County in Sichuan, China
Yuexi County (Chinese: 越西县, Yi: ꃺꄧꑤ, Tibetan: ཡི་ཤིས་རྫོང་།) is a county located in the north of the Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, in the south of Sichuan Province, China.
History
Under imperial China, the area and its seat of government were known as 越巂 or 越嶲, variously read as Yuèxī or Yuèsuǐ in modern Chinese.
Administrative divisions
Yuexi County comprises 17 towns and 2 townships.
Fauna
The frog species Oreolalax liangbeiensis, Oreolalax puxiongensis, and Oreolalax pingii are endemic to Yuexi County. The former two have only been recorded in the Puxiong Town.
Climate
Climate data for Yuexi, elevation 1,660 m (5,450 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
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Month
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Year
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Record high °C (°F)
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25.1 (77.2)
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28.1 (82.6)
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33.2 (91.8)
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33.2 (91.8)
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34.8 (94.6)
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34.0 (93.2)
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33.8 (92.8)
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34.5 (94.1)
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34.5 (94.1)
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30.7 (87.3)
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26.4 (79.5)
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23.1 (73.6)
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34.8 (94.6)
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Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
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11.2 (52.2)
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14.7 (58.5)
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18.7 (65.7)
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22.4 (72.3)
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24.1 (75.4)
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24.6 (76.3)
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27.1 (80.8)
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27.1 (80.8)
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23.4 (74.1)
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18.7 (65.7)
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16.3 (61.3)
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11.7 (53.1)
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20.0 (68.0)
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Daily mean °C (°F)
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4.0 (39.2)
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6.5 (43.7)
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10.1 (50.2)
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14.3 (57.7)
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17.2 (63.0)
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19.4 (66.9)
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21.2 (70.2)
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20.8 (69.4)
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17.9 (64.2)
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13.9 (57.0)
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10.0 (50.0)
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5.4 (41.7)
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13.4 (56.1)
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Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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−0.4 (31.3)
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1.1 (34.0)
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4.2 (39.6)
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8.3 (46.9)
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12.4 (54.3)
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16.0 (60.8)
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17.4 (63.3)
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17.0 (62.6)
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14.6 (58.3)
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11.2 (52.2)
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6.3 (43.3)
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1.6 (34.9)
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9.1 (48.5)
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Record low °C (°F)
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−10.0 (14.0)
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−15.2 (4.6)
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−4.6 (23.7)
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−1.3 (29.7)
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3.3 (37.9)
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8.3 (46.9)
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11.5 (52.7)
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10.2 (50.4)
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7.2 (45.0)
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0.5 (32.9)
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−4.0 (24.8)
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−6.2 (20.8)
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−15.2 (4.6)
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Average precipitation mm (inches)
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5.7 (0.22)
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7.7 (0.30)
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31.4 (1.24)
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58.5 (2.30)
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124.1 (4.89)
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213.2 (8.39)
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212.5 (8.37)
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194.7 (7.67)
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155.8 (6.13)
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76.4 (3.01)
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17.8 (0.70)
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4.4 (0.17)
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1,102.2 (43.39)
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Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
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3.6
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4.6
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10.2
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14.2
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17.6
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22.7
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20.0
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18.2
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19.3
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16.7
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6.5
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3.3
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156.9
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Average snowy days
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6.1
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4.3
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1.5
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0.1
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0.6
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3.0
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15.6
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Average relative humidity (%)
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67
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63
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65
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68
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72
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79
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81
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81
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82
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81
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75
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72
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74
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Mean monthly sunshine hours
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140.8
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150.5
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177.8
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175.0
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144.7
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92.3
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135.7
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148.7
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99.7
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83.2
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118.9
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121.3
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1,588.6
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Percent possible sunshine
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43
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47
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48
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45
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34
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22
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32
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37
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27
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24
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37
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38
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36
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Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]
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