Muling (Chinese: 穆棱; pinyin: Mùlíng) is a county-level city of Mudanjiang, southeastern Heilongjiang province, China, bordering Russia's Primorsky Krai to the east. As of 2004, it has an area of 6,094 square kilometres (2,353 sq mi) and a population of 330,000.[1]
Administrative divisions
Muling City is divided into 6 towns and 2 townships.[2]
- 6 towns
- Bamiantong (八面通镇), Muling (穆棱镇), Xiachengzi (下城子镇), Maqiaohe (马桥河镇), Xingyuan (兴源镇), Hexi (河西镇)
- 2 townships
Climate
| Climate data for Muling (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 4.8 (40.6) |
10.0 (50.0) |
18.8 (65.8) |
30.0 (86.0) |
33.9 (93.0) |
37.4 (99.3) |
37.4 (99.3) |
36.0 (96.8) |
31.3 (88.3) |
28.5 (83.3) |
19.3 (66.7) |
9.7 (49.5) |
37.4 (99.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −12.3 (9.9) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
2.7 (36.9) |
13.3 (55.9) |
21.5 (70.7) |
26.8 (80.2) |
28.6 (83.5) |
26.8 (80.2) |
21.2 (70.2) |
11.7 (53.1) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
10.2 (50.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −17.8 (0.0) |
−12.7 (9.1) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
7.3 (45.1) |
15.7 (60.3) |
21.5 (70.7) |
24.0 (75.2) |
22.0 (71.6) |
15.7 (60.3) |
6.4 (43.5) |
−5.7 (21.7) |
−15.4 (4.3) |
4.8 (40.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −22.2 (−8.0) |
−18.0 (−0.4) |
−8.8 (16.2) |
1.5 (34.7) |
9.9 (49.8) |
16.3 (61.3) |
19.6 (67.3) |
17.8 (64.0) |
10.8 (51.4) |
1.8 (35.2) |
−9.6 (14.7) |
−19.3 (−2.7) |
0.0 (32.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −37.5 (−35.5) |
−36.6 (−33.9) |
−30.3 (−22.5) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
2.5 (36.5) |
8.2 (46.8) |
5.3 (41.5) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−16.7 (1.9) |
−28.6 (−19.5) |
−35.3 (−31.5) |
−37.5 (−35.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1.4 (0.06) |
2.1 (0.08) |
5.2 (0.20) |
19.2 (0.76) |
32.9 (1.30) |
82.3 (3.24) |
134.6 (5.30) |
94.8 (3.73) |
44.6 (1.76) |
17.0 (0.67) |
4.1 (0.16) |
3.1 (0.12) |
441.3 (17.38) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.4 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 8.2 | 11.4 | 13.1 | 11.2 | 8.0 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 76.3 |
| Average snowy days | 5.4 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 5.3 | 7.0 | 30.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 68 | 60 | 51 | 47 | 59 | 61 | 72 | 73 | 65 | 58 | 62 | 69 | 62 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 178.9 | 207.0 | 254.1 | 255.7 | 276.2 | 271.8 | 266.1 | 258.4 | 251.4 | 219.8 | 177.0 | 162.3 | 2,778.7 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 64 | 71 | 68 | 62 | 59 | 58 | 56 | 60 | 68 | 66 | 64 | 61 | 63 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ "Profile of Muling" (in Chinese). Archived from the original on March 14, 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-08.
- ^ "国家统计局" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- ^ 中国地面气候标准值月值(1981-2010) (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Data Service Center. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
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