Sihong
泗洪县 Szehung | |
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![]() Park in Sihong County | |
Coordinates: 33°27′54″N 118°12′22″E / 33.465°N 118.206°E[1] | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Jiangsu |
Prefecture-level city | Suqian |
Area | |
• Total | 2,731 km2 (1,054 sq mi) |
Population (2019)[3] | |
• Total | 1,093,700 |
• Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 223900 |
Sihong County (simplified Chinese: 泗洪县; traditional Chinese: 泗洪縣; pinyin: Sìhóng Xiàn) is under the administration of Suqian, Jiangsu province, China. It borders the prefecture-level cities of Huai'an to the southeast, Chuzhou (Anhui) to the south, Bengbu (Anhui) to the west, and Suzhou (Anhui) to the northwest.
The area that later became Sihong County probably served as center for the state of Xu during Spring and Autumn period, and harbored its capital city.[4]
At present, Sihong County has 14 towns and 9 townships.[5]
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Climate data for Sihong (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 19.5 (67.1) |
26.3 (79.3) |
28.6 (83.5) |
33.4 (92.1) |
37.4 (99.3) |
38.5 (101.3) |
41.3 (106.3) |
39.1 (102.4) |
37.3 (99.1) |
34.1 (93.4) |
28.7 (83.7) |
21.3 (70.3) |
41.3 (106.3) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.1 (43.0) |
9.1 (48.4) |
14.4 (57.9) |
21.0 (69.8) |
26.1 (79.0) |
29.7 (85.5) |
31.6 (88.9) |
30.8 (87.4) |
27.1 (80.8) |
22.1 (71.8) |
15.2 (59.4) |
8.5 (47.3) |
20.1 (68.3) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.3 (34.3) |
4.1 (39.4) |
9.2 (48.6) |
15.5 (59.9) |
20.9 (69.6) |
25.0 (77.0) |
27.7 (81.9) |
26.9 (80.4) |
22.4 (72.3) |
16.6 (61.9) |
9.8 (49.6) |
3.5 (38.3) |
15.2 (59.4) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −2.5 (27.5) |
0.0 (32.0) |
4.5 (40.1) |
10.3 (50.5) |
15.9 (60.6) |
20.7 (69.3) |
24.4 (75.9) |
23.7 (74.7) |
18.6 (65.5) |
12.1 (53.8) |
5.4 (41.7) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
11.1 (51.9) |
Record low °C (°F) | −20.7 (−5.3) |
−17.2 (1.0) |
−9.0 (15.8) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
4.7 (40.5) |
10.5 (50.9) |
18.0 (64.4) |
14.4 (57.9) |
8.3 (46.9) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
−19.6 (−3.3) |
−20.7 (−5.3) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 27.5 (1.08) |
32.0 (1.26) |
45.9 (1.81) |
50.2 (1.98) |
76.0 (2.99) |
137.3 (5.41) |
223.2 (8.79) |
158.3 (6.23) |
94.8 (3.73) |
46.4 (1.83) |
42.3 (1.67) |
22.5 (0.89) |
956.4 (37.67) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 8.2 | 9.1 | 13.0 | 11.7 | 8.1 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 5.5 | 96.7 |
Average snowy days | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 9.1 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 71 | 70 | 67 | 67 | 70 | 73 | 82 | 84 | 80 | 75 | 73 | 71 | 74 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 139.0 | 138.5 | 172.7 | 198.2 | 204.8 | 174.6 | 181.6 | 183.1 | 174.7 | 173.5 | 148.5 | 145.0 | 2,034.2 |
Percent possible sunshine | 44 | 44 | 46 | 51 | 47 | 41 | 42 | 45 | 48 | 50 | 48 | 47 | 46 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration[6][7] |