Fuzhou Minhou historical weather

Minhou County under the jurisdiction of Fuzhou City is a low-altitude area along the Minjiang River with a subtropical monsoon climate and has south subtropical climate characteristics. Han Wo of the Tang Dynasty wrote in a poem: "There are flowers and rain in the four seasons, but there is no snow in the winter but thunder is heard." The territory is located in southeastern Fujian, with an oceanic climate, long summers without severe heat, short winters without severe cold, and a mild climate with an average annual temperature of 19.5°C. The annual rainfall within the territory is 1,200 to 2,100 mm. The average annual precipitation is 1673.9 mm. The county has an average of 150 rainy days, accounting for 41.8% of the annual days. The total annual radiation is 107.3 kcal/CM2. Maximum 109.7 kcal/CM2, minimum 103.7 kcal/CM2. The annual frost-free period ranges from 240 to 320 days. The annual average temperature in the territory is 14.8℃~19.5℃. Throughout the year, July to August are the hottest, with the monthly average temperature ranging from 23.6°C to 29.3°C; December to February of the following year are the coldest, with the monthly average temperature ranging from 6°C to 10.5°C. The annual average maximum temperature is 23.6℃, ​​and the annual average minimum temperature is 16.4℃. The extreme maximum temperature reaches 38℃~40.6℃, and the extreme minimum temperature is -4℃. The four seasons of the year are roughly divided into spring from March to June, summer from July to September, autumn from October to November, and winter from December to February of the following year. January has the lowest temperature, with the monthly average temperature ranging from 6°C to 10.5°C. After February, the temperature gradually rises, with the largest increase in April, reaching about 5°C. In July, the temperature rises to the highest value, with the monthly average ranging from 23.6°C to 29.2°C. ℃, the temperature gradually drops after August, with the most severe cooling from October to November, reaching an average of 4.5 ℃, and the temperature drops to the lowest value in January of the following year. The inter-annual temperature range is small, with an inter-annual range of about 1°C, an annual range of 11.5°C to 19.5°C, and a daily range of 6.5°C to 7.8°C. It has abundant sunshine, abundant rainfall, long frost-free period, long summer without severe heat, and short winter without severe cold. Due to the significant vertical temperature difference, the temperature decreases with increasing altitude, with a decrease rate of -0.46°C ~ -0.53°C/100 meters. Dahu, Tingping, and Yangli in the northern mountainous areas are mostly above 500 meters above sea level, with average annual temperatures of 16°C to 17°C; Hongwei, Baisha, Zhuqi, and Jingxi in the hilly valleys on both sides of the Minjiang River in the central part have an altitude below 500 meters. , the annual average temperature is 17℃~20℃; Xiangqian, Qingkou, Shangqian, Nantong, Nanyu, Minjiang, Shangjie and Sugar Cane in the southeastern estuary plain are plains and low hills with an altitude of 5 to 100 meters. The annual average temperature is 19.5℃～20℃. Historically, the lowest extreme temperature in the territory was -4°C on January 12, 1955, and the highest extreme temperature was 40.6°C on July 15, 1988.