DUNHUANG, CHINA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 8

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		50		17		28		42		54		64		72		77		75		64		49		33		22

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 8

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		65		30		43		58		70		80		88		92		90		81		66		46		34

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 8

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		35		4		13		27		38		48		57		62		60		47		33		21		10

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 8

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		109		46		57		86		90		95		102		104		109		95		86		63		46

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 8

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		-17		-17		-6		5		18		30		41		50		45		28		10		1		-6

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 8

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		67.8		---		---		---		0.2		3.6		15.2		24.6		20.5		3.7		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 8

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		167.5		31		27.5		23.6		8.7		0.6		---		---		---		0.5		15.5		29.1		31

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 8

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		12.8		8.7		0.8		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		3.3

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		1.9		---		---		0.1		0.1		0.2		0.4		0.6		0.2		0.1		---		---		0.1

Average Number of Rainy Days

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		14		0.8		0.5		0.9		1.2		1.4		2		3		2.1		0.8		0.1		0.2		1

Average Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 8

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		37		45		36		29		28		30		34		37		37		38		37		47		51

Average Dew Point

Years on Record: 8

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		22		3		1		8		17		29		40		47		44		34		21		12		4

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 8

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		6380.3		1488		1045.3		697.5		330		31		---		---		---		30		480.5		945		1333

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 8

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		907		---		---		---		---		---		225		372		310		---		---		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 8

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		3261		---		---		---		120		434		675		837		775		420		---		---		---

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.7		10.2		11.2		12.4		13.8		14.9		15.5		15.2		14.2		12.9		11.6		10.4		9.9

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.7		2.8		3.8		4.9		6		6.6		6.5		6.2		5.7		5		4.1		2.9		2.3

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.3		0.5		0.7		1.2		1.6		2		2.3		2.3		1.9		1.4		0.9		0.6		0.5

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.7		5.5		6.1		6.2		6.2		6		5.7		5.5		5.6		5.7		6		5.3		4.8

Average 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		6.4		7.2		7.1		7.2		7.1		6.4		6		6.1		6.3		6.8		6.2		5.5

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.7		2.8		3.8		4.9		6		6.6		6.5		6.2		5.7		5		4.1		2.9		2.3

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.5		0.7		1		1.4		1.9		2.2		2.4		2.4		2.1		1.6		1.1		0.7		0.6

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6.4		6.2		7		7.3		6.7		6.7		6.2		5.9		6		6.3		6.6		6.1		5.8

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		7.7		7.4		8.6		9		8.2		8.6		7.8		6.9		6.9		7.3		7.8		7.4		6.8

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.2		2.4		3.2		4.2		5.1		6.1		6		5.2		5.1		4.3		3.6		2.6		2

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.2		0.4		0.5		0.9		1.5		1.8		2.1		2.2		1.8		1.3		0.8		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		4.9		4.5		4.8		5.2		5.2		5.6		5.3		4.6		5		4.9		5		4.6		3.9

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.1		4.9		5.2		5.4		5.3		6.1		5.5		4.3		4.9		4.9		5.4		5.1		4.2