Wangcang County
旺苍县
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| Country | China |
| Province | Sichuan |
| Prefecture-level city | Guangyuan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,976 km2 (1,149 sq mi) |
| Population
(2010)
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| • Total | 385,787 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Wangcang County (simplified Chinese: 旺苍县; traditional Chinese: 旺蒼縣; pinyin: Wàngcāng Xiàn) is a county in the northeast of Sichuan Province, China, bordering Shaanxi province to the north. It is under the administration of Guangyuan city.
Wangcang County comprises 21 towns and 2 townships:[1]
Sanjiang 三江镇
| Climate data for Wangcang, elevation 499 m (1,637 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) | 19.3 (66.7) |
24.3 (75.7) |
30.7 (87.3) |
34.5 (94.1) |
36.4 (97.5) |
38.0 (100.4) |
40.9 (105.6) |
38.8 (101.8) |
37.9 (100.2) |
31.2 (88.2) |
27.6 (81.7) |
19.4 (66.9) |
40.9 (105.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.8 (49.6) |
12.6 (54.7) |
17.8 (64.0) |
23.6 (74.5) |
27.5 (81.5) |
30.2 (86.4) |
32.0 (89.6) |
32.1 (89.8) |
26.5 (79.7) |
21.3 (70.3) |
16.2 (61.2) |
10.9 (51.6) |
21.7 (71.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.6 (42.1) |
8.1 (46.6) |
12.5 (54.5) |
17.6 (63.7) |
21.6 (70.9) |
24.7 (76.5) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.4 (79.5) |
21.8 (71.2) |
16.9 (62.4) |
11.7 (53.1) |
6.8 (44.2) |
16.7 (62.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.6 (36.7) |
5.0 (41.0) |
8.6 (47.5) |
13.2 (55.8) |
17.2 (63.0) |
20.6 (69.1) |
22.9 (73.2) |
22.5 (72.5) |
18.8 (65.8) |
14.1 (57.4) |
8.8 (47.8) |
4.0 (39.2) |
13.2 (55.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −3.9 (25.0) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
2.9 (37.2) |
8.3 (46.9) |
13.2 (55.8) |
16.5 (61.7) |
14.9 (58.8) |
12.1 (53.8) |
1.3 (34.3) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 10.6 (0.42) |
16.1 (0.63) |
29.1 (1.15) |
64.6 (2.54) |
115.5 (4.55) |
160.1 (6.30) |
262.9 (10.35) |
169.8 (6.69) |
189.3 (7.45) |
76.2 (3.00) |
35.3 (1.39) |
9.4 (0.37) |
1,138.9 (44.84) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 6.6 | 7.5 | 9.0 | 11.1 | 13.0 | 13.3 | 15.2 | 13.5 | 14.3 | 13.3 | 8.4 | 6.5 | 131.7 |
| Average snowy days | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 3.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 74 | 71 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 79 | 80 | 78 | 75 | 73 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 57.6 | 55.8 | 89.5 | 125.1 | 141.6 | 131.2 | 147.4 | 162.2 | 91.4 | 79.3 | 68.8 | 60.0 | 1,209.9 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 18 | 18 | 24 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 34 | 40 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 27 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
32°13′44″N 106°17′24″E / 32.22889°N 106.29000°E / 32.22889; 106.29000
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