Wangmo recorded 122.5 millimetres (4.82 inches) of rainfall in one hour, on 9 June 2011, the most rainfall in the county in 200 years.[2]
And on 20 June 2011, 312 mm (12.28 in) of rain fell in 3hrs in the county [3] as part of significant flooding across the region.
| Climate data for Wangmo, elevation 567 m (1,860 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present) |
| Month |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Year |
| Record high °C (°F) |
30.5
(86.9) |
34.4
(93.9) |
37.1
(98.8) |
38.8
(101.8) |
38.5
(101.3) |
37.3
(99.1) |
36.9
(98.4) |
37.2
(99.0) |
37.3
(99.1) |
34.4
(93.9) |
31.9
(89.4) |
30.2
(86.4) |
38.8
(101.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) |
15.2
(59.4) |
18.6
(65.5) |
22.8
(73.0) |
27.7
(81.9) |
29.8
(85.6) |
30.9
(87.6) |
31.8
(89.2) |
31.9
(89.4) |
30.0
(86.0) |
25.5
(77.9) |
22.1
(71.8) |
17.0
(62.6) |
25.3
(77.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) |
10.6
(51.1) |
13.2
(55.8) |
17.0
(62.6) |
21.6
(70.9) |
24.3
(75.7) |
25.9
(78.6) |
26.6
(79.9) |
26.2
(79.2) |
24.1
(75.4) |
20.4
(68.7) |
16.4
(61.5) |
12.0
(53.6) |
19.9
(67.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) |
7.8
(46.0) |
9.7
(49.5) |
13.3
(55.9) |
17.4
(63.3) |
20.1
(68.2) |
22.4
(72.3) |
23.2
(73.8) |
22.6
(72.7) |
20.5
(68.9) |
17.3
(63.1) |
13.0
(55.4) |
8.9
(48.0) |
16.4
(61.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) |
−2.0
(28.4) |
0.6
(33.1) |
0.6
(33.1) |
6.5
(43.7) |
10.3
(50.5) |
12.4
(54.3) |
15.4
(59.7) |
16.8
(62.2) |
11.0
(51.8) |
7.2
(45.0) |
1.6
(34.9) |
−2.5
(27.5) |
−2.5
(27.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) |
26.3
(1.04) |
19.9
(0.78) |
37.8
(1.49) |
66.5
(2.62) |
185.8
(7.31) |
284.7
(11.21) |
215.7
(8.49) |
175.4
(6.91) |
93.9
(3.70) |
79.7
(3.14) |
40.7
(1.60) |
19.0
(0.75) |
1,245.4
(49.04) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) |
10.9 |
8.3 |
10.1 |
11.6 |
14.1 |
16.2 |
16.1 |
14.9 |
9.8 |
11.8 |
7.8 |
7.7 |
139.3 |
| Average snowy days |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) |
78 |
73 |
70 |
70 |
73 |
80 |
80 |
81 |
79 |
81 |
79 |
77 |
77 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours |
56.0 |
76.6 |
98.9 |
137.3 |
150.2 |
131.3 |
165.8 |
179.6 |
148.4 |
99.8 |
106.0 |
75.4 |
1,425.3 |
| Percentage possible sunshine |
17 |
24 |
26 |
36 |
36 |
32 |
40 |
45 |
41 |
28 |
33 |
23 |
32 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] |
