Weining Yi, Hui, and Miao Autonomous County
| Weining County 威宁县 وِنٍْ شِیًا | |
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| County | |
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威宁彝族回族苗族自治县 Weining Yi Hui and Miao Autonomous Countyوِنٍْ یِذُو خُوِذُو مِیَوْذُو ذِجِشِیًا | |
| Coordinates: 26°51′36″N 104°16′48″E / 26.86000°N 104.28000°ECoordinates: 26°51′36″N 104°16′48″E / 26.86000°N 104.28000°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guizhou |
| Prefecture-level city | Bijie |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9,296 km2 (3,589 sq mi) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 1,080,000 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 553100 |
| Website |
gzweining |
Weining Yi Hui and Miao Autonomous County (simplified Chinese: 威宁彝族回族苗族自治县; traditional Chinese: 威寧彝族回族苗族自治縣; pinyin: Wēiníng Yízú Huízú Miáozú Zìzhìxiàn; Xiao'erjing: وِنٍْ یِذُو خُوِذُو مِیَوْذُو ذِجِشِیًا) is a county of Guizhou, China. It is under the administration of Bijie City.
Notable attractions include Majie Ethnic Yi Village (马街彝族村寨) and the relics of Shimenkan church (石门坎教堂）,In early 20th century,the village of Shimenkan was known as the Overseas Heaven and a sacred civilized area due to the contributions by Sam Pollard,a British priest.
Climate
Weining has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cwb). The monthly 24-hour mean temperature ranges from 2.4 °C (36.3 °F) in January to 17.7 °C (63.9 °F) in July, and the annual mean is 10.79 °C (51.4 °F). Over two-thirds of the annual rainfall occurs from June to September.
| Climate data for Weining (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 22.8 (73) |
23.6 (74.5) |
28.2 (82.8) |
28.7 (83.7) |
30.7 (87.3) |
31.5 (88.7) |
28.5 (83.3) |
28.6 (83.5) |
30.0 (86) |
25.1 (77.2) |
23.2 (73.8) |
21.6 (70.9) |
31.5 (88.7) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 8.8 (47.8) |
11.1 (52) |
15.3 (59.5) |
18.8 (65.8) |
20.3 (68.5) |
21.0 (69.8) |
22.2 (72) |
22.1 (71.8) |
19.4 (66.9) |
15.5 (59.9) |
12.9 (55.2) |
9.6 (49.3) |
16.4 (61.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.4 (36.3) |
4.5 (40.1) |
7.9 (46.2) |
11.8 (53.2) |
14.4 (57.9) |
16.3 (61.3) |
17.7 (63.9) |
17.4 (63.3) |
14.8 (58.6) |
11.1 (52) |
7.5 (45.5) |
3.7 (38.7) |
10.8 (51.4) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −1.4 (29.5) |
0.4 (32.7) |
3.4 (38.1) |
7.3 (45.1) |
10.5 (50.9) |
13.3 (55.9) |
14.8 (58.6) |
14.4 (57.9) |
11.9 (53.4) |
8.4 (47.1) |
4.3 (39.7) |
0.1 (32.2) |
7.3 (45.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −11.4 (11.5) |
−10.2 (13.6) |
−10.0 (14) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
0.1 (32.2) |
6.5 (43.7) |
6.9 (44.4) |
8.0 (46.4) |
3.1 (37.6) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
−6.3 (20.7) |
−11.3 (11.7) |
−11.4 (11.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 11.5 (0.453) |
10.4 (0.409) |
19.1 (0.752) |
39.2 (1.543) |
87.3 (3.437) |
173.7 (6.839) |
174.1 (6.854) |
144.3 (5.681) |
108.0 (4.252) |
63.4 (2.496) |
21.4 (0.843) |
7.1 (0.28) |
859.5 (33.839) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 13.4 | 13.1 | 11.6 | 14.0 | 18.0 | 20.7 | 19.0 | 18.4 | 17.5 | 17.7 | 12.5 | 11.5 | 187.4 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 79 | 74 | 71 | 71 | 76 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 82 | 86 | 82 | 80 | 79 |
| Source #1: China Meteorological Data Service Center | |||||||||||||
| Source #2: Weather China (precipitation days 1971-2000) | |||||||||||||