Which areas in my country have more sandstorms?

Keping

Keping (79.0° east longitude, 40.5° north latitude) is located in the Aksu Prefecture in the west of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The annual average number of sandstorm days is 38.8 days, with the maximum number of sandstorm days reaching 53 days. The minimum number of days is 26, making it the place with the most sandstorm days in my country.

Keping is located on the western edge of the Tarim Basin. The Tarim Basin is located in the hinterland of the Eurasian continent, far away from the ocean and blocked by high mountains, making it difficult for sea breezes to reach, so the climate is dry.

The center of the Tarim Basin is the Taklimakan Desert of 330,000 square kilometers. In spring and summer, the Taklimakan Desert heats up dramatically, and thermal low pressure is easily formed in the basin. The low-level airflow in the basin converges and rises strongly, and the cold air around the basin quickly replenishes it, resulting in violent strong winds. The dust and sand in the desert are blown up, making the air very turbid. Therefore, every spring and summer is the time when the most sandstorms occur in Keping, especially in June, with an average of 7.9 days per month.

Keping County is dominated by mountains, but the eastern part is plain. In autumn and winter, strong cold air often invades from the eastern plains of Keping, causing strong winds. The strong winds blow up dust and sand, and also produce sandstorms. Because Keping has windy weather all year round and is close to the desert, Keping has become the place where most sandstorms occur in my country.