Duchang County
都昌县 | |
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 Location of Duchang County (red) within Jiujiang City (yellow) and Jiangxi | |
| Coordinates: 29°16′23″N 116°12′14″E / 29.273°N 116.204°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jiangxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Jiujiang |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,669.5 km2 (1,030.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Total | 816,900 |
| • Density | 310/km2 (790/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 332600 |
Duchang (Chinese: 都昌; pinyin: Dūchāng) is a county in the north-northeast of Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China. Containing part of Poyang Lake, it is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Jiujiang. The total area is 2,669.53 km2 (1,030.71 sq mi), and the population is 813,000.[when?]
Duchang County has 12 towns and 12 townships.[1]
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| Climate data for Duchang (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) | 23.1 (73.6) |
28.0 (82.4) |
31.7 (89.1) |
32.8 (91.0) |
34.2 (93.6) |
36.0 (96.8) |
38.8 (101.8) |
39.2 (102.6) |
37.4 (99.3) |
33.6 (92.5) |
30.4 (86.7) |
21.4 (70.5) |
39.2 (102.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.6 (47.5) |
11.5 (52.7) |
15.6 (60.1) |
21.7 (71.1) |
26.5 (79.7) |
29.0 (84.2) |
32.6 (90.7) |
32.5 (90.5) |
29.2 (84.6) |
24.0 (75.2) |
17.6 (63.7) |
11.3 (52.3) |
21.7 (71.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.0 (41.0) |
7.6 (45.7) |
11.7 (53.1) |
17.7 (63.9) |
22.6 (72.7) |
25.7 (78.3) |
29.2 (84.6) |
28.8 (83.8) |
24.8 (76.6) |
19.4 (66.9) |
13.2 (55.8) |
7.2 (45.0) |
17.7 (64.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.4 (36.3) |
4.7 (40.5) |
8.6 (47.5) |
14.4 (57.9) |
19.4 (66.9) |
23.0 (73.4) |
26.4 (79.5) |
25.8 (78.4) |
21.6 (70.9) |
15.9 (60.6) |
10.0 (50.0) |
4.3 (39.7) |
14.7 (58.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −5.5 (22.1) |
−6.9 (19.6) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
3.1 (37.6) |
9.2 (48.6) |
14.1 (57.4) |
18.9 (66.0) |
18.7 (65.7) |
12.5 (54.5) |
4.6 (40.3) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
−12.1 (10.2) |
−12.1 (10.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 73.5 (2.89) |
93.6 (3.69) |
150.6 (5.93) |
198.3 (7.81) |
215.3 (8.48) |
271.8 (10.70) |
188.0 (7.40) |
119.3 (4.70) |
62.8 (2.47) |
48.7 (1.92) |
69.2 (2.72) |
49.8 (1.96) |
1,540.9 (60.67) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 12.7 | 12.5 | 16.0 | 15.8 | 14.6 | 15.4 | 10.8 | 9.6 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 139.5 |
| Average snowy days | 3.2 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 7.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 78 | 77 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 83 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 73 | 75 | 74 | 77 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 92.9 | 95.4 | 113.0 | 138.8 | 158.7 | 145.5 | 230.9 | 225.3 | 193.6 | 175.2 | 140.0 | 129.6 | 1,838.9 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 29 | 30 | 30 | 36 | 38 | 35 | 54 | 56 | 53 | 50 | 44 | 41 | 41 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||