Abag Banner
Abag Banner (Mongolian: ᠠᠪᠠᠭᠠ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ Abaɣ-a qosiɣu; Chinese: 阿巴嘎旗; pinyin: Ābāgā Qí) is a county of Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Xilin Gol League. Abag Mongols live here. The local dialect has variously been classified as Chakhar[1] or Khalkha.[2]
Abag Banner 阿巴嘎旗 • ᠠᠪᠠᠭᠠᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ | |
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  Abag Location in Inner Mongolia | |
| Coordinates: 43°33′23″N 115°20′42″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Region | Inner Mongolia |
| League | Xilin Gol |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Climate
Abag Banner has a monsoon-influenced, continental semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk), with very cold and dry winters, very warm, somewhat humid summers, and strong winds, especially in spring. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from −20.9 °C (−5.6 °F) in January to 21.3 °C (70.3 °F) in July, with the annual mean at 1.93 °C (35.5 °F). The annual precipitation is 238 mm (9.4 in), with more than half of it falling in July and August alone. There are 3,017 hours of bright sunshine annually, with each of the winter months having over two-thirds of the possible total, and this percentage falling to 60 in July.
| Climate data for Abag Banner (1981−2010 normals) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | −14.1 (6.6) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
1.2 (34.2) |
12.6 (54.7) |
20.1 (68.2) |
25.4 (77.7) |
27.6 (81.7) |
25.9 (78.6) |
20.0 (68.0) |
10.7 (51.3) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
−11.3 (11.7) |
9.0 (48.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −20.9 (−5.6) |
−16.0 (3.2) |
−6.3 (20.7) |
4.8 (40.6) |
12.8 (55.0) |
18.7 (65.7) |
21.3 (70.3) |
19.3 (66.7) |
12.6 (54.7) |
3.1 (37.6) |
−8.6 (16.5) |
−17.6 (0.3) |
1.9 (35.5) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −26.3 (−15.3) |
−22.2 (−8.0) |
−12.7 (9.1) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
5.1 (41.2) |
11.7 (53.1) |
15.1 (59.2) |
13.2 (55.8) |
6.0 (42.8) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−13.9 (7.0) |
−22.7 (−8.9) |
−4.3 (24.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1.3 (0.05) |
1.6 (0.06) |
4.0 (0.16) |
8.4 (0.33) |
18.6 (0.73) |
42.7 (1.68) |
64.6 (2.54) |
58.3 (2.30) |
22.3 (0.88) |
9.9 (0.39) |
4.0 (0.16) |
2.3 (0.09) |
238.0 (9.37) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 5.6 | 10.3 | 12.8 | 11.4 | 6.2 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 74.0 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 74 | 68 | 55 | 36 | 37 | 46 | 56 | 57 | 51 | 52 | 62 | 73 | 56 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 206.4 | 219.0 | 271.3 | 279.7 | 306.9 | 291.7 | 280.1 | 274.1 | 259.9 | 240.6 | 200.2 | 186.7 | 3,016.6 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 72 | 75 | 74 | 70 | 68 | 63 | 60 | 64 | 70 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 68 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration (precipitation days and sunshine 1971–2000)[3][4] | |||||||||||||
References
- e.g. Secenbagatur et al. 2005
- Svantesson et al. 2005
- 中国气象数据网 - WeatherBk Data (in Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
- 中国地面国际交换站气候标准值月值数据集（1971－2000年）. China Meteorological Administration. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
Bibliography
- www.xzqh.org (in Chinese)
- (in Mongolian) Sečenbaγatur, Qasgerel, Tuyaγ-a, B. ǰirannige, U Ying ǰe. 2005. Mongγul kelen-ü nutuγ-un ayalγun-u sinǰilel-ün uduridqal. Kökeqota: ÖMAKQ. ISBN 7-204-07621-4.
- Svantesson, Jan-Olof, Anna Tsendina, Anastasia Karlsson, Vivan Franzén. 2005. The Phonology of Mongolian. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-926017-6.