Fengtai County (simplified Chinese: 凤台县; traditional Chinese: 鳳台縣; pinyin: Fèngtái Xiàn; lit. 'phoenix platform') is a county in the north of Anhui Province, China. It is under the administration of Huainan city. Author Li Hengrui (李恒瑞), whose work "Kite Capriccio" (風箏暢想曲) describes life as a child in the 1950s in Fengtai County is included in the Putonghua Proficiency Test.[1]

Fengtai
凤台县
Maoji, Fengtai County
Maoji, Fengtai County
Map
CountryChina
ProvinceAnhui
Prefecture-level cityHuainan
County seatFenghuang
Area
 • Total
894 km2 (345 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
633,385
 • Density710/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC 8 (China Standard)
Postal code
232100

Administrative divisions

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In the present, Fengtai County has 15 towns, 3 townships and 1 ethnic township.[2]

10 Towns
3 Townships
1 Ethnic township

Climate

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Climate data for Fengtai (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 20.5
(68.9)
27.3
(81.1)
29.2
(84.6)
34.1
(93.4)
37.3
(99.1)
39.1
(102.4)
40.1
(104.2)
37.7
(99.9)
37.6
(99.7)
33.3
(91.9)
29.0
(84.2)
22.4
(72.3)
40.1
(104.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 6.7
(44.1)
9.8
(49.6)
15.2
(59.4)
21.7
(71.1)
27.1
(80.8)
30.4
(86.7)
32.0
(89.6)
31.1
(88.0)
27.4
(81.3)
22.5
(72.5)
15.7
(60.3)
9.0
(48.2)
20.7
(69.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 2.3
(36.1)
5.1
(41.2)
10.1
(50.2)
16.4
(61.5)
21.9
(71.4)
25.9
(78.6)
28.2
(82.8)
27.2
(81.0)
22.8
(73.0)
17.3
(63.1)
10.7
(51.3)
4.5
(40.1)
16.0
(60.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −1.1
(30.0)
1.4
(34.5)
5.9
(42.6)
11.7
(53.1)
17.2
(63.0)
21.8
(71.2)
25.0
(77.0)
24.1
(75.4)
19.3
(66.7)
13.3
(55.9)
6.8
(44.2)
1.0
(33.8)
12.2
(54.0)
Record low °C (°F) −15.5
(4.1)
−13.3
(8.1)
−5.0
(23.0)
0.1
(32.2)
5.0
(41.0)
12.2
(54.0)
18.1
(64.6)
14.9
(58.8)
9.6
(49.3)
1.0
(33.8)
−8.1
(17.4)
−16.8
(1.8)
−16.8
(1.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 33.5
(1.32)
37.3
(1.47)
58.1
(2.29)
56.0
(2.20)
79.3
(3.12)
164.2
(6.46)
209.4
(8.24)
135.8
(5.35)
77.9
(3.07)
50.4
(1.98)
41.7
(1.64)
23.8
(0.94)
967.4
(38.08)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 7.0 7.9 8.5 7.8 9.2 9.3 12.0 11.9 8.4 7.4 7.9 6.0 103.3
Average snowy days 4.5 2.5 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.7 1.4 10.3
Average relative humidity (%) 71 71 67 68 68 72 80 82 79 73 72 70 73
Mean monthly sunshine hours 121.7 121.6 159.7 189.7 196.4 171.8 186.3 178.2 157.5 151.9 145.7 135.3 1,915.8
Percent possible sunshine 38 39 43 49 46 40 43 44 43 44 47 44 43
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ Putonghua Shuiping Ceshi Gangyao. 2004. Beijing. pp.350-351. ISBN 7-100-03996-7
  2. ^ 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:凤台县 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China.
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  4. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 June 2023.

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