Bo'ai County
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Bo'ai County (simplified Chinese: 博爱县; traditional Chinese: 博愛縣; pinyin: Bó'ài Xiàn) is a county in northern Henan, China. It is under the administration of the Jiaozuo prefecture-level city.
History
Bo'ai County was established in 1927. Its name derives from the Chinese translation of "fraternity" in "Liberté, égalité, fraternité", while the term "Bo'ai" literally means "Universal Love".
Administrative divisions
As of 2012[update], this county is divided to 7 towns and 3 townships.
Towns
- Baishan (柏山镇)
- Motou (磨头镇)
- Qinghua (清化镇)
- Xiaojing (孝敬镇)
- Xuliang (许良镇)
- Yangmiao[zh] (阳庙镇)
- Yueshan (月山镇)
Townships
- Jincheng Township (金城乡)
- Sujiazuo Township (苏家作乡)
- Zhaihuo Township (寨豁乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Bo'ai, elevation 120 m (390 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) | 19.1 (66.4) | 23.6 (74.5) | 29.5 (85.1) | 36.9 (98.4) | 41.6 (106.9) | 42.5 (108.5) | 41.1 (106.0) | 38.4 (101.1) | 38.2 (100.8) | 35.5 (95.9) | 27.3 (81.1) | 23.5 (74.3) | 42.5 (108.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.0 (42.8) | 10.0 (50.0) | 15.8 (60.4) | 22.4 (72.3) | 27.9 (82.2) | 32.6 (90.7) | 32.5 (90.5) | 30.9 (87.6) | 27.2 (81.0) | 21.7 (71.1) | 14.2 (57.6) | 8.1 (46.6) | 20.8 (69.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.9 (33.6) | 4.3 (39.7) | 9.9 (49.8) | 16.3 (61.3) | 21.9 (71.4) | 26.7 (80.1) | 27.8 (82.0) | 26.3 (79.3) | 21.9 (71.4) | 16.1 (61.0) | 8.9 (48.0) | 2.9 (37.2) | 15.3 (59.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −3.1 (26.4) | −0.3 (31.5) | 4.8 (40.6) | 10.7 (51.3) | 16.1 (61.0) | 21.0 (69.8) | 23.6 (74.5) | 22.4 (72.3) | 17.5 (63.5) | 11.5 (52.7) | 4.5 (40.1) | −1.1 (30.0) | 10.6 (51.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −15.4 (4.3) | −14.2 (6.4) | −6.9 (19.6) | −2.3 (27.9) | 2.9 (37.2) | 11.8 (53.2) | 16.6 (61.9) | 13.3 (55.9) | 7.2 (45.0) | −2.0 (28.4) | −8.8 (16.2) | −10.7 (12.7) | −15.4 (4.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 9.5 (0.37) | 11.6 (0.46) | 18.8 (0.74) | 29.4 (1.16) | 49.9 (1.96) | 64.4 (2.54) | 127.4 (5.02) | 106 (4.2) | 68.0 (2.68) | 36.0 (1.42) | 26.3 (1.04) | 6.5 (0.26) | 553.8 (21.85) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 10.8 | 10.1 | 8.6 | 6.6 | 5.2 | 2.7 | 75.9 |
| Average snowy days | 4.0 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 11.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 57 | 56 | 55 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 74 | 77 | 72 | 67 | 63 | 56 | 63 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 112.1 | 122.6 | 162.0 | 192.8 | 215.2 | 192.6 | 166.6 | 169.1 | 148.0 | 147.9 | 133.5 | 126.9 | 1,889.3 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 36 | 39 | 43 | 49 | 49 | 45 | 38 | 41 | 40 | 43 | 44 | 42 | 42 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration |