Suiyang County
Suiyang County
绥阳县 | |
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  Suiyang Location of the seat in Guizhou  Suiyang Suiyang (Southwest China) | |
| Coordinates (Suiyang County government): 27°56′46″N 107°11′28″E / 27.9462°N 107.1912°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guizhou |
| Prefecture-level city | Zunyi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,566 km2 (991 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 560,000 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (570/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Website | www |
Suiyang County (simplified Chinese: 绥阳县; traditional Chinese: 綏陽縣; pinyin: Suíyáng Xiàn) is a county in Guizhou Province, China. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Zunyi. It has an area of 2,566 square kilometers and a population of 560,000 as of 2017.[1]
Suiyang leaf-litter toad, Leptobrachella suiyangensis, is only known from the Huoqiuba Nature Reserve in Suiyang County.[2]
Climate
| Climate data for Suiyang (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.3 (45.1) |
10.2 (50.4) |
14.9 (58.8) |
20.6 (69.1) |
24.3 (75.7) |
26.7 (80.1) |
29.7 (85.5) |
29.9 (85.8) |
25.9 (78.6) |
19.8 (67.6) |
15.2 (59.4) |
9.5 (49.1) |
19.5 (67.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.4 (39.9) |
6.6 (43.9) |
10.6 (51.1) |
15.7 (60.3) |
19.5 (67.1) |
22.4 (72.3) |
24.9 (76.8) |
24.5 (76.1) |
21.1 (70.0) |
16.0 (60.8) |
11.4 (52.5) |
6.3 (43.3) |
15.3 (59.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.4 (36.3) |
4.3 (39.7) |
7.7 (45.9) |
12.4 (54.3) |
16.1 (61.0) |
19.5 (67.1) |
21.6 (70.9) |
20.9 (69.6) |
17.9 (64.2) |
13.6 (56.5) |
8.9 (48.0) |
4.1 (39.4) |
12.5 (54.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 23.6 (0.93) |
22.9 (0.90) |
47.5 (1.87) |
89.6 (3.53) |
152.2 (5.99) |
205.8 (8.10) |
163.1 (6.42) |
121.6 (4.79) |
98.6 (3.88) |
101.8 (4.01) |
44.3 (1.74) |
20.1 (0.79) |
1,091.1 (42.95) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 15.3 | 14.4 | 16.4 | 16.9 | 18.1 | 17.9 | 14.5 | 13.2 | 12.9 | 17.3 | 13.7 | 13.2 | 183.8 |
| Average snowy days | 4.6 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 9.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 82 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 82 | 78 | 77 | 79 | 83 | 82 | 80 | 80 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 26.0 | 34.0 | 55.3 | 79.4 | 92.9 | 83.7 | 151.1 | 167.9 | 109.7 | 58.6 | 55.4 | 37.3 | 951.3 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 8 | 11 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 36 | 42 | 30 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 21 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ 绥阳介绍 (in Chinese (China)). Suiyang County People's Government. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2020). "Leptobrachella suiyangensis Luo, Xiao, Gao, and Zhou, 2020". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
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