Climatic conditions of Xinyao town

Xinyao Town is located in the hinterland of Longdong Loess Plateau, with a warm temperate and semi-arid continental climate. Affected by Meng Xin, Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and North China hilly monsoon, it is dry and rainy in winter and warm and humid in summer and autumn. Rainfall is concentrated and unevenly distributed, and droughts often occur. Higher altitude, strong solar radiation, abundant light energy resources, sufficient heat and large temperature difference between day and night.

1. Hot: the annual average temperature is 9.7℃, the average temperature in the hottest month (July) is 22.3℃, the average temperature in Leng Yue (1 month) is -4.0℃, the extreme maximum temperature is 38.4℃, and the extreme minimum temperature is-19.9℃.

2. Frost-free period: the average annual frost-free period 175 days, the longest frost-free period 193 days and the shortest frost-free period 14 1 day. Generally, the frost-free period in Sichuan is 165- 185 days, and that in plateau is 150- 165 days.

3. Precipitation: The average annual precipitation is 546.4 mm ... The precipitation is unevenly distributed, and the annual precipitation from July to September accounts for 68% of the whole year. Chicheng, Xinyao and Fifth Bureau are semi-humid areas with annual precipitation above 600 mm..

4. Dryness: The annual average evaporation is 1 499.7mm, which is 2.8 times of the precipitation. The average dryness is 1.2, the maximum value is 1.3 and the minimum value is 0.7.

5. The main disastrous weather is drought, hail, frost and sandstorm.