Kedong County ( simplified Chinese: 克东县; traditional Chinese: 克東縣; pinyin: Kèdōng Xiàn) is a county under the jurisdiction of Qiqihar City in west-central Heilongjiang province, the People's Republic of China. It has an area of 2,083 km2 (804 sq mi) and a population of about 280,000.
Administrative divisions
Climate
| Climate data for Kedong, elevation 297 m (974 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | −4.0 (24.8) |
3.4 (38.1) |
19.4 (66.9) |
27.6 (81.7) |
33.8 (92.8) |
38.4 (101.1) |
36.9 (98.4) |
34.7 (94.5) |
33.8 (92.8) |
26.2 (79.2) |
12.7 (54.9) |
3.7 (38.7) |
38.4 (101.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −15.9 (3.4) |
−10.5 (13.1) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
11.1 (52.0) |
19.7 (67.5) |
25.2 (77.4) |
26.7 (80.1) |
24.8 (76.6) |
19.4 (66.9) |
9.6 (49.3) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
−14.6 (5.7) |
7.6 (45.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −20.3 (−4.5) |
−15.7 (3.7) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
5.4 (41.7) |
13.8 (56.8) |
19.7 (67.5) |
21.9 (71.4) |
19.9 (67.8) |
13.9 (57.0) |
4.4 (39.9) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
−18.7 (−1.7) |
2.5 (36.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −24.2 (−11.6) |
−20.5 (−4.9) |
−10.9 (12.4) |
0.0 (32.0) |
7.9 (46.2) |
14.4 (57.9) |
17.6 (63.7) |
15.5 (59.9) |
8.7 (47.7) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
−12.4 (9.7) |
−22.3 (−8.1) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −37.1 (−34.8) |
−36.4 (−33.5) |
−26.6 (−15.9) |
−12.5 (9.5) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
1.3 (34.3) |
7.5 (45.5) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−19.0 (−2.2) |
−28.4 (−19.1) |
−36.7 (−34.1) |
−37.1 (−34.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.8 (0.11) |
3.6 (0.14) |
9.2 (0.36) |
22.5 (0.89) |
43.3 (1.70) |
95.6 (3.76) |
149.6 (5.89) |
114.2 (4.50) |
72.3 (2.85) |
21.0 (0.83) |
9.0 (0.35) |
5.9 (0.23) |
549 (21.61) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 6.7 | 10.2 | 13.2 | 14.0 | 14.1 | 10.0 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 6.0 | 96.6 |
| Average snowy days | 7.5 | 6.0 | 6.9 | 4.3 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.9 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 44.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 72 | 67 | 57 | 49 | 50 | 64 | 76 | 77 | 66 | 58 | 65 | 72 | 64 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 178.6 | 208.4 | 255.6 | 242.3 | 259.3 | 247.4 | 237.2 | 235.8 | 232.0 | 205.3 | 173.1 | 156.9 | 2,631.9 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 65 | 72 | 69 | 59 | 55 | 52 | 49 | 54 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 61 | 60 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration All-time Oct extreme | |||||||||||||
