County in Shanxi, People's Republic of China
Hequ (Chinese: 河曲; pinyin: Héqǔ) is a county in the northwest of Shanxi province, China, bordering Shaanxi province to the west and Inner Mongolia to the northwest. It is under the administration of Xinzhou city.
Climate
| Climate data for Hequ, elevation 862 m (2,828 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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9.9
(49.8)
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20.1
(68.2)
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28.0
(82.4)
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37.0
(98.6)
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36.8
(98.2)
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42.2
(108.0)
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40.9
(105.6)
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37.0
(98.6)
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36.4
(97.5)
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29.7
(85.5)
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22.0
(71.6)
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14.6
(58.3)
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42.2
(108.0)
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| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
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−1.5
(29.3)
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4.5
(40.1)
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11.9
(53.4)
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20.2
(68.4)
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26.2
(79.2)
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30.3
(86.5)
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31.3
(88.3)
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29.0
(84.2)
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24.3
(75.7)
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17.5
(63.5)
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8.4
(47.1)
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0.4
(32.7)
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16.9
(62.4)
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| Daily mean °C (°F)
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−10.7
(12.7)
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−4.6
(23.7)
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3.2
(37.8)
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11.6
(52.9)
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18.1
(64.6)
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22.7
(72.9)
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24.0
(75.2)
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21.6
(70.9)
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16.0
(60.8)
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8.6
(47.5)
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0.0
(32.0)
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−7.9
(17.8)
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8.5
(47.4)
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| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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−17.4
(0.7)
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−11.5
(11.3)
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−4.2
(24.4)
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3.1
(37.6)
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9.6
(49.3)
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14.7
(58.5)
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17.3
(63.1)
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15.4
(59.7)
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9.2
(48.6)
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1.7
(35.1)
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−6.1
(21.0)
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−14.0
(6.8)
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1.5
(34.7)
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| Record low °C (°F)
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−32.8
(−27.0)
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−25.6
(−14.1)
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−21.6
(−6.9)
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−8.7
(16.3)
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−3.4
(25.9)
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3.2
(37.8)
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8.1
(46.6)
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5.5
(41.9)
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−3.6
(25.5)
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−10.5
(13.1)
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−21.9
(−7.4)
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−29.4
(−20.9)
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−32.8
(−27.0)
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| Average precipitation mm (inches)
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2.8
(0.11)
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3.0
(0.12)
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8.5
(0.33)
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16.0
(0.63)
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35.5
(1.40)
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48.2
(1.90)
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100.9
(3.97)
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90.4
(3.56)
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49.7
(1.96)
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22.3
(0.88)
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8.2
(0.32)
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1.9
(0.07)
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387.4
(15.25)
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| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
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2.1
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2.1
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3.3
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4.5
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7.1
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9.7
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11.3
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11.0
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9.3
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5.8
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3.0
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1.8
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71
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| Average snowy days
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3.5
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3.4
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2.3
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0.5
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0.3
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2.0
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3.0
|
15
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| Average relative humidity (%)
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61
|
54
|
46
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41
|
43
|
51
|
66
|
73
|
72
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66
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62
|
60
|
58
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| Mean monthly sunshine hours
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145.5
|
163.5
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207.9
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232.7
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260.8
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249.4
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240.7
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229.0
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206.4
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205.6
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168.6
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142.8
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2,452.9
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| Percent possible sunshine
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48
|
53
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56
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58
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59
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56
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54
|
55
|
56
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60
|
57
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49
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55
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| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]
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