Banner in Inner Mongolia, China
Darhan Muminggan United Banner (Mongolian : ᠳᠠᠷᠬᠠᠨ ᠮᠤᠤᠮᠢᠩᠭᠠᠨ ᠬᠣᠯᠪᠣᠭᠠᠲᠤ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ ; Chinese : 达尔罕茂明安联合旗 ) is a banner of west-central Inner Mongolia , People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Baotou City, 125 kilometres (78 mi) to the south-southwest.
Administrative divisions
Darhan Muminggan United Banner is made up of 7 towns , 2 townships , and 3 sums .
Climate
Darhan Banner has a monsoon -influenced, continental semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk ), barely avoiding arid designation, with very cold and dry winters, hot, somewhat humid summers, and strong winds, especially in spring. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from −14.2 °C (6.4 °F) in January to 21.7 °C (71.1 °F) in July, with the annual mean at 4.70 °C (40.5 °F). The annual precipitation is 252 mm (9.9 in), with more than half of it falling in July and August alone. There are 3,164 hours of bright sunshine annually, with each of the winter months having over 70% of the possible total, and this percentage falling to 58 in July.
Climate data for Darhan Banner, elevation 1,377 m (4,518 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1951–2010)
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Record high °C (°F)
8.2
16.8
21.7
30.2
33.7
37.5
38.1
34.5
33.4
25.4
17.5
10.7
38.1
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
−6.1
−1.3
6.1
14.7
21.4
26.4
28.7
26.5
20.9
12.9
3.1
−4.5
12.4
Daily mean °C (°F)
−14.0
−9.5
−1.6
7.2
14.3
19.7
22.1
19.9
13.8
5.4
−4.0
−11.6
5.1
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
−20.1
−15.8
−8.1
0.1
7.0
12.9
16.0
13.9
7.6
−0.4
−9.1
−16.9
−1.1
Record low °C (°F)
−39.4
−33.8
−29.9
−15.4
−8.9
0.2
4.0
2.1
−5.8
−14.5
−29.6
−35.7
−39.4
Average precipitation mm (inches)
2.2
3.4
6.7
7.1
22.3
38.7
67.8
61.0
36.1
11.7
5.0
2.5
264.5
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
3.3
3.3
4.2
3.5
5.3
9.0
11.6
9.9
7.0
3.8
3.7
3.4
68
Average snowy days
4.9
4.9
4.9
2.0
0.5
0
0
0
0.2
1.8
4.8
5.3
29.3
Average relative humidity (%)
57
49
39
31
33
41
50
54
51
49
53
56
47
Mean monthly sunshine hours
219.9
220.6
257.4
268.9
286.0
247.6
255.0
260.1
239.8
244.3
208.7
202.2
2,910.5
Percent possible sunshine
74
73
69
67
63
55
56
61
65
72
72
71
67
Source: China Meteorological Administration [ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
Climate data for Xilamurenzhen Town, Darhan Banner, elevation 1,602 m (5,256 ft), (1991–2020 normals)
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
−7.1
−2.7
4.2
12.6
19.1
24.0
26.1
24.1
18.8
11.2
2.0
−5.5
10.6
Daily mean °C (°F)
−15.4
−11.0
−3.5
5.3
12.2
17.4
19.8
17.6
11.8
3.7
−5.4
−13.0
3.3
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
−21.6
−17.3
−10.0
−2.0
4.6
10.3
13.5
11.5
5.6
−2.2
−10.9
−18.7
−3.1
Average precipitation mm (inches)
2.3
2.6
6.2
10.7
25.9
44.0
76.8
67.9
37.6
15.2
6.4
2.4
298
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
3.7
3.4
4.8
4.1
7.5
11.3
12.7
11.2
8.9
4.6
4.7
3.9
80.8
Average snowy days
4.8
5.1
5.7
2.8
0.8
0
0
0
0.2
2.3
5.6
6.2
33.5
Average relative humidity (%)
66
58
48
39
40
48
59
62
59
57
61
64
55
Mean monthly sunshine hours
243.6
237.1
281.5
295.9
317.0
287.7
283.1
283.2
261.1
264.6
230.1
228.7
3,213.6
Percent possible sunshine
82
78
75
74
70
64
62
67
71
78
79
80
73
Source: China Meteorological Administration [ 2] [ 5]
Climate data for Mandula Town, Darhan Banner, elevation 1,225 m (4,019 ft), (1991–2020 normals)
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
−6.7
−1.5
6.3
15.2
22.2
27.4
29.9
27.6
21.8
13.2
2.9
−5.1
12.8
Daily mean °C (°F)
−13.3
−8.8
−1.1
8.0
15.3
21.0
23.7
21.5
15.1
6.2
−3.7
−11.2
6.1
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
−18.4
−14.4
−7.3
1.3
8.3
14.5
17.7
15.6
9.1
0.5
−8.6
−16.0
0.2
Average precipitation mm (inches)
1.6
2.7
4.3
5.6
15.7
27.5
38.6
39.2
21.3
7.4
3.6
2.3
169.8
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
2.5
2.5
3.2
2.6
4.4
7.6
8.7
8.6
5.4
2.5
3.1
3.3
54.4
Average snowy days
4.0
3.8
4.0
1.8
0.5
0
0
0
0.1
1.7
4.6
5.1
25.6
Average relative humidity (%)
56
45
35
27
29
36
43
46
43
42
49
55
42
Mean monthly sunshine hours
224.7
229.7
273.2
286.4
310.7
297.1
297.4
291.4
269.8
260.1
217.6
208.4
3,166.5
Percent possible sunshine
76
76
73
71
68
65
65
69
73
77
75
74
72
Source: China Meteorological Administration [ 2] [ 6]
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