Abag Banner
| Abag Banner 阿巴嘎旗 • ᠠᠪᠠᠭᠠᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ | |
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| Banner | |
  Abag Location in Inner Mongolia | |
| Coordinates: 43°33′23″N 115°20′42″E / 43.5565°N 115.3450°ECoordinates: 43°33′23″N 115°20′42″E / 43.5565°N 115.3450°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Region | Inner Mongolia |
| League | Xilin Gol |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
Abag Banner (Mongolian: ᠠᠪᠠᠭᠠ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ Аба-а қосиу Abaɣ-a qosiɣu; Chinese: 阿巴嘎旗; pinyin: Ābāgā Qí) is a county of Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Xilin Gol League. Abag Mongols live here. The local dialect has variously been classified as Chakhar[1] or Khalkha.[2]
Climate
Abag Banner has a monsoon-influenced, continental semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk), with very cold and dry winters, very warm, somewhat humid summers, and strong winds, especially in spring. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from −21.2 °C (−6.2 °F) in January to 20.8 °C (69.4 °F) in July, with the annual mean at 1.35 °C (34.4 °F). The annual precipitation is 250 millimetres (9.8 in), with more than half of it falling in July and August alone. There are 3,017 hours of bright sunshine annually, with each of the winter months having over two-thirds of the possible total, and this percentage falling to 60 in July.
| Climate data for Abag Banner (1971−2000) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | −14.2 (6.4) |
−9.1 (15.6) |
0.5 (32.9) |
12.1 (53.8) |
19.9 (67.8) |
24.8 (76.6) |
27.1 (80.8) |
25.3 (77.5) |
19.2 (66.6) |
10.2 (50.4) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
−11.3 (11.7) |
8.6 (47.4) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −26.7 (−16.1) |
−23.4 (−10.1) |
−13.7 (7.3) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
4.3 (39.7) |
10.8 (51.4) |
14.5 (58.1) |
12.6 (54.7) |
5.2 (41.4) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
−14.3 (6.3) |
−23.2 (−9.8) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1.3 (0.051) |
2.0 (0.079) |
3.8 (0.15) |
7.3 (0.287) |
18.1 (0.713) |
43.6 (1.717) |
74.7 (2.941) |
59.7 (2.35) |
20.6 (0.811) |
11.7 (0.461) |
4.5 (0.177) |
2.2 (0.087) |
249.5 (9.824) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 5.6 | 10.3 | 12.8 | 11.4 | 6.2 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 74.0 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 75 | 71 | 57 | 38 | 37 | 48 | 59 | 61 | 54 | 54 | 64 | 74 | 57.7 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 206.4 | 219.0 | 271.3 | 279.7 | 306.9 | 291.7 | 280.1 | 274.1 | 259.9 | 240.6 | 200.2 | 186.7 | 3,016.6 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 72 | 75 | 74 | 70 | 68 | 63 | 60 | 64 | 70 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 68 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration | |||||||||||||
References
Bibliography
- www.xzqh.org (Chinese)
- (Mongolian) Sečenbaγatur, Qasgerel, Tuyaγ-a, B. ǰirannige, U Ying ǰe. 2005. Mongγul kelen-ü nutuγ-un ayalγun-u sinǰilel-ün uduridqal. Kökeqota: ÖMAKQ. ISBN 7-204-07621-4.
- Svantesson, Jan-Olof, Anna Tsendina, Anastasia Karlsson, Vivan Franzén. 2005. The Phonology of Mongolian. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-926017-6.