Baode is a county in the northwest of Shanxi province, China, bordering Shaanxi province to the west. It is under the administration of Xinzhou city, and is its westernmost county-level division.
Baode is known for Jujube oil.
Administrative divisions
Baode administers 4 towns and 9 townships:2
Towns
- Dongguan (东关镇)
- Yimen (义门镇)
- Qiaotou (桥头镇)
- Yangjiawan (杨家湾镇)
Townships
- Yaozhuang (腰庄乡)
- Hanjiachuan (韩家川乡
- Linzheyu (林遮峪乡)
- Fengjiachuan (冯家川乡)
- Tuyata (土崖塔乡)
- Kongjiagou (孙家沟乡)
- Yaowa 窑洼乡
- Yaogetai (尧圪台乡)
- Nanhegou (南河沟乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Baode, elevation 894 m (2,933 ft), (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) | 10.3(50.5) | 19.6(67.3) | 28.4(83.1) | 36.1(97.0) | 36.2(97.2) | 40.9(105.6) | 41.5(106.7) | 38.7(101.7) | 37.0(98.6) | 29.2(84.6) | 22.4(72.3) | 14.4(57.9) | 41.5(106.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −0.9(30.4) | 4.8(40.6) | 12.4(54.3) | 20.4(68.7) | 26.3(79.3) | 30.5(86.9) | 31.7(89.1) | 29.3(84.7) | 24.3(75.7) | 17.4(63.3) | 8.6(47.5) | 0.8(33.4) | 17.1(62.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −7.7(18.1) | −2.5(27.5) | 4.9(40.8) | 12.8(55.0) | 18.9(66.0) | 23.4(74.1) | 25.1(77.2) | 22.9(73.2) | 17.4(63.3) | 10.3(50.5) | 2.0(35.6) | −5.5(22.1) | 10.2(50.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −12.7(9.1) | −8.1(17.4) | −1.2(29.8) | 6.0(42.8) | 12.1(53.8) | 17.1(62.8) | 19.6(67.3) | 17.8(64.0) | 12.2(54.0) | 5.0(41.0) | −2.7(27.1) | −10.1(13.8) | 4.6(40.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −23.9(−11.0) | −20.8(−5.4) | −15.7(3.7) | −5.4(22.3) | 1.3(34.3) | 5.8(42.4) | 12.7(54.9) | 9.1(48.4) | 1.7(35.1) | −6.5(20.3) | −17.5(0.5) | −25.8(−14.4) | −25.8(−14.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.7(0.11) | 3.3(0.13) | 8.3(0.33) | 16.6(0.65) | 34.9(1.37) | 48.1(1.89) | 112.6(4.43) | 103.1(4.06) | 59.6(2.35) | 24.2(0.95) | 10.8(0.43) | 2.2(0.09) | 426.4(16.79) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.1 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 6.7 | 8.6 | 11.5 | 10.7 | 9.3 | 5.9 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 69.9 |
| Average snowy days | 2.9 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 12.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 56 | 49 | 40 | 36 | 38 | 47 | 59 | 66 | 66 | 61 | 58 | 56 | 53 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 153.3 | 175.5 | 213.3 | 236.9 | 264.3 | 249.9 | 241.0 | 222.2 | 200.8 | 202.2 | 162.9 | 147.4 | 2,469.7 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 50 | 57 | 57 | 59 | 59 | 56 | 54 | 53 | 55 | 59 | 55 | 50 | 55 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration34 | |||||||||||||
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References
"保德红枣-山西忻州". Archived from the original on 2018-12-31. https://www.sxxz.gov.cn/zjxz/mycp/201712/t20171219_117155.shtml ↩
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