Kelan County (simplified Chinese: 岢岚县; traditional Chinese: 岢嵐縣; pinyin: Kělán Xiàn) is a county in Xinzhou Prefecture, in the northwest of Shanxi Province, China. The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center is located in this county.
Kelan County
岢岚县 Kolan | |
|---|---|
 Location in Xinzhou | |
  Kelan Location of the seat in Shanxi | |
| Coordinates: 38°44′41″N 111°34′45″E / 38.74472°N 111.57917°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shanxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Xinzhou |
| Time zone | UTC 8 (China Standard) |
Area: 1,984 km2 (766 sq mi).
Population: 80,000[when?]
Postal Code: 036300
Telephone Area Code: 0350
The county government is located in Lanyi town.
Climate
edit| Climate data for Kelan, elevation 1,397 m (4,583 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) | 13.4 (56.1) |
18.4 (65.1) |
26.7 (80.1) |
31.9 (89.4) |
31.8 (89.2) |
37.3 (99.1) |
36.2 (97.2) |
32.8 (91.0) |
33.0 (91.4) |
25.9 (78.6) |
20.9 (69.6) |
15.0 (59.0) |
37.3 (99.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −1.7 (28.9) |
2.3 (36.1) |
8.7 (47.7) |
16.2 (61.2) |
21.9 (71.4) |
25.9 (78.6) |
27.1 (80.8) |
25.2 (77.4) |
20.7 (69.3) |
14.3 (57.7) |
6.5 (43.7) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
13.9 (57.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −9.9 (14.2) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
1.3 (34.3) |
8.7 (47.7) |
14.8 (58.6) |
19.2 (66.6) |
21.1 (70.0) |
19.2 (66.6) |
13.9 (57.0) |
7.0 (44.6) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
6.7 (44.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −16.2 (2.8) |
−11.8 (10.8) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
1.7 (35.1) |
7.6 (45.7) |
12.7 (54.9) |
15.8 (60.4) |
14.1 (57.4) |
8.4 (47.1) |
1.3 (34.3) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
−14.1 (6.6) |
0.7 (33.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −29.1 (−20.4) |
−27.6 (−17.7) |
−20.9 (−5.6) |
−11.7 (10.9) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
0.1 (32.2) |
6.0 (42.8) |
4.5 (40.1) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−12.0 (10.4) |
−23.8 (−10.8) |
−30.7 (−23.3) |
−30.7 (−23.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.1 (0.08) |
3.6 (0.14) |
7.8 (0.31) |
23.5 (0.93) |
37.8 (1.49) |
62.1 (2.44) |
114.8 (4.52) |
114.7 (4.52) |
61.0 (2.40) |
30.1 (1.19) |
10.7 (0.42) |
2.6 (0.10) |
470.8 (18.54) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.0 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 7.6 | 10.6 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 10.4 | 6.9 | 4.6 | 3.2 | 84.8 |
| Average snowy days | 5.4 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 30.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 54 | 50 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 63 | 67 | 65 | 60 | 57 | 55 | 54 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 202.8 | 197.1 | 235.9 | 253.4 | 278.7 | 256.4 | 243.1 | 230.5 | 216.1 | 220.2 | 200.4 | 194.0 | 2,728.6 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 66 | 64 | 63 | 64 | 63 | 58 | 54 | 55 | 59 | 64 | 67 | 66 | 62 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[1][2] | |||||||||||||
Transportation
edit- Xinbao Expressway
- Railway between Kelan and Taiyuan
- China National Highway 209
References
edit- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.