Lianshui County
Lianshui 涟水县 Lienshui | |
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  Lianshui Location in Jiangsu | |
| Coordinates: 33°51′40″N 119°19′19″E / 33.861°N 119.322°E[1] | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jiangsu |
| Prefecture-level city | Huai'an |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,678 km2 (648 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 1,154,000 |
| • Density | 690/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 223400 |
| Area code | 0517 |
| Website | lianshui |
Lianshui County (simplified Chinese: 涟水县; traditional Chinese: 漣水縣; pinyin: Liánshuǐ Xiàn) is under the administration of Huai'an, Jiangsu province, China. The northernmost county-level division of Huai'an, it borders the prefecture-level cities of Lianyungang to the north, Yancheng to the east, and Suqian to the west.
Administrative divisions
At present, Lianshui County has 17 towns and 2 townships.[2]
- 17 towns
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- 2 townships
- Xuji (徐集乡)
- Huangying (黄营乡)
Climate
The average annual temperature in Lianshui County is 14.8 °C (58.6 °F). The extreme maximum temperature was 39.1 °C (102.4 °F) on 7 August 1966, and the extreme minimum temperature was −20.9 °C (−5.6 °F) on 6 February 1969. The average annual precipitation is 994.1 mm (39.14 in)
| Climate data for Lianshui, elevation 9 m (30 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1957–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 19.0 (66.2) | 25.4 (77.7) | 31.7 (89.1) | 33.7 (92.7) | 36.1 (97.0) | 36.5 (97.7) | 38.4 (101.1) | 39.1 (102.4) | 35.3 (95.5) | 36.2 (97.2) | 30.0 (86.0) | 22.5 (72.5) | 39.1 (102.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.9 (42.6) | 8.7 (47.7) | 13.8 (56.8) | 20.2 (68.4) | 25.3 (77.5) | 28.9 (84.0) | 30.9 (87.6) | 30.4 (86.7) | 26.8 (80.2) | 21.9 (71.4) | 15.1 (59.2) | 8.3 (46.9) | 19.7 (67.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.4 (34.5) | 3.7 (38.7) | 8.4 (47.1) | 14.5 (58.1) | 19.9 (67.8) | 24.0 (75.2) | 27.0 (80.6) | 26.5 (79.7) | 22.2 (72.0) | 16.5 (61.7) | 9.8 (49.6) | 3.5 (38.3) | 14.8 (58.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −1.9 (28.6) | 0.0 (32.0) | 4.0 (39.2) | 9.6 (49.3) | 15.1 (59.2) | 20.0 (68.0) | 24.0 (75.2) | 23.5 (74.3) | 18.6 (65.5) | 12.2 (54.0) | 5.8 (42.4) | −0.1 (31.8) | 10.9 (51.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −13.5 (7.7) | −20.9 (−5.6) | −10.6 (12.9) | −2.6 (27.3) | 3.8 (38.8) | 11.9 (53.4) | 15.5 (59.9) | 14.2 (57.6) | 7.0 (44.6) | −0.3 (31.5) | −7.1 (19.2) | −14.3 (6.3) | −20.9 (−5.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 26.4 (1.04) | 31.1 (1.22) | 41.8 (1.65) | 47.6 (1.87) | 70.9 (2.79) | 144.0 (5.67) | 221.1 (8.70) | 209.5 (8.25) | 86.4 (3.40) | 44.5 (1.75) | 46.0 (1.81) | 24.8 (0.98) | 994.1 (39.13) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.8 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 14.0 | 12.5 | 8.1 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 5.1 | 97.9 |
| Average snowy days | 3.0 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 7.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 71 | 71 | 69 | 69 | 72 | 76 | 84 | 86 | 81 | 76 | 74 | 71 | 75 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 148.4 | 145.7 | 181.5 | 203.2 | 213.9 | 177.0 | 184.7 | 195.3 | 186.8 | 187.2 | 157.5 | 155.4 | 2,136.6 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 47 | 47 | 49 | 52 | 49 | 41 | 42 | 47 | 51 | 54 | 51 | 51 | 48 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
Notable persons
References
- ^ "Lianshui" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
- ^ "淮安市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 25 June 2023.