County in Henan, People's Republic of China
Lankao County (simplified Chinese: 兰考县; traditional Chinese: 蘭考縣; pinyin: Lánkǎo Xiàn) is a county of Kaifeng, Henan, China. It has an area of 1,116 km2 (431 sq mi) and a population of 760,000.[3]
It was the site of the Battle of Lanfeng during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
Administrative divisions
As 2012, this county is divided to 5 towns and 11 townships.[4]
- Towns
- Townships
Climate
| Climate data for Lankao (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)
|
18.3
(64.9)
|
24.9
(76.8)
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27.7
(81.9)
|
32.0
(89.6)
|
38.3
(100.9)
|
40.6
(105.1)
|
39.5
(103.1)
|
37.2
(99.0)
|
35.9
(96.6)
|
34.9
(94.8)
|
26.8
(80.2)
|
20.8
(69.4)
|
40.6
(105.1)
|
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
|
5.1
(41.2)
|
9.2
(48.6)
|
15.1
(59.2)
|
21.4
(70.5)
|
27.0
(80.6)
|
31.9
(89.4)
|
32.1
(89.8)
|
30.6
(87.1)
|
27.0
(80.6)
|
21.8
(71.2)
|
13.8
(56.8)
|
7.1
(44.8)
|
20.2
(68.3)
|
| Daily mean °C (°F)
|
0.2
(32.4)
|
3.7
(38.7)
|
9.3
(48.7)
|
15.6
(60.1)
|
21.2
(70.2)
|
26.0
(78.8)
|
27.4
(81.3)
|
25.9
(78.6)
|
21.5
(70.7)
|
15.7
(60.3)
|
8.3
(46.9)
|
2.1
(35.8)
|
14.7
(58.5)
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| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
|
−3.5
(25.7)
|
−0.5
(31.1)
|
4.5
(40.1)
|
10.3
(50.5)
|
15.8
(60.4)
|
20.7
(69.3)
|
23.5
(74.3)
|
22.3
(72.1)
|
17.2
(63.0)
|
11.1
(52.0)
|
4.1
(39.4)
|
−1.6
(29.1)
|
10.3
(50.6)
|
| Record low °C (°F)
|
−15.6
(3.9)
|
−14.8
(5.4)
|
−10.5
(13.1)
|
−1.0
(30.2)
|
4.8
(40.6)
|
11.1
(52.0)
|
16.5
(61.7)
|
11.0
(51.8)
|
6.0
(42.8)
|
−1.3
(29.7)
|
−12.4
(9.7)
|
−13.1
(8.4)
|
−15.6
(3.9)
|
| Average precipitation mm (inches)
|
9.1
(0.36)
|
13.0
(0.51)
|
18.3
(0.72)
|
36.9
(1.45)
|
55.2
(2.17)
|
64.1
(2.52)
|
153.9
(6.06)
|
141.1
(5.56)
|
70.1
(2.76)
|
31.0
(1.22)
|
26.1
(1.03)
|
10.3
(0.41)
|
629.1
(24.77)
|
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
|
3.6
|
4.1
|
4.4
|
5.4
|
6.7
|
7.3
|
10.8
|
10.1
|
8.1
|
5.7
|
4.9
|
3.3
|
74.4
|
| Average snowy days
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3.7
|
3.2
|
1.2
|
0.2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.9
|
2.5
|
11.7
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| Average relative humidity (%)
|
64
|
62
|
60
|
65
|
66
|
64
|
79
|
82
|
76
|
69
|
69
|
66
|
69
|
| Mean monthly sunshine hours
|
121.6
|
134.6
|
176.2
|
199.7
|
216.1
|
199.3
|
177.3
|
171.4
|
158.6
|
158.4
|
138.4
|
126.9
|
1,978.5
|
| Percent possible sunshine
|
39
|
43
|
47
|
51
|
50
|
46
|
41
|
42
|
43
|
46
|
45
|
42
|
45
|
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6]
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Transportation
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