15.2 (4.6) |
−11.8 (10.8) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
0.9 (33.6) |
6.8 (44.2) |
11.7 (53.1) |
14.5 (58.1) |
12.8 (55.0) |
7.3 (45.1) |
0.7 (33.3) |
−6.3 (20.7) |
−12.9 (8.8) |
0.2 (32.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −29.0 (−20.2) |
−27.2 (−17.0) |
−24.0 (−11.2) |
−13.4 (7.9) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
0.5 (32.9) |
5.2 (41.4) |
3.0 (37.4) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
−12.9 (8.8) |
−24.0 (−11.2) |
−27.9 (−18.2) |
−29.0 (−20.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 3.6 (0.14) |
6.0 (0.24) |
10.0 (0.39) |
23.0 (0.91) |
40.4 (1.59) |
71.3 (2.81) |
106.6 (4.20) |
112.4 (4.43) |
66.6 (2.62) |
30.9 (1.22) |
11.2 (0.44) |
3.6 (0.14) |
485.6 (19.13) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 6.0 | 8.6 | 11.8 | 13.9 | 13.0 | 10.3 | 7.1 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 92.7 |
| Average snowy days | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 34.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 55 | 51 | 45 | 41 | 42 | 53 | 67 | 71 | 67 | 60 | 55 | 54 | 55 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 197.1 | 193.0 | 232.1 | 249.0 | 272.6 | 245.2 | 238.7 | 231.6 | 214.7 | 216.2 | 191.4 | 182.2 | 2,663.8 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 65 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 55 | 53 | 55 | 58 | 63 | 64 | 63 | 60 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[1][2] | |||||||||||||
