SHANTOU, CHINA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		21		13		14		16		21		24		26		28		28		27		23		19		15

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		24		16		17		19		23		26		28		31		31		29		26		22		18

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		18		11		11		14		18		22		24		26		26		24		21		16		11

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		40		26		27		31		35		37		37		37		40		38		35		29		28

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		1		3		1		3		10		15		18		22		22		18		8		5		2

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
mm		1530		30		50		80		140		220		270		230		210		140		50		30		30

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
mm		2510		210		300		410		600		700		870		700		620		550		400		250		270

Least Recorded Rainfall

Years on Record: 110

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		510		---		---		---		---		---		10		20		20		---		---		---		---

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
C		17		9		10		13		17		21		23		25		25		23		19		14		10

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		461.3		137.8		109.9		43.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		94.7

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1615.4		---		---		---		75		189.4		250		318.6		318.6		258.3		172.2		33.3		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		4404.8		120.6		125.6		215.3		325		447.8		500		576.9		576.9		508.3		430.6		283.3		163.6

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
km/h		14		14		14		16		14		14		14		12		12		12		14		12		14

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		15.3		11.7		11.8		12.8		14.8		16.3		18.1		21		19.3		17.2		16		13.2		11.8

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		6.9		4.9		5.8		7		8.1		8.8		8.9		8.5		8.1		7.3		6		5		4.5

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		15.8		13.5		13		13.2		14.3		15.2		17.6		19.1		18.2		17.4		17.7		15.9		14.2

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		13.6		13.1		10.4		9.1		9.9		10.8		13.1		18		16.3		15		16.7		15.5		14.6

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		15.3		11.7		11.8		12.8		14.8		16.3		18.1		21		19.3		17.2		16		13.2		11.8

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		7.1		5.1		6		7.2		8.2		8.9		9.1		8.9		8.4		7.5		6.3		5.3		4.8

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		19.3		17.4		19.8		16.6		17.8		18.3		20.7		22.4		22.5		20.4		20.2		18.1		17.4

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		19.3		19.4		20.6		13.7		15.1		15.9		17.8		25.1		24.3		20.1		20.8		19		19.9

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		12.1		9		8		9.2		11.2		13.2		14.8		16.8		16		15.2		13.4		10.6		8.4

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		6.3		4.4		5.2		6.4		7.5		8.4		8.8		7.5		7		6.7		5.5		4.6		4

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		12.3		10		8.4		9.3		10.7		12.5		14.3		15.6		15.1		15.3		14.5		12.2		9.4

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		8.4		7.7		4.5		4.5		5.4		6.9		8.5		11.3		11		11.7		11.8		9.9		7.5