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Climate: Zhenjiang New Area belongs to Monsong climate of subtropical zone and has adequate sunshine. Sunshine time is up to 2057.2 hrs and non-frost period is 238 days. It has distinctive seasons, warm and moist with adequate precipitation.
1 Temperature:
Average temperature: 15.5 ≧.
Highest temperature in history: 40.9 ≧ (recorded on August 22, 1959 ).
Lowest temperature in history: -12.0 ≧ (recorded on February 5, 1969 and January 16, 1955 ).
Average temperature in winter: 3.8 ≧.
Average temperature in summer: 26.5 ≧.
2 Humidity:
Average relative humidity: 76%.
Minimum relative humidity: 0% (recorded on January 15, 1968 ).
3 Wind direction:
Dominant wind throughout the year is east wind and ENE wind. ESE wind is less dominant.
Dominant wind in summer: ESE wind.
Dominant wind in winter: ENE wind.
Average wind speed:3.1m/s.
Maximum wind speed ever recorded: 23.0m/s (August 31,1959, NE wind).
4 Atmospheric pressure:
Average atmospheric pressure: 1014.0KPa.
5 Precipitation:
Average annual precipitation: 1070.0mm.
Maximum amount of precipitation ever recorded in 24 hrs: 262.5mm. ( recorded on July 3, 1972 ).
Days in which daily precipitation is over 10mm: 32.4days.
Rainy season: no typical rainy season in Zhenjiang New Area.
6 Thunderstorm:
Average days of thunderstorm per year: 28.2 days.
7 Fog:
Average foggy days per year: 26.1 days.
8 Freezing:
Days in which the lowest temperature is below 0C from 1951 to 2000: 43.4 days.
9 Snow:
Maximum depth of snow ever recorded: 34cm ( recorded on January 19, 1984 ).
10 Earthquake:
Earthquake intensity and frequency: All the buildings are strong enough to resist earthquakes of magnitude 6 (on the Richter scale). But so far, no earthquakes over magnitude 5.5 (on Richter scale) have ever occurred in Zhenjiang
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