Yuan'an County
County in Hubei, People's Republic of China
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Yuan'an County (simplified Chinese: 远安县; traditional Chinese: 遠安縣; pinyin: Yuǎn'ān Xiàn) is a county in the west of Hubei province, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Yichang.
Yuan'an County
远安县 Yuanan | |
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  Yuan'an Location in Hubei | |
| Coordinates (Yuan'an government): 31°03′39″N 111°38′26″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hubei |
| Prefecture-level city | Yichang |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,752 km2 (676 sq mi) |
| Population (2020)[2] | |
• Total | 166,174 |
| • Density | 94.85/km2 (245.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Website | www |
Yuanansuchus, an extinct mastodonsauroid temnospondyl, is named after Yuan'an County where its remains were first discovered.[3]
Administrative divisions
Climate
| Climate data for Yuan'an, elevation 142 m (466 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1991–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 23.0 (73.4) |
26.7 (80.1) |
32.6 (90.7) |
36.3 (97.3) |
38.3 (100.9) |
39.1 (102.4) |
40.1 (104.2) |
41.6 (106.9) |
42.6 (108.7) |
35.4 (95.7) |
29.5 (85.1) |
24.8 (76.6) |
42.6 (108.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.9 (48.0) |
11.7 (53.1) |
17.9 (64.2) |
23.4 (74.1) |
27.2 (81.0) |
30.1 (86.2) |
32.8 (91.0) |
33.3 (91.9) |
28.1 (82.6) |
22.9 (73.2) |
16.9 (62.4) |
11.5 (52.7) |
22.1 (71.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.0 (39.2) |
6.2 (43.2) |
11.6 (52.9) |
16.9 (62.4) |
21.3 (70.3) |
24.9 (76.8) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27.4 (81.3) |
22.7 (72.9) |
17.2 (63.0) |
11.7 (53.1) |
5.9 (42.6) |
16.4 (61.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.6 (33.1) |
2.3 (36.1) |
7.0 (44.6) |
11.9 (53.4) |
16.8 (62.2) |
21.0 (69.8) |
23.8 (74.8) |
23.4 (74.1) |
19.2 (66.6) |
13.5 (56.3) |
8.2 (46.8) |
2.1 (35.8) |
12.5 (54.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −9.3 (15.3) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
1.7 (35.1) |
8.2 (46.8) |
13.9 (57.0) |
16.5 (61.7) |
16.2 (61.2) |
10.2 (50.4) |
2.7 (36.9) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
−8.6 (16.5) |
−9.3 (15.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 21.3 (0.84) |
30.8 (1.21) |
47.0 (1.85) |
93.2 (3.67) |
129.2 (5.09) |
158.4 (6.24) |
216.2 (8.51) |
173.9 (6.85) |
84.4 (3.32) |
73.5 (2.89) |
42.2 (1.66) |
14.2 (0.56) |
1,084.3 (42.69) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 7.0 | 8.1 | 10.4 | 11.7 | 13.4 | 12.7 | 14.5 | 12.9 | 10.0 | 10.3 | 8.7 | 6.3 | 126 |
| Average snowy days | 3.7 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 73 | 72 | 72 | 74 | 75 | 79 | 81 | 79 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 74 | 76 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 96.4 | 96.9 | 129.2 | 152.3 | 162.4 | 156.6 | 190.1 | 198.9 | 148.5 | 142.6 | 126.5 | 109.1 | 1,709.5 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 30 | 31 | 35 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 44 | 49 | 40 | 41 | 40 | 35 | 38 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[6][7]all-time extreme temperature[8] | |||||||||||||
