Suide County (simplified Chinese: 绥德县; traditional Chinese: 綏德縣; pinyin: Suídé Xiàn) is a county of Yulin, Shaanxi, China, bordering Shanxi province across the Yellow River to the southeast.

Administrative divisions

As of 2019[update], Suide County is divided to 15 towns.

Towns

  • Mingzhou (名州镇)
  • Xuejiamao (薛家峁镇)
  • Cuijiawan (崔家湾镇)
  • Dingxianchi (定仙墕镇)
  • Zaolinping (枣林坪镇)
  • Yihe (义合镇)
  • Ji (吉镇)
  • Xuejiahe (薛家河镇)
  • Sishilipu (四十里铺镇)
  • Shijiawan (石家湾镇)
  • Tianzhuang (田庄镇)
  • Zhongjiao (中角镇)
  • Mantangchuan (满堂川镇)
  • Zhangjiayun (张家砭镇)
  • Baijianai (白家硷镇)

Climate

Climate data for Suide, elevation 930 m (3,050 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)12.4 (54.3)17.9 (64.2)28.2 (82.8)36.3 (97.3)37.0 (98.6)40.5 (104.9)39.3 (102.7)36.7 (98.1)36.7 (98.1)29.0 (84.2)21.4 (70.5)13.9 (57.0)40.5 (104.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)0.1 (32.2)5.5 (41.9)12.8 (55.0)20.6 (69.1)26.0 (78.8)30.1 (86.2)30.8 (87.4)28.4 (83.1)23.3 (73.9)17.0 (62.6)9.0 (48.2)1.6 (34.9)17.1 (62.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)−6.7 (19.9)−1.6 (29.1)5.6 (42.1)13.1 (55.6)18.8 (65.8)23.1 (73.6)24.6 (76.3)22.5 (72.5)17.1 (62.8)10.2 (50.4)2.4 (36.3)−4.8 (23.4)10.4 (50.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)−12.1 (10.2)−7.3 (18.9)−0.7 (30.7)6.2 (43.2)11.8 (53.2)16.6 (61.9)19.2 (66.6)17.7 (63.9)12.3 (54.1)5.0 (41.0)−2.7 (27.1)−9.8 (14.4)4.7 (40.4)
Record low °C (°F)−24.1 (−11.4)−21.0 (−5.8)−15.4 (4.3)−5.4 (22.3)0.2 (32.4)8.2 (46.8)12.7 (54.9)9.1 (48.4)−0.6 (30.9)−8.2 (17.2)−20.0 (−4.0)−23.9 (−11.0)−24.1 (−11.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)3.4 (0.13)5.1 (0.20)10.6 (0.42)22.3 (0.88)31.6 (1.24)42.4 (1.67)104.2 (4.10)100.5 (3.96)72.0 (2.83)30.9 (1.22)15.3 (0.60)2.4 (0.09)440.7 (17.34)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)2.32.53.75.16.58.511.210.78.86.93.81.671.6
Average snowy days3.33.11.80.4000000.21.82.913.5
Average relative humidity (%)54494341435064707267615556
Mean monthly sunshine hours199.4193.2232.3252.4279.6267.2246.4227.2194.4201.1189.7199.42,682.3
Percentage possible sunshine65636264636155555359636761
Source: China Meteorological Administration

Transportation

Map including Suide (labeled as SUI-TE (walled) 綏德) (AMS, 1956)

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