Pingluo County (simplified Chinese: 平罗县; traditional Chinese: 平羅縣; pinyin: Píngluóxiàn; Wade–Giles: P’ing-luo Hsien, Xiao'erjing: پِئٍلُوَ ثِيًا) is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Shizuishan in the north of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China, bordering Inner Mongolia to the northwest and east. It has a total area of 2,608 km2 (1,007 sq mi), and a population of approximately 290,000 people.
Situated on the shore of the Yellow River basin, Pingluo County is a well-known agricultural county. Although large and widespread areas of the county consist of low-lying swamps with high salt and alkali content that remain uncultivated, residents still use high-tech methods to undertake agriculture. Today, wheat is the primary crop, because the long sunlight hours in the county are conducive to its cultivation. The county's postal code is 753400.
Pingluo County has 7 towns and 6 townships.[1]
| Climate data for Pingluo, elevation 1,099 m (3,606 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) | 9.8 (49.6) |
17.6 (63.7) |
27.5 (81.5) |
34.6 (94.3) |
34.8 (94.6) |
37.1 (98.8) |
38.9 (102.0) |
36.9 (98.4) |
35.2 (95.4) |
27.4 (81.3) |
20.5 (68.9) |
15.2 (59.4) |
38.9 (102.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −0.3 (31.5) |
5.0 (41.0) |
12.0 (53.6) |
19.9 (67.8) |
25.1 (77.2) |
29.1 (84.4) |
30.9 (87.6) |
29.0 (84.2) |
24.0 (75.2) |
17.5 (63.5) |
8.2 (46.8) |
0.8 (33.4) |
16.8 (62.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −7.5 (18.5) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
4.4 (39.9) |
12.2 (54.0) |
18.1 (64.6) |
22.5 (72.5) |
24.3 (75.7) |
22.4 (72.3) |
16.9 (62.4) |
9.6 (49.3) |
1.8 (35.2) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
9.7 (49.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −13.3 (8.1) |
−9.3 (15.3) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
4.6 (40.3) |
10.6 (51.1) |
15.4 (59.7) |
18.0 (64.4) |
16.5 (61.7) |
10.8 (51.4) |
3.4 (38.1) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
−10.4 (13.3) |
3.4 (38.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −25.0 (−13.0) |
−24.0 (−11.2) |
−17.3 (0.9) |
−8.8 (16.2) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
4.4 (39.9) |
9.0 (48.2) |
8.7 (47.7) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−9.9 (14.2) |
−15.0 (5.0) |
−23.0 (−9.4) |
−25.0 (−13.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1.2 (0.05) |
1.6 (0.06) |
3.9 (0.15) |
6.7 (0.26) |
15.2 (0.60) |
30.1 (1.19) |
47.9 (1.89) |
36.1 (1.42) |
28.1 (1.11) |
9.5 (0.37) |
3.0 (0.12) |
0.5 (0.02) |
183.8 (7.24) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 5.8 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 6.4 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 44 |
| Average snowy days | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 8.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 54 | 46 | 43 | 37 | 42 | 51 | 60 | 64 | 64 | 57 | 61 | 58 | 53 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 209.5 | 215.0 | 257.1 | 273.5 | 306.1 | 295.8 | 286.9 | 263.9 | 234.0 | 241.2 | 209.6 | 205.6 | 2,998.2 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 69 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 69 | 67 | 64 | 63 | 64 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 68 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
| Climate data for Taole Town, Pingluo County, elevation 1,101 m (3,612 ft), (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −0.4 (31.3) |
4.7 (40.5) |
11.9 (53.4) |
20.0 (68.0) |
25.3 (77.5) |
29.3 (84.7) |
31.0 (87.8) |
29.1 (84.4) |
24.1 (75.4) |
17.5 (63.5) |
8.3 (46.9) |
0.9 (33.6) |
16.8 (62.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −8.3 (17.1) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
4.0 (39.2) |
12.0 (53.6) |
18.0 (64.4) |
22.5 (72.5) |
24.5 (76.1) |
22.6 (72.7) |
17.0 (62.6) |
9.4 (48.9) |
0.8 (33.4) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
9.4 (48.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −14.2 (6.4) |
−9.8 (14.4) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
4.3 (39.7) |
10.5 (50.9) |
15.5 (59.9) |
18.3 (64.9) |
16.8 (62.2) |
11.1 (52.0) |
3.3 (37.9) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−11.8 (10.8) |
3.1 (37.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 0.8 (0.03) |
1.6 (0.06) |
4.5 (0.18) |
7.0 (0.28) |
18.8 (0.74) |
28.4 (1.12) |
44.9 (1.77) |
33.8 (1.33) |
26.1 (1.03) |
10.2 (0.40) |
3.3 (0.13) |
0.5 (0.02) |
179.9 (7.09) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 5.9 | 7.4 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 42.5 |
| Average snowy days | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 8.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 52 | 45 | 41 | 36 | 40 | 48 | 57 | 61 | 61 | 55 | 57 | 55 | 51 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 207.8 | 209.8 | 248.7 | 266.2 | 300.9 | 292.0 | 288.2 | 266.8 | 230.7 | 246.5 | 214.0 | 203.4 | 2,975 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 68 | 69 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 66 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 72 | 72 | 70 | 68 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] | |||||||||||||
| Climate data for Shahu, elevation 1,095 m (3,593 ft), (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 0.1 (32.2) |
5.0 (41.0) |
13.0 (55.4) |
20.5 (68.9) |
25.2 (77.4) |
29.1 (84.4) |
31.0 (87.8) |
29.2 (84.6) |
23.9 (75.0) |
17.8 (64.0) |
8.7 (47.7) |
1.1 (34.0) |
17.1 (62.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −7.3 (18.9) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
5.2 (41.4) |
13.1 (55.6) |
18.5 (65.3) |
22.9 (73.2) |
24.7 (76.5) |
23.0 (73.4) |
17.2 (63.0) |
10.1 (50.2) |
2.1 (35.8) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
10.0 (50.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −12.9 (8.8) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
6.3 (43.3) |
11.9 (53.4) |
16.9 (62.4) |
19.2 (66.6) |
17.8 (64.0) |
12.1 (53.8) |
4.4 (39.9) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
4.3 (39.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 0.9 (0.04) |
3.2 (0.13) |
3.3 (0.13) |
9.1 (0.36) |
13.1 (0.52) |
30.0 (1.18) |
49.4 (1.94) |
30.8 (1.21) |
27.4 (1.08) |
11.7 (0.46) |
4.1 (0.16) |
0.8 (0.03) |
183.8 (7.24) |
| Average precipitation days | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 6.8 | 8.0 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 3.6 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 46.1 |
| Average snowy days | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 8.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 56 | 48 | 39 | 36 | 40 | 49 | 58 | 61 | 64 | 59 | 61 | 59 | 53 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 199.2 | 206.5 | 257.5 | 277.3 | 304.5 | 289.1 | 285.4 | 258.0 | 224.9 | 226.3 | 190.5 | 196.4 | 2,915.6 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 65 | 67 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 65 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 66 | 64 | 67 | 66 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[6][7] | |||||||||||||
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