Xiao County

Xiao County or Xiaoxian (simplified Chinese: 萧县; traditional Chinese: 蕭縣; pinyin: Xiāo Xiàn) is a county in the north of Anhui Province, China, bordering the provinces of Jiangsu to the north and northeast and Henan to the west. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Suzhou. It was formerly part of Jiangsu province, under the administration of Xuzhou. It became part of Anhui province in 1950.

Xiaoxian
萧县
Coordinates: 34°13′23″N 116°47′32″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceAnhui
Prefecture-level citySuzhou
Government
Area
  Total1,885.3 km2 (727.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
  Total1,202,000
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
235200

Administrative divisions

In the present, Xiao County has 18 towns and 5 townships.[1]

18 Towns
  • Longcheng (龙城镇)
  • Huangkou (黄口镇)
  • Dingli (丁里镇)
  • Xinzhuang (新庄镇)
  • Qinglong (青龙镇)
  • Majing (马井镇)
  • Baitu (白土镇)
  • Datun (大屯镇)
  • Dulou (杜楼镇)
  • Guanqiao (官桥镇)
  • Yanglou (杨楼镇)
  • Liutao (刘套镇)
  • Wangzhai (王寨镇)
  • Yanji (闫集镇)
  • Yonggu (永固镇)
  • Zhangzhuangzhai (张庄寨镇)
  • Zhaozhuang (赵庄镇)
  • Zulou (祖楼镇)
5 Townships
  • Shilin (石林乡)
  • Shengquan (圣泉乡)
  • Jiudian (酒店乡)
  • Zhuangli (庄里乡)
  • Sunweizi (孙圩孜乡)

Climate

Climate data for Xiaoxian (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 17.6
(63.7)
26.0
(78.8)
28.5
(83.3)
31.9
(89.4)
38.0
(100.4)
39.4
(102.9)
40.5
(104.9)
38.1
(100.6)
36.6
(97.9)
34.6
(94.3)
27.5
(81.5)
21.4
(70.5)
40.5
(104.9)
Average high °C (°F) 5.8
(42.4)
9.3
(48.7)
14.8
(58.6)
21.3
(70.3)
26.6
(79.9)
31.0
(87.8)
31.8
(89.2)
30.8
(87.4)
27.3
(81.1)
22.1
(71.8)
14.6
(58.3)
7.9
(46.2)
20.3
(68.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 0.6
(33.1)
3.7
(38.7)
9.0
(48.2)
15.3
(59.5)
20.7
(69.3)
25.3
(77.5)
27.4
(81.3)
26.3
(79.3)
21.9
(71.4)
16.0
(60.8)
8.7
(47.7)
2.5
(36.5)
14.8
(58.6)
Average low °C (°F) −3.3
(26.1)
−0.7
(30.7)
3.8
(38.8)
9.5
(49.1)
15.1
(59.2)
20.2
(68.4)
23.7
(74.7)
22.9
(73.2)
17.6
(63.7)
11.1
(52.0)
4.1
(39.4)
−1.6
(29.1)
10.2
(50.4)
Record low °C (°F) −13.7
(7.3)
−17.5
(0.5)
−8.8
(16.2)
−1.9
(28.6)
3.1
(37.6)
11.6
(52.9)
16.3
(61.3)
13.7
(56.7)
5.9
(42.6)
−1.7
(28.9)
−8.6
(16.5)
−15.9
(3.4)
−17.5
(0.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 17.2
(0.68)
20.9
(0.82)
33.0
(1.30)
40.1
(1.58)
67.2
(2.65)
112.8
(4.44)
233.0
(9.17)
158.5
(6.24)
66.3
(2.61)
38.9
(1.53)
34.7
(1.37)
17.6
(0.69)
840.2
(33.08)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 4.3 5.1 6.0 7.0 7.2 7.6 13.0 11.3 8.1 5.8 6.0 4.3 85.7
Average snowy days 3.3 2.5 0.9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.7 1.6 9
Average relative humidity (%) 69 67 65 67 69 69 81 83 79 73 73 70 72
Mean monthly sunshine hours 137.0 141.9 184.0 209.2 219.4 205.8 197.2 188.8 178.9 176.6 151.8 145.0 2,135.6
Percent possible sunshine 43 46 49 53 51 48 45 46 49 51 49 47 48
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]

References

  1. 宿州市-行政区划王 (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  2. 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  3. 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 June 2023.


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