How cold is winter in Genhe, Inner Mongolia?
Genhe, Inner Mongolia, is one of the cities with the highest latitude in China. It has an average annual temperature of -5.3℃, an extreme low temperature of -58℃, and an annual freeze period of more than 210 days. It is the coldest city in China and is known as the "China "Lengji".
The climate of Genhe City is a cold temperate humid forest climate and has some characteristics of the continental monsoon climate. It is characterized by cold and humid weather, long winters and short summers, spring and autumn are connected, and the average frost-free period is 90 days.
The annual average temperature in Genhe City is -5.3°C, and the average temperature in January is close to -30°C. The county-level meteorological observatory records the extreme minimum temperature of -51.5°С, and the weather station records the extreme low temperature of -58°C. The average temperature in July is 18~20℃, but there are also high temperatures above 35℃.
The temperature in Genhe has an annual range of 47.4°C, a daily range of 20°C, and a freezing period of more than 210 days. The territory is covered with permafrost, and some areas have permafrost below 30 centimeters. Genhe City is not the northernmost county-level division in China, but its altitude is higher than Mohe City, so the temperature is lower than "China's Arctic" - Mohe.
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The topography and landforms of Genhe, Inner Mongolia
The Daxinganling Mountains constitute the overall landform of Genhe. Looking at the overall topography of Genhe River, it is high in the northeast and low in the southwest. Jingling is the watershed between the Rapid River, Genhe River and Delbul River. The terrain trends of Lingnan and Lingbei are different.
In the Gen River Basin south of Jingling, the terrain is high in the northeast and low in the southwest. From the altitude of Pingding Mountain near the source of the upper reaches of Gen River in the northeast, it is 1,451 meters above sea level, along the Gen River Valley to the southwest to the altitude of Stepanyha Mountain. 1174 meters, with a relative height difference of 277 meters. The Genhe River follows the terrain and flows northeast-southwest, and then flows westward after leaving the country.
The area north of Jingling along the rapids valley to Mangui Town is in the shape of a long and narrow "alpine basin", with the terrain high in the south and low in the north. From the upper left source of the rapids river, the Jinhe River is 1,252 meters above sea level near Jingling. Going north along the rapids valley to Mangui Town, the altitude drops to 1,110 meters. The relative height difference is about 150 meters. The direction of the rapids river is generally south-north, and the Chugen River After the border, it turns to the southwest flow.
The altitude of Genhe ranges from 700 to 1,300 meters, with an average altitude of 1,000 meters. The highest peak, Okolidu Mountain, is located in the Along Mountain on the east side of the rapid river, with an altitude of 1,530 meters. It is also the highest peak in the northern part of the Greater Khingan Range.
The next highest peaks are Araqi Mountain, located at the junction of the northwest and Ergun City, with an altitude of 1,421 meters; Pingding Mountain in the southeast, with an altitude of 1,451 meters. There are more than 700 peaks above 1,000 meters above sea level in Genhe. They are characterized by gentle mountains, flat tops, and little height difference between the tops.
Baidu Encyclopedia-Genhe (Genhe City, Hulunbuir City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region)