Yucheng, Shandong
County-level city in Shandong, People's Republic of China
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Yucheng (Chinese: 禹城; pinyin: Yǔchéng) is a county-level city located in the northwest of Shandong province, China. It is administered by the prefecture-level city of Dezhou.
Yucheng
禹城市 | |
|---|---|
Tuhai River in Yucheng | |
 Yucheng in Dezhou | |
  Yucheng Location in Shandong | |
| Coordinates: 36°56′02″N 116°38′17″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shandong |
| Prefecture-level city | Dezhou |
| Area | |
• Total | 992 km2 (383 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | |
• Total | 514,300 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 251200 |
The population was 495,387 in 1999.[2]
History
The name of "Yucheng" means "the city of Great Yu", who is believed to be the first king of the Xia dynasty, and an ancient hero specializing in fighting with flood. The county of Yucheng was set up during the Tang dynasty in 692 AD.
Administrative divisions
Climate
| Climate data for Yucheng, elevation 21 m (69 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1991–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 17.6 (63.7) |
22.0 (71.6) |
29.0 (84.2) |
33.4 (92.1) |
37.7 (99.9) |
41.2 (106.2) |
41.4 (106.5) |
37.1 (98.8) |
36.7 (98.1) |
32.2 (90.0) |
25.5 (77.9) |
17.3 (63.1) |
41.4 (106.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.9 (39.0) |
7.9 (46.2) |
14.4 (57.9) |
21.1 (70.0) |
26.7 (80.1) |
31.8 (89.2) |
32.2 (90.0) |
30.6 (87.1) |
27.2 (81.0) |
21.2 (70.2) |
12.5 (54.5) |
5.5 (41.9) |
19.6 (67.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.4 (29.5) |
2.2 (36.0) |
8.4 (47.1) |
15.1 (59.2) |
20.9 (69.6) |
25.9 (78.6) |
27.5 (81.5) |
25.9 (78.6) |
21.3 (70.3) |
15.0 (59.0) |
7.0 (44.6) |
0.4 (32.7) |
14.0 (57.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −5.6 (21.9) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
3.4 (38.1) |
9.7 (49.5) |
15.4 (59.7) |
20.6 (69.1) |
23.4 (74.1) |
22.1 (71.8) |
16.6 (61.9) |
10 (50) |
2.6 (36.7) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
9.3 (48.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −19.8 (−3.6) |
−15.0 (5.0) |
−9.0 (15.8) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
3.4 (38.1) |
9.8 (49.6) |
16.8 (62.2) |
12.7 (54.9) |
5.2 (41.4) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
−16.2 (2.8) |
−17.6 (0.3) |
−19.8 (−3.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 3.9 (0.15) |
9.9 (0.39) |
9.9 (0.39) |
33.4 (1.31) |
48.7 (1.92) |
91.7 (3.61) |
149.7 (5.89) |
139.8 (5.50) |
45.1 (1.78) |
31.7 (1.25) |
19.5 (0.77) |
4.4 (0.17) |
587.7 (23.13) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 4.9 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 11.3 | 9.8 | 6.2 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 2.4 | 65.9 |
| Average snowy days | 2.7 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 9.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 60 | 56 | 52 | 58 | 62 | 61 | 76 | 80 | 74 | 67 | 66 | 63 | 65 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 165.1 | 167.1 | 218.8 | 237.6 | 265.7 | 236.1 | 197.5 | 202.5 | 203.2 | 194.7 | 160.2 | 160.2 | 2,408.7 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 53 | 54 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 54 | 45 | 49 | 55 | 57 | 53 | 54 | 55 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] | |||||||||||||