Gar County
Gar County (Tibetan: སྒར་རྫོང་།, Wylie: sgar rdzong, ZYPY: Gar Zong ; simplified Chinese: 噶尔县; traditional Chinese: 噶爾縣; pinyin: Gá'ěr Xiàn) is a district (county) in the Ngari Prefecture of the western Tibet Autonomous Region of China. The main town is Shiquanhe, once known as the city of "Gar" and often known as "Ali" in English.
Gar County 噶尔县 • སྒར་རྫོང་། Gartok | |
|---|---|
County | |
 PLA emblem on the hill near Shiquanhe | |
.png) Location of Gar County within Tibet Autonomous Region | |
| Coordinates (Gar County government): 32°29′32″N 80°05′48″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Autonomous region | Tibet |
| Prefecture | Ngari Prefecture |
| Seat | Shiquanhe (Gar) |
Geography
Main rivers in the county include Sênggê Zangbo and Gar Zangbo.
| Climate data for Shiquanhe (1981–2010 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 6.4 (43.5) |
9.5 (49.1) |
13.4 (56.1) |
15.7 (60.3) |
20.5 (68.9) |
25.2 (77.4) |
32.1 (89.8) |
26.4 (79.5) |
23.7 (74.7) |
16.7 (62.1) |
12.7 (54.9) |
7.1 (44.8) |
32.1 (89.8) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −4.1 (24.6) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
2.3 (36.1) |
7.4 (45.3) |
12.6 (54.7) |
18.1 (64.6) |
21.5 (70.7) |
20.5 (68.9) |
16.3 (61.3) |
8.2 (46.8) |
2.9 (37.2) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
8.5 (47.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −12.0 (10.4) |
−9.2 (15.4) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
0.1 (32.2) |
5.1 (41.2) |
10.7 (51.3) |
14.4 (57.9) |
13.8 (56.8) |
9.3 (48.7) |
0.5 (32.9) |
−5.7 (21.7) |
−10.1 (13.8) |
1.0 (33.8) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −19.7 (−3.5) |
−16.9 (1.6) |
−12.6 (9.3) |
−7.9 (17.8) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
3.1 (37.6) |
7.7 (45.9) |
7.5 (45.5) |
2.0 (35.6) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
−14.8 (5.4) |
−18.2 (−0.8) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −36.6 (−33.9) |
−30.2 (−22.4) |
−25.3 (−13.5) |
−17.9 (−0.2) |
−11.2 (11.8) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
−17.0 (1.4) |
−23.5 (−10.3) |
−32.9 (−27.2) |
−36.6 (−33.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1.6 (0.06) |
1.2 (0.05) |
1.4 (0.06) |
1.3 (0.05) |
2.9 (0.11) |
3.7 (0.15) |
21.4 (0.84) |
23.8 (0.94) |
5.7 (0.22) |
2.0 (0.08) |
0.3 (0.01) |
1.1 (0.04) |
66.4 (2.61) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 36 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 39 | 43 | 36 | 27 | 24 | 31 | 33 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[1] | |||||||||||||
Transport
References
- 中国气象数据网 - WeatherBk Data (in Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
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