Dali County
大荔县 Tali | |
---|---|
Coordinates: 34°47′01″N 109°58′36″E / 34.78361°N 109.97667°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Shaanxi |
Prefecture-level city | Weinan |
Area | |
• Total | 1,800 km2 (700 sq mi) |
Population (2018) | |
• Total | 718,879 |
• Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China standard time) |
Postal code | 715100 |
Licence plates | 陕E |
Dali County (Chinese: 大荔; pinyin: Dàlì) is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Weinan, in the east-central part of Shaanxi province, China, bordering Shanxi province to the east. It covers 1,766 km2 (682 sq mi). The population in 2002 was 690 thousand. Its economy focuses on agriculture, mainly yielding cotton and fruits, such as watermelon. Dali was a county dated back to Qin Dynasty. It used to be named as Linjin, Dali, Wuxiang, Fengyi, Tongzhou, etc.
Dali County governs 18 towns.[1][2]
|
|
|
|
Climate data for Dali (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 16.2 (61.2) |
22.7 (72.9) |
29.6 (85.3) |
37.6 (99.7) |
38.8 (101.8) |
41.8 (107.2) |
40.1 (104.2) |
38.9 (102.0) |
37.6 (99.7) |
32.1 (89.8) |
24.8 (76.6) |
18.1 (64.6) |
41.8 (107.2) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.3 (41.5) |
10.0 (50.0) |
16.4 (61.5) |
23.1 (73.6) |
27.8 (82.0) |
31.9 (89.4) |
32.7 (90.9) |
30.9 (87.6) |
26.1 (79.0) |
20.1 (68.2) |
13.1 (55.6) |
6.7 (44.1) |
20.3 (68.6) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −0.6 (30.9) |
3.5 (38.3) |
9.6 (49.3) |
16.0 (60.8) |
20.9 (69.6) |
25.3 (77.5) |
27.0 (80.6) |
25.3 (77.5) |
20.1 (68.2) |
13.7 (56.7) |
6.5 (43.7) |
0.6 (33.1) |
14.0 (57.2) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −5.0 (23.0) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
4.0 (39.2) |
9.6 (49.3) |
14.4 (57.9) |
19.1 (66.4) |
22.0 (71.6) |
20.8 (69.4) |
15.6 (60.1) |
8.9 (48.0) |
1.7 (35.1) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
8.8 (47.9) |
Record low °C (°F) | −14.5 (5.9) |
−17.4 (0.7) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
2.6 (36.7) |
9.5 (49.1) |
14.6 (58.3) |
13.1 (55.6) |
4.5 (40.1) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−10.2 (13.6) |
−15.7 (3.7) |
−17.4 (0.7) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5.3 (0.21) |
8.5 (0.33) |
14.5 (0.57) |
31.5 (1.24) |
49.2 (1.94) |
52.9 (2.08) |
81.9 (3.22) |
84.2 (3.31) |
82.7 (3.26) |
51.5 (2.03) |
19.6 (0.77) |
4.0 (0.16) |
485.8 (19.12) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.4 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 6.2 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 10.5 | 8.7 | 5.6 | 2.5 | 77.6 |
Average snowy days | 3.7 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 11 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 60 | 58 | 56 | 59 | 61 | 62 | 73 | 76 | 78 | 77 | 72 | 64 | 66 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 156.6 | 156.0 | 191.4 | 217.6 | 236.4 | 233.4 | 243.3 | 218.5 | 166.6 | 156.2 | 148.8 | 159.2 | 2,284 |
Percent possible sunshine | 50 | 50 | 51 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 56 | 53 | 45 | 45 | 49 | 52 | 51 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] |