Table 1. Climatic parameters for various locations
where pecans are being grown in China. |
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City |
Province |
Lat |
Long |
Elev.(m) |
Parameter |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Year |
Records begin |
Records end |
Nanjing |
Anhui |
32.04N |
118.78E |
9 |
min. temp. (C) |
-1.4 |
0.1 |
4.3 |
10.2 |
15.6 |
20.4 |
24.4 |
24.1 |
19.1 |
12.7 |
6.2 |
0.4 |
11.4 |
1905 |
1990 |
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mean temp.(C) |
2.2 |
3.8 |
8.5 |
14.7 |
20.1 |
24.4 |
27.8 |
27.6 |
22.8 |
17.0 |
10.6 |
4.4 |
15.4 |
1905 |
1990 |
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|
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max. temp. (C) |
6.7 |
8.3 |
13.4 |
19.9 |
25.4 |
29.1 |
32.0 |
32.2 |
27.5 |
22.3 |
15.9 |
9.3 |
20.2 |
1905 |
1990 |
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rain (mm) |
36.5 |
47.3 |
70.2 |
94.0 |
93.5 |
157.4 |
176.1 |
115.9 |
89.4 |
46.4 |
44.0 |
31.8 |
1004.1 |
1886 |
1977 |
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Hefei |
Anhui |
31.88N |
117.25E |
28 |
min. temp. (C) |
-1.0 |
0.6 |
5.4 |
11.5 |
16.7 |
21.2 |
24.8 |
24.2 |
19.2 |
12.9 |
6.7 |
0.9 |
11.9 |
1952 |
1990 |
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|
|
mean temp.(C) |
2.4 |
4.2 |
9.0 |
15.6 |
20.8 |
24.9 |
28.1 |
27.9 |
22.8 |
17.0 |
10.7 |
4.5 |
15.7 |
1946 |
1988 |
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|
|
max. temp. (C) |
6.5 |
8.4 |
13.6 |
20.2 |
25.3 |
29.1 |
32.1 |
32.2 |
27.1 |
21.9 |
15.5 |
9.2 |
20.1 |
1952 |
1990 |
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|
rain (mm) |
32.2 |
53.2 |
71.8 |
92.5 |
101.5 |
117.3 |
175.7 |
117.7 |
85.6 |
60.7 |
51.2 |
27.6 |
988.7 |
1951 |
1990 |
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Xuzhou |
Anhui |
34.28N |
117.15E |
41 |
min. temp. (C) |
-4.3 |
-2.6 |
2.3 |
8.7 |
14.2 |
19.5 |
23.1 |
22.5 |
16.6 |
10.1 |
3.5 |
-2.2 |
9.3 |
1926 |
1990 |
|
|
|
|
|
mean temp.(C) |
0.1 |
2.2 |
8.0 |
14.6 |
20.5 |
25.4 |
27.6 |
26.9 |
21.9 |
16.0 |
8.9 |
2.6 |
14.7 |
1926 |
1990 |
|
|
|
|
|
max. temp. (C) |
4.8 |
7.0 |
13.7 |
20.6 |
26.8 |
31.2 |
32.1 |
31.3 |
27.1 |
21.9 |
14.3 |
7.4 |
20.0 |
1926 |
1990 |
|
|
|
|
|
rain (mm) |
14.6 |
20.4 |
29.1 |
50.0 |
54.4 |
92.1 |
217.3 |
141.5 |
83.6 |
39.2 |
25.2 |
18.6 |
794.6 |
1915 |
1988 |
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Bengbu |
Anhui |
32.93N |
117.37E |
21 |
min. temp. (C) |
-2.5 |
-0.7 |
4.0 |
10.4 |
15.7 |
20.6 |
24.3 |
23.7 |
18.4 |
12.0 |
5.5 |
-0.3 |
10.9 |
1951 |
1990 |
|
|
|
|
|
mean temp.(C) |
1.6 |
3.2 |
8.7 |
15.3 |
21.1 |
25.4 |
28.0 |
28.3 |
22.4 |
16.8 |
10.1 |
3.9 |
15.6 |
1961 |
1990 |
|
|
|
|
|
max. temp. (C) |
6.1 |
8.1 |
13.6 |
20.7 |
26.1 |
30.6 |
32.3 |
32.0 |
27.1 |
22.0 |
15.3 |
8.9 |
20.2 |
1951 |
1990 |
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|
|
rain (mm) |
22.8 |
32.8 |
49.0 |
58.7 |
65.1 |
107.8 |
203.1 |
130.2 |
75.2 |
43.5 |
32.9 |
21.4 |
849.1 |
1918 |
1990 |
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Chenzhou |
Hunan |
25.80N |
113.03E |
185 |
min. temp. (C) |
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|
mean temp.(C) |
6.0 |
7.4 |
12.2 |
17.9 |
22.6 |
26.2 |
29.0 |
27.7 |
24.2 |
18.7 |
12.9 |
7.8 |
17.6 |
1936 |
1988 |
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max. temp. (C) |
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rain (mm) |
67.1 |
101.7 |
150.0 |
190.4 |
212.3 |
196.4 |
113.1 |
146.6 |
84.9 |
87.4 |
72.8 |
51.8 |
1484.5 |
1937 |
1990 |
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Changsha |
Hunan |
28.20N |
113.08E |
45 |
min. temp. (C) |
1.8 |
3.4 |
7.7 |
13.6 |
18.7 |
22.6 |
25.6 |
25.2 |
20.9 |
15.0 |
9.2 |
3.7 |
13.9 |
1911 |
1988 |
|
|
|
|
|
mean temp.(C) |
4.7 |
6.2 |
10.9 |
17.1 |
22.1 |
26.0 |
29.4 |
28.9 |
24.4 |
18.7 |
12.6 |
6.9 |
17.3 |
1911 |
1988 |
|
|
|
|
|
max. temp. (C) |
8.3 |
9.5 |
14.6 |
21.2 |
26.2 |
30.2 |
34.1 |
33.7 |
28.9 |
23.3 |
17.0 |
10.8 |
21.5 |
1911 |
1988 |
|
|
|
|
|
rain (mm) |
55.3 |
94.6 |
137.6 |
176.7 |
212.1 |
206.7 |
111.6 |
112.3 |
66.5 |
81.3 |
71.0 |
45.3 |
1365.5 |
1909 |
1988 |
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Dali |
Yunnan |
25.75N |
100.18E |
1960 |
min. temp. (C) |
2.4 |
4.1 |
6.6 |
9.5 |
12.9 |
16.0 |
16.7 |
15.9 |
14.4 |
11.4 |
6.5 |
3.0 |
10.0 |
1951 |
1990 |
|
|
|
|
|
mean temp.(C) |
8.7 |
10.6 |
13.4 |
16.0 |
18.7 |
20.0 |
20.2 |
19.4 |
18.1 |
15.4 |
11.7 |
9.0 |
15.1 |
1939 |
1988 |
|
|
|
|
|
max. temp. (C) |
15.5 |
16.8 |
19.7 |
22.4 |
25.1 |
24.8 |
24.6 |
24.4 |
23.4 |
21.0 |
18.2 |
15.9 |
21.0 |
1951 |
1990 |
|
|
|
|
|
rain (mm) |
19.0 |
26.0 |
32.0 |
20.0 |
67.0 |
188.0 |
179.0 |
229.0 |
157.0 |
117.0 |
35.0 |
12.0 |
1081.0 |
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