SHANTOU, CHINA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		71		57		58		62		70		76		80		84		84		81		75		67		60

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		76		62		63		67		74		80		84		88		88		85		80		73		66

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		66		52		53		58		65		72		76		79		79		76		70		61		53

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		104		79		81		88		95		100		100		100		104		102		95		85		84

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		34		39		34		39		50		60		66		73		72		66		48		41		36

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		29		---		---		---		---		1		3		11		10		3		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 80F/26C

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		158		---		---		1		7		16		25		30		30		28		18		3		---

Average Number of Days Below 45F/7C

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		11		4		3		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		3

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 110

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		60.3		1.3		2.2		3.5		5.6		8.9		11		9.1		8.4		5.6		2.3		1.5		1.2

Average Number of Days With Thunderstorms

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		31		---		1		2		4		4		5		6		5		3		1		---		---

Most Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 110

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		98.9		8.3		11.9		16.3		23.7		27.6		34.4		27.8		24.8		21.7		16		9.9		10.7

Least Recorded Rainfall

Years on Record: 110

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		20.3		---		---		---		0.1		0.2		0.6		0.9		1.1		0.2		---		---		---

Average Morning Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 17

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		90		86		87		89		90		92		93		93		92		91		88		87		85

Average Evening Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		75		72		76		78		78		82		81		76		76		76		73		71		68

Average Dew Point

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		64		49		51		56		63		70		75		77		77		74		67		58		50

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		693.8		248		197.8		77.5		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		170.5

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2908		---		---		---		135		341		450		573.5		573.5		465		310		60		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		7693		217		226		387.5		585		806		900		1038.5		1038.5		915		775		510		294.5

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.5		11.3		11.8		12.4		13.1		13.7		14		13.8		13.3		12.6		12		11.4		11.1

Average Number of Days With Fog

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		136		14		11		15		14		9		7		6		10		11		11		11		17

Average Wind Speed

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mph		9		9		9		10		9		9		9		8		8		8		9		8		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		4.3		3.2		3.3		3.6		4.1		4.5		5		5.8		5.4		4.8		4.4		3.7		3.3

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.9		1.4		1.6		2		2.2		2.4		2.5		2.4		2.2		2		1.7		1.4		1.3

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.4		3.8		3.6		3.7		4		4.2		4.9		5.3		5.1		4.8		4.9		4.4		3.9

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.8		3.6		2.9		2.5		2.7		3		3.7		5		4.5		4.2		4.6		4.3		4.1

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		3.2		3.3		3.6		4.1		4.5		5		5.8		5.4		4.8		4.4		3.7		3.3

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		2		1.4		1.7		2		2.3		2.5		2.5		2.5		2.3		2.1		1.8		1.5		1.3

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.4		4.8		5.5		4.6		5		5.1		5.7		6.2		6.2		5.7		5.6		5		4.8

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.4		5.4		5.7		3.8		4.2		4.4		4.9		7		6.8		5.6		5.8		5.3		5.5

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.4		2.5		2.2		2.6		3.1		3.7		4.1		4.7		4.4		4.2		3.7		2.9		2.3

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.8		1.2		1.4		1.8		2.1		2.3		2.4		2.1		2		1.9		1.5		1.3		1.1

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.4		2.8		2.3		2.6		3		3.5		4		4.3		4.2		4.3		4		3.4		2.6

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		2.3		2.2		1.3		1.3		1.5		1.9		2.4		3.1		3.1		3.3		3.3		2.8		2.1