Fengtai
凤台县
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceAnhui
Prefecture-level cityHuainan
Area
 • Total894 km2 (345 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total598,000
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
232100

Fengtai County (simplified Chinese: 凤台县; traditional Chinese: 鳳台縣; pinyin: Fèngtái Xiàn; lit. 'phoenix platform') is a county in the north of Anhui Province, China. It is under the administration of Huainan city. Author Li Hengrui (李恒瑞), whose work "Kite Capriccio" (風箏暢想曲) describes life as a child in the 1950s in Fengtai County is included in the Putonghua Proficiency Test.[1]

Administrative divisions

In the present, Fengtai County has 10 towns, 8 townships and 1 ethic township.[2]

10 Towns
  • Chengguan (城关镇)
  • Xinji (新集镇)
  • Yuezhangji (岳张集镇)
  • Zhumadian (朱马店镇)
  • Guqiao (顾桥镇)
  • Maoji (毛集镇)
  • Xiaji (夏集镇)
  • Guiji (桂集镇)
  • Jiaoganghu (焦岗湖镇)
  • Fenghuang (凤凰镇)
8 Townships
  • Guandian (关店乡)
  • Gudian (古店乡)
  • Shangtang (尚塘乡)
  • Liuji (刘集乡)
  • Dingji (丁集乡)
  • Qianmiao (钱庙乡)
  • Yangcun (杨村乡)
  • Daxingji (大兴集乡)
1 Ethic township

Climate

Climate data for Fengtai (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 20.5
(68.9)
27.3
(81.1)
29.2
(84.6)
34.1
(93.4)
37.3
(99.1)
39.1
(102.4)
40.1
(104.2)
37.7
(99.9)
37.6
(99.7)
33.3
(91.9)
29.0
(84.2)
22.4
(72.3)
40.1
(104.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 6.7
(44.1)
9.8
(49.6)
15.2
(59.4)
21.7
(71.1)
27.1
(80.8)
30.4
(86.7)
32.0
(89.6)
31.1
(88.0)
27.4
(81.3)
22.5
(72.5)
15.7
(60.3)
9.0
(48.2)
20.7
(69.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 2.3
(36.1)
5.1
(41.2)
10.1
(50.2)
16.4
(61.5)
21.9
(71.4)
25.9
(78.6)
28.2
(82.8)
27.2
(81.0)
22.8
(73.0)
17.3
(63.1)
10.7
(51.3)
4.5
(40.1)
16.0
(60.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −1.1
(30.0)
1.4
(34.5)
5.9
(42.6)
11.7
(53.1)
17.2
(63.0)
21.8
(71.2)
25.0
(77.0)
24.1
(75.4)
19.3
(66.7)
13.3
(55.9)
6.8
(44.2)
1.0
(33.8)
12.2
(54.0)
Record low °C (°F) −15.5
(4.1)
−13.3
(8.1)
−5.0
(23.0)
0.1
(32.2)
5.0
(41.0)
12.2
(54.0)
18.1
(64.6)
14.9
(58.8)
9.6
(49.3)
1.0
(33.8)
−8.1
(17.4)
−16.8
(1.8)
−16.8
(1.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 33.5
(1.32)
37.3
(1.47)
58.1
(2.29)
56.0
(2.20)
79.3
(3.12)
164.2
(6.46)
209.4
(8.24)
135.8
(5.35)
77.9
(3.07)
50.4
(1.98)
41.7
(1.64)
23.8
(0.94)
967.4
(38.08)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 7.0 7.9 8.5 7.8 9.2 9.3 12.0 11.9 8.4 7.4 7.9 6.0 103.3
Average snowy days 4.5 2.5 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.7 1.4 10.3
Average relative humidity (%) 71 71 67 68 68 72 80 82 79 73 72 70 73
Mean monthly sunshine hours 121.7 121.6 159.7 189.7 196.4 171.8 186.3 178.2 157.5 151.9 145.7 135.3 1,915.8
Percent possible sunshine 38 39 43 49 46 40 43 44 43 44 47 44 43
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]

References

  1. ^ Putonghua Shuiping Ceshi Gangyao. 2004. Beijing. pp.350-351. ISBN 7-100-03996-7
  2. ^ 淮南市-行政区划网 (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  4. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 June 2023.

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