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Wenshui County (Chinese: 文水县; pinyin: Wénshuǐ Xiàn) is a county in the west-central part of Shanxi Province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Lüliang.

This county was the ancestral home of Wu Zetian, the only empress in Chinese history.

Climate

Climate data for Wenshui, elevation 750 m (2,460 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 13.6
(56.5)
21.6
(70.9)
29.2
(84.6)
37.5
(99.5)
35.8
(96.4)
39.5
(103.1)
39.5
(103.1)
35.6
(96.1)
36.8
(98.2)
30.0
(86.0)
24.0
(75.2)
18.4
(65.1)
39.5
(103.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 2.5
(36.5)
7.2
(45.0)
13.9
(57.0)
21.0
(69.8)
26.5
(79.7)
29.8
(85.6)
30.5
(86.9)
28.5
(83.3)
24.4
(75.9)
18.6
(65.5)
10.6
(51.1)
3.8
(38.8)
18.1
(64.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) −4.9
(23.2)
−0.5
(31.1)
6.3
(43.3)
13.4
(56.1)
19.0
(66.2)
22.7
(72.9)
24.5
(76.1)
22.5
(72.5)
17.3
(63.1)
11.0
(51.8)
3.2
(37.8)
−3.2
(26.2)
10.9
(51.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −10.9
(12.4)
−6.7
(19.9)
−0.6
(30.9)
5.6
(42.1)
10.9
(51.6)
15.5
(59.9)
19.0
(66.2)
17.3
(63.1)
11.4
(52.5)
4.7
(40.5)
−2.5
(27.5)
−8.8
(16.2)
4.6
(40.2)
Record low °C (°F) −26.5
(−15.7)
−24.2
(−11.6)
−14.0
(6.8)
−6.4
(20.5)
−2.0
(28.4)
3.7
(38.7)
10.5
(50.9)
8.5
(47.3)
−1.9
(28.6)
−8.1
(17.4)
−24.3
(−11.7)
−25.3
(−13.5)
−26.5
(−15.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 3.5
(0.14)
4.9
(0.19)
11.2
(0.44)
24.0
(0.94)
28.7
(1.13)
44.4
(1.75)
103.6
(4.08)
98.5
(3.88)
65.9
(2.59)
34.0
(1.34)
13.8
(0.54)
2.7
(0.11)
435.2
(17.13)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 2.2 2.5 3.4 5.3 6.1 8.8 10.9 10.6 8.2 6.0 3.2 1.8 69
Average snowy days 2.7 3.1 1.8 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 1.6 2.1 11.9
Average relative humidity (%) 57 53 48 48 50 58 70 75 73 68 63 58 60
Mean monthly sunshine hours 146.2 159.2 200.1 228.2 245.8 216.7 200.3 196.0 177.9 179.5 155.2 143.7 2,248.8
Percent possible sunshine 48 52 54 57 56 49 45 47 49 52 52 49 51
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]

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