County in Hebei, People's Republic of China
Wei County or Weixian (simplified Chinese: 威县; traditional Chinese: 威縣; pinyin: Wēi Xiàn) is a county in the south of Hebei province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Xingtai, with a population of 496,230 (2020 census)[1] residing in an area of 994 km2 (384 sq mi). It is served by G45 Daqing–Guangzhou Expressway and China National Highway 106.
Administrative divisions
Wei County consists of 5 towns and 11 townships.[2]
Towns:
Townships:
Climate
Climate data for Weixian (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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18.7 (65.7)
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25.3 (77.5)
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30.8 (87.4)
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35.2 (95.4)
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41.1 (106.0)
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41.2 (106.2)
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40.6 (105.1)
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37.9 (100.2)
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38.1 (100.6)
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31.9 (89.4)
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27.3 (81.1)
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23.4 (74.1)
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41.2 (106.2)
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Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
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3.7 (38.7)
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8.1 (46.6)
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15.1 (59.2)
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22.1 (71.8)
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27.9 (82.2)
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32.3 (90.1)
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32.1 (89.8)
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30.5 (86.9)
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27.1 (80.8)
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21.3 (70.3)
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12.5 (54.5)
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5.4 (41.7)
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19.8 (67.7)
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Daily mean °C (°F)
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−2.3 (27.9)
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1.7 (35.1)
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8.5 (47.3)
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15.5 (59.9)
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21.5 (70.7)
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26.1 (79.0)
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27.2 (81.0)
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25.6 (78.1)
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20.9 (69.6)
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14.5 (58.1)
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6.1 (43.0)
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−0.5 (31.1)
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13.7 (56.7)
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Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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−7.2 (19.0)
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−3.4 (25.9)
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2.7 (36.9)
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9.4 (48.9)
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15.3 (59.5)
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20.3 (68.5)
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22.9 (73.2)
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21.5 (70.7)
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15.9 (60.6)
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8.7 (47.7)
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0.9 (33.6)
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−5.2 (22.6)
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8.5 (47.3)
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Record low °C (°F)
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−20.5 (−4.9)
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−17.0 (1.4)
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−9.7 (14.5)
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−1.5 (29.3)
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3.8 (38.8)
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8.6 (47.5)
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16.5 (61.7)
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13.0 (55.4)
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4.6 (40.3)
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−4.3 (24.3)
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−14.7 (5.5)
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−21.4 (−6.5)
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−21.4 (−6.5)
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Average precipitation mm (inches)
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2.9 (0.11)
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7.3 (0.29)
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9.0 (0.35)
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28.1 (1.11)
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41.6 (1.64)
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60.2 (2.37)
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128.4 (5.06)
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114.7 (4.52)
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44.2 (1.74)
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26.9 (1.06)
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15.2 (0.60)
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3.6 (0.14)
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482.1 (18.99)
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Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
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1.8
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2.9
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2.8
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5.2
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6.3
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8.1
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10.7
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9.7
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6.9
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5.4
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3.9
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2.2
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65.9
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Average snowy days
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2.3
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2.7
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0.9
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0.2
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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
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0.9
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2.1
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9.1
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Average relative humidity (%)
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63
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58
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53
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57
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59
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60
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77
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82
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75
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69
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69
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66
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66
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Mean monthly sunshine hours
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150.5
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158.9
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209.4
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227.8
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250.8
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216.4
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181.3
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180.6
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181.6
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177.8
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148.2
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145.3
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2,228.6
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Percent possible sunshine
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49
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52
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56
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58
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57
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49
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41
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43
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49
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52
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49
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49
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50
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Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]
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