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Tianquan County (Chinese: 天全县; pinyin: Tiānquán Xiàn) is a county of Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of Ya'an City. In 1950, the county bore witness to the Battle of Tianquan, which resulted in the communists defeating the nationalists.
Tianquan County
天全县
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Location of Tianquan County (red) within Ya'an City (yellow) and Sichuan
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| Country | China |
| Province | Sichuan |
| Prefecture-level city | Ya'an |
| County seat | Chengxiang |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,394 km2 (924 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Tianquan County comprises 7 towns and 3 townships:[1]
| Climate data for Tianquan, elevation 819 m (2,687 ft), (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) | 17.8 (64.0) |
21.8 (71.2) |
29.9 (85.8) |
31.2 (88.2) |
33.5 (92.3) |
33.9 (93.0) |
36.0 (96.8) |
35.7 (96.3) |
34.6 (94.3) |
28.6 (83.5) |
23.6 (74.5) |
17.9 (64.2) |
36.0 (96.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.7 (47.7) |
11.3 (52.3) |
15.9 (60.6) |
21.6 (70.9) |
25.1 (77.2) |
27.3 (81.1) |
29.3 (84.7) |
29.2 (84.6) |
24.8 (76.6) |
19.9 (67.8) |
15.3 (59.5) |
10.1 (50.2) |
19.9 (67.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.3 (41.5) |
7.4 (45.3) |
11.2 (52.2) |
16.1 (61.0) |
19.6 (67.3) |
22.3 (72.1) |
24.2 (75.6) |
23.9 (75.0) |
20.5 (68.9) |
16.2 (61.2) |
11.9 (53.4) |
6.8 (44.2) |
15.5 (59.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.1 (37.6) |
4.8 (40.6) |
8.0 (46.4) |
12.3 (54.1) |
15.9 (60.6) |
18.8 (65.8) |
20.7 (69.3) |
20.6 (69.1) |
17.9 (64.2) |
14.1 (57.4) |
9.7 (49.5) |
4.7 (40.5) |
12.5 (54.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −4.0 (24.8) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
3.5 (38.3) |
6.6 (43.9) |
12.5 (54.5) |
14.5 (58.1) |
14.6 (58.3) |
11.5 (52.7) |
4.6 (40.3) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 26.8 (1.06) |
37.5 (1.48) |
71.2 (2.80) |
106.6 (4.20) |
148.9 (5.86) |
185.0 (7.28) |
298.2 (11.74) |
334.7 (13.18) |
184.8 (7.28) |
102.1 (4.02) |
51.2 (2.02) |
27.9 (1.10) |
1,574.9 (62.02) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 15.4 | 15.7 | 19.2 | 18.5 | 19.4 | 21.4 | 20.8 | 19.8 | 22.1 | 22.6 | 17.2 | 14.7 | 226.8 |
| Average snowy days | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 4.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 85 | 84 | 82 | 80 | 78 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 86 | 87 | 86 | 86 | 83 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 44.2 | 46.1 | 72.3 | 100.7 | 100.9 | 93.8 | 119.2 | 127.1 | 62.0 | 47.3 | 51.4 | 48.9 | 913.9 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 14 | 15 | 19 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 28 | 31 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 20 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
30°04′01″N 102°45′31″E / 30.06694°N 102.75861°E / 30.06694; 102.75861
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