Lechang
Lechang (simplified Chinese: 乐昌; traditional Chinese: 樂昌; pinyin: Lèchāng; historically Lokchong) is a county-level city in the northern Guangdong province, People's Republic of China, bordering Hunan province to the north. It is under the administration of Shaoguan prefecture-level city.
Lechang 乐昌市 Lokchong | |
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Lechang within Shaoguan City | |
Lechang Location in Guangdong | |
| Coordinates: 25°08′N 113°20′E / 25.133°N 113.333°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guangdong |
| Prefecture-level city | Shaoguan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,421 km2 (935 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
History edit
In the year 508, the south cantilever beam of Qujiang County, the county set 598 years (Sui Kai Huang eighteen years) renamed Lechang County, Guandong Province, to submit "on the Lechang County, county to city to consult on August 30, 1993 "1994 official county to city. It is a historic city.
2014, Lechang municipal bodies of nine people including members of Lechang party secretary Li, Mo Janus Lechang COMMITTEE Discipline Committee is being investigated for accepting red envelopes.
Administrative division edit
- Lecheng Subdistrict (Lechang's main urban area)
- Pingshi Town
- Meihua Town
- Changlai Town
- Shaping Town
- Qingyun Town
- (the list is incomplete)
Climate edit
| Climate data for Lechang (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 26.2 (79.2) | 30.5 (86.9) | 33.0 (91.4) | 34.0 (93.2) | 35.3 (95.5) | 37.9 (100.2) | 41.0 (105.8) | 39.7 (103.5) | 38.5 (101.3) | 36.5 (97.7) | 32.8 (91.0) | 27.5 (81.5) | 41.0 (105.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 14.3 (57.7) | 16.7 (62.1) | 19.2 (66.6) | 24.7 (76.5) | 28.6 (83.5) | 31.2 (88.2) | 33.3 (91.9) | 33.4 (92.1) | 31.3 (88.3) | 27.7 (81.9) | 22.6 (72.7) | 17.1 (62.8) | 25.0 (77.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 9.7 (49.5) | 12.0 (53.6) | 15.0 (59.0) | 20.4 (68.7) | 24.3 (75.7) | 26.8 (80.2) | 28.3 (82.9) | 28.2 (82.8) | 26.1 (79.0) | 22.0 (71.6) | 16.7 (62.1) | 11.4 (52.5) | 20.1 (68.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 6.8 (44.2) | 8.9 (48.0) | 12.2 (54.0) | 17.3 (63.1) | 21.2 (70.2) | 23.9 (75.0) | 24.9 (76.8) | 24.8 (76.6) | 22.7 (72.9) | 18.0 (64.4) | 12.7 (54.9) | 7.7 (45.9) | 16.8 (62.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −2.2 (28.0) | −1.4 (29.5) | −0.5 (31.1) | 5.5 (41.9) | 11.1 (52.0) | 14.6 (58.3) | 20.6 (69.1) | 20.8 (69.4) | 13.7 (56.7) | 6.1 (43.0) | 1.5 (34.7) | −4.1 (24.6) | −4.1 (24.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 63.4 (2.50) | 76.6 (3.02) | 138.6 (5.46) | 151.9 (5.98) | 219.8 (8.65) | 264.7 (10.42) | 176.2 (6.94) | 187.2 (7.37) | 96.4 (3.80) | 54.1 (2.13) | 53.7 (2.11) | 40.0 (1.57) | 1,522.6 (59.95) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 11.4 | 12.5 | 17.7 | 16.9 | 18.7 | 19.3 | 15.8 | 15.3 | 11.7 | 5.9 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 160.4 |
| Average snowy days | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 77 | 78 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 83 | 80 | 78 | 76 | 73 | 75 | 74 | 78 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 79.0 | 65.0 | 57.5 | 72.0 | 93.7 | 101.8 | 168.7 | 174.0 | 157.8 | 155.7 | 131.3 | 119.9 | 1,376.4 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 24 | 20 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 40 | 44 | 43 | 44 | 40 | 37 | 31 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[1][2] | |||||||||||||
References edit
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.