County in Henan, People's Republic of China
Pingyu County (simplified Chinese: 平舆县; traditional Chinese: 平輿縣; pinyin: Píngyú Xiàn) is a county of Henan province, China, bordering Anhui province to the east. It is under the administration of Zhumadian city.
Notable people
It is the hometown of the following people:
Pingyu County is also the birthplace of the Chinese surnames Shěn and Ran.
Administrative divisions
As 2017, this county is divided to 3 subdistricts, 11 towns and 5 townships.[3]
- Subdistricts
- Towns
- Townships
Climate
| Climate data for Pingyu (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)
|
20.3
(68.5)
|
26.6
(79.9)
|
28.7
(83.7)
|
33.2
(91.8)
|
37.3
(99.1)
|
39.0
(102.2)
|
40.0
(104.0)
|
39.7
(103.5)
|
37.5
(99.5)
|
34.6
(94.3)
|
28.6
(83.5)
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21.6
(70.9)
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40.0
(104.0)
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| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
|
6.6
(43.9)
|
10.1
(50.2)
|
15.3
(59.5)
|
21.7
(71.1)
|
27.2
(81.0)
|
31.3
(88.3)
|
32.2
(90.0)
|
31.1
(88.0)
|
27.6
(81.7)
|
22.5
(72.5)
|
15.3
(59.5)
|
8.8
(47.8)
|
20.8
(69.5)
|
| Daily mean °C (°F)
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1.6
(34.9)
|
4.7
(40.5)
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9.8
(49.6)
|
15.8
(60.4)
|
21.2
(70.2)
|
25.8
(78.4)
|
27.6
(81.7)
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26.4
(79.5)
|
22.0
(71.6)
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16.5
(61.7)
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9.8
(49.6)
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3.7
(38.7)
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15.4
(59.7)
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| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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−2.2
(28.0)
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0.5
(32.9)
|
5.0
(41.0)
|
10.5
(50.9)
|
16.0
(60.8)
|
20.9
(69.6)
|
23.9
(75.0)
|
22.9
(73.2)
|
17.9
(64.2)
|
12.0
(53.6)
|
5.5
(41.9)
|
−0.2
(31.6)
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11.1
(51.9)
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| Record low °C (°F)
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−15.0
(5.0)
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−15.3
(4.5)
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−6.6
(20.1)
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−1.0
(30.2)
|
5.3
(41.5)
|
12.3
(54.1)
|
17.7
(63.9)
|
13.3
(55.9)
|
8.7
(47.7)
|
−0.3
(31.5)
|
−8.2
(17.2)
|
−16.0
(3.2)
|
−16.0
(3.2)
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| Average precipitation mm (inches)
|
22.1
(0.87)
|
25.4
(1.00)
|
44.0
(1.73)
|
55.5
(2.19)
|
84.3
(3.32)
|
146.4
(5.76)
|
205.0
(8.07)
|
136.3
(5.37)
|
78.2
(3.08)
|
54.5
(2.15)
|
40.6
(1.60)
|
18.1
(0.71)
|
910.4
(35.85)
|
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
|
6.0
|
6.7
|
7.5
|
7.4
|
9.9
|
8.5
|
11.0
|
10.5
|
8.5
|
7.9
|
6.9
|
5.3
|
96.1
|
| Average snowy days
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4.4
|
3.4
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1.1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.7
|
2.1
|
11.7
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| Average relative humidity (%)
|
71
|
71
|
71
|
72
|
72
|
72
|
82
|
84
|
79
|
73
|
72
|
70
|
74
|
| Mean monthly sunshine hours
|
114.4
|
119.7
|
154.7
|
184.6
|
190.9
|
169.4
|
186.7
|
175.2
|
149.8
|
143.3
|
132.6
|
125.3
|
1,846.6
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| Percent possible sunshine
|
36
|
38
|
41
|
47
|
44
|
40
|
43
|
43
|
41
|
41
|
43
|
41
|
42
|
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]
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