Nancheng County

Nancheng (Chinese: 南城县; pinyin: Nánchéng; lit.: 'south city') is a county of eastern Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Fuzhou. Historically it has been known as Jianchangfu (Kienchang) (建昌府).

Nancheng County

南城县
County
Location of Nancheng County (red) in Fuzhou City (light blue) and Jiangxi
Coordinates: 27°34′11″N 116°38′13″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJiangxi
Prefecture-level cityFuzhou
Established202 BCE
Elevation
70 m (230 ft)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
344700
Area code(s)0794
Websitejxnc.gov.cn

Demographics
Map including Nancheng (labeled as 南城 NAN-CH'ENG (CHIEN-CH'ANG) 建昌) (AMS, 1953)

The population of the district was 287,466 in 1999.[1]

Climate

Nancheng County has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa), with long, humid, very hot summers and cool and drier winters with occasional cold snaps. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from 6.0 °C (42.8 °F) in January to 29.1 °C (84.4 °F) in July, with an annual mean of 18.04 °C (64.5 °F); the frost-free period lasts 265 days.[2] The average annual precipitation is around 1,740 mm (69 in). Winter begins somewhat sunny and dry but becomes progressively wetter and cloudier; spring begins especially gloomy, and from March to June each of the months averages more than 190 mm (7.5 in) of rainfall. After the heavy rains subside in June, summer is especially sunny. Autumn is warm to mild and relatively dry. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 20% in March to 58% in July, the county receives 1,635 hours of bright sunshine annually.

Climate data for Nancheng County (1981−2010 normals, extremes 1971−2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 27.5
(81.5)		 30.0
(86.0)		 31.8
(89.2)		 35.1
(95.2)		 35.7
(96.3)		 37.6
(99.7)		 40.2
(104.4)		 40.4
(104.7)		 38.2
(100.8)		 36.3
(97.3)		 31.9
(89.4)		 27.1
(80.8)		 40.4
(104.7)
Average high °C (°F) 10.0
(50.0)		 12.5
(54.5)		 16.4
(61.5)		 22.8
(73.0)		 27.3
(81.1)		 30.2
(86.4)		 34.1
(93.4)		 33.2
(91.8)		 29.3
(84.7)		 24.5
(76.1)		 18.7
(65.7)		 13.0
(55.4)		 22.7
(72.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 6.0
(42.8)		 8.4
(47.1)		 12.1
(53.8)		 18.2
(64.8)		 22.8
(73.0)		 25.9
(78.6)		 29.1
(84.4)		 28.3
(82.9)		 24.7
(76.5)		 19.5
(67.1)		 13.6
(56.5)		 7.9
(46.2)		 18.0
(64.5)
Average low °C (°F) 3.3
(37.9)		 5.6
(42.1)		 9.1
(48.4)		 14.9
(58.8)		 19.4
(66.9)		 22.9
(73.2)		 25.5
(77.9)		 24.9
(76.8)		 21.5
(70.7)		 15.9
(60.6)		 10.1
(50.2)		 4.5
(40.1)		 14.8
(58.6)
Record low °C (°F) −6.2
(20.8)		 −7.3
(18.9)		 −2.9
(26.8)		 3.4
(38.1)		 10.1
(50.2)		 14.1
(57.4)		 19.3
(66.7)		 17.7
(63.9)		 13.5
(56.3)		 2.2
(36.0)		 −1.9
(28.6)		 −10.9
(12.4)		 −10.9
(12.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 79.9
(3.15)		 111.9
(4.41)		 196.2
(7.72)		 249.1
(9.81)		 229.7
(9.04)		 316.3
(12.45)		 145.7
(5.74)		 129.6
(5.10)		 94.2
(3.71)		 62.7
(2.47)		 71.3
(2.81)		 49.8
(1.96)		 1,736.4
(68.37)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 14.6 15.0 19.6 19.2 18.2 16.8 11.7 12.5 10.5 9.2 8.7 8.8 164.8
Average relative humidity (%) 82 83 84 82 81 82 75 79 82 80 80 78 81
Mean monthly sunshine hours 81.8 72.8 72.3 93.7 126.0 147.6 245.0 221.8 165.8 148.9 128.4 130.9 1,635
Percent possible sunshine 25 23 20 25 30 36 58 55 45 42 40 41 37
Source 1: China Meteorological Administration (sunshine 1971–2000)[3][4]
Source 2: Weather China (precipitation days 1971–2000)[2]

Transportation
  • Xiangtang–Putian Railway

Notes and references
  1. National Population Statistics Materials by County and City - 1999 Period, in China County & City Population 1999, Harvard China Historical GIS
  2. 南城 - 气象数据 -中国天气网 (in Chinese). Weather.com.cn. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
  3. 中国气象数据网 - WeatherBk Data (in Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
  4. 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.



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