Lingcheng District, formerly Ling County or Lingxian, is a district of the city of Dezhou, Shandong province, China. On 29 October 2014, the State Council approved the conversion of the former Ling County to Lingcheng District.

Administrative divisions

As of 2012[update], this District is divided to 2 subdistricts, 10 towns and 1 townships.

Subdistricts

  • Ande Subdistrict (安德街道)
  • Linji Subdistrict (临齐街道)

Towns

Townships

  • Yuji Township (于集乡)

Climate

Climate data for Lingcheng, elevation 18 m (59 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)17.4 (63.3)22.2 (72.0)28.0 (82.4)30.9 (87.6)39.0 (102.2)41.0 (105.8)41.7 (107.1)36.2 (97.2)36.4 (97.5)31.6 (88.9)25.2 (77.4)17.1 (62.8)41.7 (107.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)3.4 (38.1)7.4 (45.3)13.9 (57.0)20.6 (69.1)26.3 (79.3)31.8 (89.2)32.1 (89.8)30.3 (86.5)26.9 (80.4)20.9 (69.6)12.0 (53.6)4.9 (40.8)19.2 (66.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)−2.3 (27.9)1.2 (34.2)7.5 (45.5)14.2 (57.6)20.1 (68.2)25.5 (77.9)27.1 (80.8)25.5 (77.9)20.7 (69.3)14.4 (57.9)6.1 (43.0)−0.4 (31.3)13.3 (56.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)−6.7 (19.9)−3.6 (25.5)2.2 (36.0)8.5 (47.3)14.1 (57.4)19.6 (67.3)22.8 (73.0)21.5 (70.7)15.7 (60.3)9.2 (48.6)1.6 (34.9)−4.5 (23.9)8.4 (47.1)
Record low °C (°F)−20.8 (−5.4)−16.6 (2.1)−9.8 (14.4)−3.2 (26.2)2.5 (36.5)9.2 (48.6)16.3 (61.3)12.7 (54.9)4.6 (40.3)−3.2 (26.2)−16.1 (3.0)−21.5 (−6.7)−21.5 (−6.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)2.6 (0.10)8.1 (0.32)7.9 (0.31)25.8 (1.02)43.4 (1.71)68.5 (2.70)165.8 (6.53)137.1 (5.40)40.4 (1.59)30.2 (1.19)15.7 (0.62)3.7 (0.15)549.2 (21.64)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)1.72.92.85.16.37.610.99.25.65.03.92.363.3
Average snowy days2.42.81.00.20000001.01.89.2
Average relative humidity (%)63605762666377837669696668
Mean monthly sunshine hours165.6170.2227.7248.2281.8255.6220.5218.9211.6205.2167.4161.72,534.4
Percentage possible sunshine54556163645850535760555557
Source: China Meteorological Administration

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