County in Gansu, China
Jinta County (Chinese: 金塔县; pinyin: Jīntǎ Xiàn) is a county in the northwest of Gansu province, China, bordering Inner Mongolia to the north and east. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Jiuquan. Its postal code is 735300, and in 1999 its population was 137,816 people.
Administrative divisions
Jinta County is divided to 7 towns, 2 townships and 2 others.[1]
- Towns
- Zhongdong(中东镇)
- Dingxin(鼎新镇)
- Jinta(金塔镇)
- Dongba(东坝镇)
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- Hangtian(航天镇)
- Dazhuangzi(大庄子镇)
- Xiba(西坝镇)
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- Townships
- Gucheng Township(古城乡)
- Yangjingziwan Township(羊井子湾乡)
- Others
- Gansu Yasheng Agriculture and Industry Group Co., Ltd.(甘肃亚盛农工商集团有限责任公司)
- Industrial Park Management Committee(工业园区管委会)
Climate
| Climate data for Jinta, elevation 1,271 m (4,170 ft), (1991–2020 normals)
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| Month
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Year
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| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
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−1.7
(28.9)
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4.2
(39.6)
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11.9
(53.4)
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20.1
(68.2)
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25.6
(78.1)
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30.2
(86.4)
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32.2
(90.0)
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30.6
(87.1)
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25.2
(77.4)
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17.5
(63.5)
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8.1
(46.6)
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−0.4
(31.3)
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17.0
(62.5)
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| Daily mean °C (°F)
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−9.0
(15.8)
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−3.7
(25.3)
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3.8
(38.8)
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12.0
(53.6)
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17.9
(64.2)
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22.8
(73.0)
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24.8
(76.6)
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22.8
(73.0)
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16.6
(61.9)
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8.5
(47.3)
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0.4
(32.7)
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−7.2
(19.0)
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9.1
(48.4)
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| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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−14.8
(5.4)
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−10.2
(13.6)
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−3.1
(26.4)
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4.0
(39.2)
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9.5
(49.1)
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14.6
(58.3)
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17.0
(62.6)
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15.0
(59.0)
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9.1
(48.4)
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1.3
(34.3)
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−5.4
(22.3)
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−12.5
(9.5)
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2.0
(35.7)
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| Average precipitation mm (inches)
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1.6
(0.06)
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1.1
(0.04)
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3.4
(0.13)
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3.3
(0.13)
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4.8
(0.19)
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9.0
(0.35)
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17.8
(0.70)
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15.6
(0.61)
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8.4
(0.33)
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2.3
(0.09)
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1.5
(0.06)
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1.5
(0.06)
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70.3
(2.75)
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| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
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2.1
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1.2
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1.9
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1.9
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2.8
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4.2
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6.0
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5.4
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2.8
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1.1
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1.1
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2.1
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32.6
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| Average snowy days
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3.3
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1.8
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2.1
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0.8
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0.1
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0
|
0
|
0
|
0
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0.4
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1.9
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3.3
|
13.7
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| Average relative humidity (%)
|
55
|
43
|
37
|
30
|
32
|
39
|
45
|
46
|
47
|
44
|
49
|
57
|
44
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| Mean monthly sunshine hours
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234.3
|
233.5
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272.9
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292.5
|
326.2
|
318.0
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316.4
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302.5
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283.9
|
283.0
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239.5
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225.6
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3,328.3
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| Percent possible sunshine
|
78
|
76
|
73
|
73
|
73
|
71
|
70
|
72
|
77
|
84
|
81
|
78
|
76
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| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]
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| Climate data for Dingxin Town, Jinta, elevation 1,177 m (3,862 ft), (1991–2020 normals)
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| Month
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Year
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| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
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−1.3
(29.7)
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4.4
(39.9)
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12.1
(53.8)
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20.3
(68.5)
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26.0
(78.8)
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30.6
(87.1)
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32.4
(90.3)
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30.6
(87.1)
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25.5
(77.9)
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17.9
(64.2)
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8.2
(46.8)
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0.0
(32.0)
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17.2
(63.0)
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| Daily mean °C (°F)
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−9.1
(15.6)
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−4.1
(24.6)
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3.4
(38.1)
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11.9
(53.4)
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18.1
(64.6)
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23.1
(73.6)
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24.9
(76.8)
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22.7
(72.9)
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16.7
(62.1)
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8.6
(47.5)
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0.3
(32.5)
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−7.2
(19.0)
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9.1
(48.4)
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| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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−15.5
(4.1)
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−11.3
(11.7)
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−3.8
(25.2)
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4.1
(39.4)
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9.9
(49.8)
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15.0
(59.0)
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17.4
(63.3)
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15.5
(59.9)
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9.5
(49.1)
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1.2
(34.2)
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−5.9
(21.4)
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−13.1
(8.4)
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1.9
(35.5)
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| Average precipitation mm (inches)
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0.8
(0.03)
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0.5
(0.02)
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2.3
(0.09)
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1.7
(0.07)
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4.0
(0.16)
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9.5
(0.37)
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15.9
(0.63)
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15.6
(0.61)
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7.6
(0.30)
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1.7
(0.07)
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0.7
(0.03)
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1.0
(0.04)
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61.3
(2.42)
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| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
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1.3
|
0.7
|
1.7
|
1.4
|
2.7
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4.4
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6.2
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5.1
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2.7
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0.9
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0.8
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1.4
|
29.3
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| Average snowy days
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2.6
|
1.4
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1.9
|
0.8
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0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
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0.4
|
1.5
|
2.7
|
11.3
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| Average relative humidity (%)
|
52
|
42
|
37
|
32
|
31
|
39
|
45
|
47
|
45
|
42
|
49
|
54
|
43
|
| Mean monthly sunshine hours
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231.8
|
232.8
|
273.3
|
289.6
|
326.2
|
316.8
|
315.7
|
303.6
|
281.6
|
281.5
|
236.6
|
223.3
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3,312.8
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| Percent possible sunshine
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77
|
76
|
73
|
72
|
73
|
71
|
70
|
72
|
77
|
83
|
81
|
78
|
75
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| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][4]
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See also
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