County of Shanxi Province, China
County in Shanxi, People's Republic of China
Qingxu County (Chinese: 清徐县; pinyin: Qīngxú Xiàn) is a county of Shanxi Province, North China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Taiyuan, the capital of the province. The population was estimated to be 344,472 in 2020.
As of summer of 2019, Donghu which is one of the cities largest lakes was drained. A section of Wenyuan road which is considered a large and important road in the city was bulldozed due to water pipe repairs.
Qingxu is called the vinegar capital of China,[2] as well as being known for grape cultivation.[3]
The largest Catholic community in China is in Qingxu.[4]
Climate
| Climate data for Qingxu, elevation 760 m (2,490 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
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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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| Record high °C (°F)
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12.8
(55.0)
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19.7
(67.5)
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28.8
(83.8)
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37.5
(99.5)
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36.7
(98.1)
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39.2
(102.6)
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40.4
(104.7)
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35.8
(96.4)
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34.7
(94.5)
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29.6
(85.3)
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22.4
(72.3)
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16.0
(60.8)
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40.4
(104.7)
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| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
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2.4
(36.3)
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6.8
(44.2)
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13.5
(56.3)
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20.9
(69.6)
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26.6
(79.9)
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29.8
(85.6)
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30.5
(86.9)
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28.8
(83.8)
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24.4
(75.9)
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18.3
(64.9)
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10.3
(50.5)
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3.6
(38.5)
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18.0
(64.4)
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| Daily mean °C (°F)
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−4.7
(23.5)
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−0.4
(31.3)
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6.3
(43.3)
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13.6
(56.5)
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19.5
(67.1)
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23.1
(73.6)
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24.6
(76.3)
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22.9
(73.2)
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17.8
(64.0)
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11.2
(52.2)
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3.4
(38.1)
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−3.0
(26.6)
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11.2
(52.1)
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| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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−10.1
(13.8)
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−6.2
(20.8)
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0.0
(32.0)
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6.7
(44.1)
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12.3
(54.1)
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16.6
(61.9)
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19.4
(66.9)
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18.0
(64.4)
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12.3
(54.1)
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5.3
(41.5)
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−1.9
(28.6)
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−8.1
(17.4)
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5.4
(41.6)
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| Record low °C (°F)
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−22.0
(−7.6)
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−18.2
(−0.8)
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−12.2
(10.0)
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−4.4
(24.1)
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1.7
(35.1)
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7.5
(45.5)
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12.6
(54.7)
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9.9
(49.8)
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0.7
(33.3)
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−5.9
(21.4)
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−17.1
(1.2)
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−21.2
(−6.2)
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−22.0
(−7.6)
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| Average precipitation mm (inches)
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2.5
(0.10)
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4.5
(0.18)
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8.6
(0.34)
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21.2
(0.83)
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26.4
(1.04)
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41.6
(1.64)
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105.6
(4.16)
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99.8
(3.93)
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57.8
(2.28)
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29.2
(1.15)
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11.7
(0.46)
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2.2
(0.09)
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411.1
(16.2)
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| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
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2.0
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2.7
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3.5
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5.2
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6.2
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9.1
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11.3
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10.3
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7.9
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6.1
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3.3
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1.8
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69.4
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| Average snowy days
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2.7
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3.1
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2.0
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0.6
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0
|
0
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0
|
0
|
0
|
0
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1.9
|
2.3
|
12.6
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| Average relative humidity (%)
|
52
|
47
|
44
|
43
|
44
|
54
|
68
|
71
|
69
|
64
|
59
|
53
|
56
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| Mean monthly sunshine hours
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154.3
|
171.7
|
213.9
|
236.1
|
257.4
|
227.5
|
212.8
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206.2
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185.1
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185.3
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156.5
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153.1
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2,359.9
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| Percent possible sunshine
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50
|
56
|
57
|
59
|
58
|
52
|
48
|
50
|
50
|
54
|
52
|
52
|
53
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| Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6]
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