West Ujimqin Banner
West Ujimqin Banner (Mongolian: ᠪᠠᠷᠠᠭᠤᠨ ᠤᠵᠤᠮᠤᠴᠢᠨ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ Baraɣun Ujumučin qosiɣu; simplified Chinese: 西乌珠穆沁旗; traditional Chinese: 西烏珠穆沁旗; pinyin: Xī Wūzhūmùqìn Qí) is a banner of Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Xilin Gol League.
West Ujimqin Banner
西乌珠穆沁旗 • ᠪᠠᠷᠠᠭᠤᠨᠤᠵᠤᠮᠤᠴᠢᠨᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ | |
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  West Ujimqin Location in Inner Mongolia | |
| Coordinates: 44°36′N 117°37′E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Region | Inner Mongolia |
| League | Xilin Gol |
| Area | |
| • Total | 22,380 km2 (8,640 sq mi) |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
| • Total | 99,255 |
| • Density | 4.4/km2 (11/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Climate
West Ujimqin has a dry, monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen Dwb), with bitterly cold and very dry winters, very warm, somewhat humid summers, and strong winds, especially in spring. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from −18.7 °C (−1.7 °F) in January to 20.2 °C (68.4 °F) in July, with the annual mean at 2.05 °C (35.7 °F). The annual precipitation is 325 mm (12.8 in), with more than half of it falling in July and August alone. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 57% in July to 72% in October and February, sunshine is abundant year-round, there are 2,882 hours of bright sunshine annually.
| Climate data for West Ujimqin Banner (1981−2010 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | −12.7 (9.1) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
0.5 (32.9) |
11.8 (53.2) |
19.2 (66.6) |
24.2 (75.6) |
26.2 (79.2) |
25.1 (77.2) |
19.4 (66.9) |
10.5 (50.9) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
−9.9 (14.2) |
8.8 (47.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −18.7 (−1.7) |
−14.9 (5.2) |
−6.3 (20.7) |
4.4 (39.9) |
12.0 (53.6) |
17.6 (63.7) |
20.2 (68.4) |
18.5 (65.3) |
11.9 (53.4) |
3.1 (37.6) |
−7.7 (18.1) |
−15.5 (4.1) |
2.0 (35.7) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −23.9 (−11.0) |
−20.9 (−5.6) |
−12.6 (9.3) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
4.3 (39.7) |
10.5 (50.9) |
14.3 (57.7) |
12.2 (54.0) |
5.1 (41.2) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
−13.0 (8.6) |
−20.5 (−4.9) |
−4.2 (24.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.6 (0.10) |
2.7 (0.11) |
6.5 (0.26) |
9.4 (0.37) |
30.4 (1.20) |
56.8 (2.24) |
93.6 (3.69) |
67.5 (2.66) |
31.9 (1.26) |
13.6 (0.54) |
6.4 (0.25) |
3.6 (0.14) |
325.0 (12.80) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.5 | 5.8 | 6.6 | 5.3 | 7.9 | 12.8 | 14.7 | 12.1 | 9.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 98.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 70 | 66 | 58 | 42 | 42 | 55 | 66 | 65 | 57 | 53 | 61 | 68 | 59 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 200.5 | 211.4 | 258.6 | 260.1 | 282.6 | 278.7 | 266.3 | 271.4 | 247.7 | 232.7 | 191.3 | 181.1 | 2,882.4 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 71 | 72 | 70 | 65 | 62 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 66 | 68 | 66 | 66 | 65 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration (precipitation days and sunshine 1971–2000)[2][3] | |||||||||||||
References
- www.xzqh.org (in Chinese)
- Inner Mongolia: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
- 中国气象数据网 - WeatherBk Data (in Chinese (China)). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
- 中国地面国际交换站气候标准值月值数据集（1971－2000年）. China Meteorological Administration. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
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