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| Climatological Information (Reference) for Qilian Shan, China |
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 Data Period |
 Jan |
 Feb |
 Mar |
 Apr |
 May |
 Jun |
 Jul |
 Aug |
 Sep |
 Oct |
 Nov |
 Dec |
Mean Maximum Temperature (deg. C) |
1961-1990 |
-2.0 |
1.4 |
9.2 |
17.2 |
23.1 |
26.7 |
28.4 |
27.9 |
22.4 |
15.3 |
6.1 |
-0.6 |
Mean Temperature (deg. C) |
1961-1990 |
-9.3 |
-6.0 |
1.6 |
9.3 |
15.8 |
19.7 |
21.4 |
20.4 |
14.7 |
7.4 |
-1.0 |
-7.7 |
Mean Minimum Temperature (deg. C) |
1961-1990 |
-15.2 |
-12.1 |
-4.5 |
2.4 |
8.5 |
12.3 |
14.5 |
13.5 |
8.2 |
1.3 |
-6.3 |
-13.2 |
| Rainfall Amount (mm) |
1961-1990 |
1.6 |
1.7 |
4.0 |
4.5 |
10.2 |
13.7 |
19.5 |
17.3 |
10.4 |
2.4 |
1.6 |
1.1 |
| Days with Rain* |
1961-1990 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
1.6 |
2.7 |
4.2 |
3.1 |
2.4 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
Mean Daily Sunshine Duration (hours) |
1961-1990 |
7.1 |
7.6 |
7.8 |
8.7 |
9.4 |
9.7 |
9.1 |
9.2 |
9.0 |
8.6 |
7.5 |
6.8 |
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| * denotes number of days with at least 1.0 mm of rainfall |
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Climatological information for Qilian Shan is not available. For reference, climatological information
of the nearest available station, Jiuquan (75 km northwest of Qilian Shan) is given above. |
| Location of weather station in Jiuquan : 39.8 N, 98.5 E, altitude : 1477 m |
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