Chenxi County
辰溪县 Chenki | |
|---|---|
 Location of Chenxi County within Huaihua | |
  Chenxi Location in Hunan | |
| Coordinates: 28°00′22″N 110°11′06″E / 28.006°N 110.185°E[1] | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hunan |
| Prefecture-level city | Huaihua |
| Seat | Chenyang |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,976.81 km2 (763.25 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)[3] | |
| • Total | 453,565 |
| • Density | 230/km2 (590/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 4195XX |
Chenxi County (simplified Chinese: 辰溪县; traditional Chinese: 辰谿縣; pinyin: Chénxī Xiàn) is a county in Hunan Province, China, it is under the administration of Huaihua prefecture-level City.
Located on the north of the province, it is adjacent to the north of the city proper of Huaihua. The county is bordered to the north by Yuanling County, to the east by Xupu County, to the south by Zhongfang County and Hecheng District, to the west by Mayang and Luxi Counties. Chenxi County covers 1,990.3 km2 (768.5 sq mi), as of 2015, It had a registered population of 530,000 and a resident population of 461,400.[4] The county has nine towns and 14 townships under its jurisdiction, the county seat is Chenyang (辰阳镇).[5]
| Climate data for Chenxi (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 26.2 (79.2) |
29.5 (85.1) |
33.7 (92.7) |
35.0 (95.0) |
36.9 (98.4) |
37.6 (99.7) |
40.0 (104.0) |
39.5 (103.1) |
38.9 (102.0) |
35.0 (95.0) |
31.2 (88.2) |
23.5 (74.3) |
40.0 (104.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.9 (48.0) |
11.8 (53.2) |
16.4 (61.5) |
22.6 (72.7) |
26.9 (80.4) |
29.9 (85.8) |
33.2 (91.8) |
33.2 (91.8) |
29.3 (84.7) |
23.1 (73.6) |
17.5 (63.5) |
11.6 (52.9) |
22.0 (71.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.6 (42.1) |
8.0 (46.4) |
12.0 (53.6) |
17.7 (63.9) |
22.1 (71.8) |
25.6 (78.1) |
28.5 (83.3) |
28.1 (82.6) |
24.3 (75.7) |
18.6 (65.5) |
13.1 (55.6) |
7.8 (46.0) |
17.6 (63.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.3 (37.9) |
5.4 (41.7) |
9.0 (48.2) |
14.3 (57.7) |
18.6 (65.5) |
22.4 (72.3) |
24.9 (76.8) |
24.5 (76.1) |
20.7 (69.3) |
15.5 (59.9) |
10.1 (50.2) |
5.2 (41.4) |
14.5 (58.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −4.2 (24.4) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
3.4 (38.1) |
8.7 (47.7) |
13.3 (55.9) |
18.3 (64.9) |
16.9 (62.4) |
12.5 (54.5) |
4.6 (40.3) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 54.1 (2.13) |
60.4 (2.38) |
104.2 (4.10) |
150.4 (5.92) |
223.1 (8.78) |
251.6 (9.91) |
224.8 (8.85) |
122.3 (4.81) |
83.9 (3.30) |
89.5 (3.52) |
67.9 (2.67) |
39.1 (1.54) |
1,471.3 (57.91) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 13.0 | 13.0 | 16.5 | 16.0 | 16.3 | 14.6 | 12.1 | 10.3 | 8.1 | 11.3 | 10.0 | 10.2 | 151.4 |
| Average snowy days | 4.2 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 77 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 81 | 76 | 74 | 74 | 77 | 77 | 75 | 77 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 53.2 | 57.9 | 80.4 | 110.7 | 135.2 | 139.1 | 221.4 | 225.5 | 164.1 | 115.6 | 95.4 | 75.4 | 1,473.9 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 16 | 18 | 22 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 52 | 56 | 45 | 33 | 30 | 23 | 32 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[6][7] | |||||||||||||