County in Qinghai, China
Gadê County (Tibetan: དགའ་བདེ་རྫོང; Chinese: 甘德县; pinyin: Gāndé Xiàn) is a county in the southeast of Qinghai Province, China, bordering Gansu to the east. It is under the administration of Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture.
Administrative divisions
Gadê is divided into one town and six townships:
Climate
| Climate data for Gadê, elevation 4,050 m (13,290 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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8.7
(47.7)
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9.9
(49.8)
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14.3
(57.7)
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18.8
(65.8)
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19.2
(66.6)
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21.0
(69.8)
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24.2
(75.6)
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22.8
(73.0)
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22.0
(71.6)
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20.4
(68.7)
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10.4
(50.7)
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9.2
(48.6)
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24.2
(75.6)
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| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
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−4.0
(24.8)
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−1.4
(29.5)
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2.4
(36.3)
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7.0
(44.6)
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10.6
(51.1)
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13.4
(56.1)
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15.8
(60.4)
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15.8
(60.4)
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12.8
(55.0)
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6.8
(44.2)
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1.3
(34.3)
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−2.6
(27.3)
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6.5
(43.7)
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| Daily mean °C (°F)
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−14.4
(6.1)
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−10.8
(12.6)
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−6.2
(20.8)
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−0.6
(30.9)
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3.4
(38.1)
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7.0
(44.6)
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9.1
(48.4)
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8.4
(47.1)
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5.2
(41.4)
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−1.0
(30.2)
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−8.2
(17.2)
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−13.4
(7.9)
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−1.8
(28.8)
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| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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−22.9
(−9.2)
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−19.0
(−2.2)
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−13.3
(8.1)
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−7.0
(19.4)
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−2.4
(27.7)
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1.8
(35.2)
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3.3
(37.9)
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2.4
(36.3)
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−0.1
(31.8)
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−6.3
(20.7)
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−15.3
(4.5)
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−21.8
(−7.2)
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−8.4
(16.9)
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| Record low °C (°F)
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−39.3
(−38.7)
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−33.9
(−29.0)
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−31.5
(−24.7)
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−18.6
(−1.5)
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−15.4
(4.3)
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−7.7
(18.1)
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−6.4
(20.5)
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−7.8
(18.0)
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−11.4
(11.5)
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−24.3
(−11.7)
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−31.7
(−25.1)
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−38.4
(−37.1)
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−39.3
(−38.7)
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| Average precipitation mm (inches)
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6.8
(0.27)
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9.1
(0.36)
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15.6
(0.61)
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25.6
(1.01)
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67.0
(2.64)
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102.9
(4.05)
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102.7
(4.04)
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91.6
(3.61)
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75.9
(2.99)
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33.4
(1.31)
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6.7
(0.26)
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3.6
(0.14)
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540.9
(21.29)
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| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
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7.7
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8.9
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12.2
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13.3
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19.0
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21.8
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20.0
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18.7
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19.1
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15.3
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5.3
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4.5
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165.8
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| Average snowy days
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10.2
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12.0
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15.6
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16.2
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17.4
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6.1
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1.2
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1.8
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7.4
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17.3
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8.2
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6.4
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119.8
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| Average relative humidity (%)
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57
|
55
|
57
|
59
|
66
|
72
|
73
|
74
|
75
|
71
|
61
|
55
|
65
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| Mean monthly sunshine hours
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197.7
|
176.6
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208.7
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223.3
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207.1
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176.2
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201.4
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205.8
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173.1
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190.9
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214.8
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214.0
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2,389.6
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| Percent possible sunshine
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62
|
57
|
56
|
57
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48
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41
|
46
|
50
|
47
|
55
|
70
|
70
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55
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| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]
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See also
References
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