XINING, CHINA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		45		21		27		36		47		55		61		64		63		56		46		34		24

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		55		33		38		46		58		65		70		73		73		64		56		44		35

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		34		9		15		26		36		45		51		54		53		47		36		23		12

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		90		54		61		73		82		81		89		90		88		88		77		64		54

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		-13		-6		-6		4		18		28		23		43		43		35		12		3		-13

Average Number of Days Above 70F/21C

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		83		---		---		---		3		10		17		23		22		7		1		---		---

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		162		31		28		27		7		1		---		---		---		---		9		29		31

Average Number of Days Below 10F/-12C

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		41		20		7		1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		1		12

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 55

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		14.5		---		0.1		0.2		0.8		1.7		2		3.1		3.2		2.2		1		0.1		0.1

Average Number of Days With Thunderstorms

Years on Record: 15

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		14		---		---		---		---		2		3		4		3		2		---		---		---

Most Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 55

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		21.4		0.2		0.5		0.8		2		5		4.4		6.2		6.9		5.4		2.8		0.6		0.4

Least Recorded Rainfall

Years on Record: 55

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		7.8		---		---		---		---		0.4		0.4		0.8		0.9		0.4		---		---		---

Average Morning Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		69		55		53		57		63		69		77		82		81		82		77		66		62

Average Evening Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		35		28		27		29		28		34		39		43		43		46		42		34		32

Average Dew Point

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		25		---		3		13		23		34		43		49		48		42		31		15		4

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		7549.6		1364		1087.6		899		540		310		135		46.5		62		285		589		945		1286.5

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1456.5		---		---		---		---		155		315		418.5		403		165		---		---		---

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.7		10.5		11.3		12.4		13.6		14.6		15.1		14.9		14		12.8		11.7		10.7		10.2

Average Number of Days With Fog

Years on Record: 15

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		15		---		---		---		1		1		1		2		2		3		4		1		---

Average Wind Speed

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mph		8		8		9		9		9		8		8		6		8		6		8		8		8

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.3		3.1		3.9		4.6		5.4		5.5		5.3		5.4		4.9		4.2		3.7		3.2		2.8

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.5		0.6		0.9		1.4		1.9		2.3		2.5		2.4		2.2		1.7		1.2		0.7		0.6

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.1		5.6		5.7		5.5		5.5		5		4.7		4.8		4.7		4.6		4.9		5.3		5.3

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.3		6.6		6.6		5.7		5.6		4.8		4.3		4.4		4.3		4.4		5.1		6.2		6.2

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.3		3.1		3.9		4.6		5.4		5.5		5.3		5.4		4.9		4.2		3.7		3.2		2.8

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.6		0.7		1		1.6		2.1		2.4		2.5		2.5		2.2		1.8		1.3		0.9		0.7

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.8		6.1		6.3		6.4		6		5.8		5.4		5.5		5.3		5.4		5.6		6.4		5.9

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6.5		7.3		7.6		7.2		6.7		6.3		5.6		5.8		5.4		5.7		6.1		7.8		7.1

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.7		2.9		3.7		4		4.7		4.5		4.5		4.4		3.9		3.3		3.1		2.6		2.4

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.4		0.5		0.7		1.2		1.8		2.2		2.4		2.3		2.1		1.6		1.1		0.5		0.4

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.3		5.1		5.2		4.7		4.7		4.2		4		4		3.8		3.4		3.9		3.9		4.4

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.9		5.8		5.8		4.3		4.3		3.2		3		3		2.7		2.6		3.6		4.1		4.8