Gaomi (Chinese: 高密市; pinyin: Gāomì Shì) is a county-level city of eastern Shandong province, China, under the administration of Weifang City. It is the hometown of writer and 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature winner Mo Yan, who has set some of his stories in the region.
Gaomi 高密市 Kaomi | |
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County-level city | |
Liqun Road, Gaomi | |
Gaomi Location in Shandong | |
| Coordinates: 36°23′N 119°45′E / 36.383°N 119.750°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shandong |
| Prefecture-level city | Weifang |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,526.63 km2 (589.44 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 896,444 |
| • Density | 587.204/km2 (1,520.85/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 261500 |
| Area code | 0536 |
Administrative divisions
Gaomi has three subdistricts and seven towns under its administration.
Subdistricts:
- Chaoyang Subdistrict (朝阳街道)
- Liquan Subdistrict (醴泉街道)
- Mishui Subdistrict (密水街道)
Towns:
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Climate
| Climate data for Gaomi, elevation 52 m (171 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.3 (61.3) | 24.0 (75.2) | 29.7 (85.5) | 34.1 (93.4) | 39.6 (103.3) | 40.8 (105.4) | 40.8 (105.4) | 37.8 (100.0) | 38.4 (101.1) | 33.0 (91.4) | 26.8 (80.2) | 18.9 (66.0) | 40.8 (105.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.7 (38.7) | 7.1 (44.8) | 13.2 (55.8) | 19.9 (67.8) | 25.6 (78.1) | 29.5 (85.1) | 31.3 (88.3) | 30.4 (86.7) | 27.1 (80.8) | 21.1 (70.0) | 13.0 (55.4) | 5.8 (42.4) | 19.0 (66.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.3 (29.7) | 1.5 (34.7) | 6.9 (44.4) | 13.5 (56.3) | 19.4 (66.9) | 23.6 (74.5) | 26.5 (79.7) | 25.8 (78.4) | 21.7 (71.1) | 15.4 (59.7) | 7.8 (46.0) | 1.0 (33.8) | 13.5 (56.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −4.8 (23.4) | −2.5 (27.5) | 2.4 (36.3) | 8.6 (47.5) | 14.4 (57.9) | 19.1 (66.4) | 23.0 (73.4) | 22.4 (72.3) | 17.5 (63.5) | 11.0 (51.8) | 3.9 (39.0) | −2.5 (27.5) | 9.4 (48.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −16.3 (2.7) | −13.1 (8.4) | −8.7 (16.3) | −2.6 (27.3) | 2.9 (37.2) | 9.9 (49.8) | 15.7 (60.3) | 13.1 (55.6) | 6.4 (43.5) | −1.0 (30.2) | −10.0 (14.0) | −14.7 (5.5) | −16.3 (2.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 8.4 (0.33) | 14.8 (0.58) | 15.4 (0.61) | 32.6 (1.28) | 51.3 (2.02) | 73.4 (2.89) | 152.3 (6.00) | 174.2 (6.86) | 59.5 (2.34) | 28.6 (1.13) | 26.0 (1.02) | 11.3 (0.44) | 647.8 (25.5) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 5.4 | 6.8 | 7.7 | 11.6 | 11.3 | 6.9 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 73.4 |
| Average snowy days | 3.9 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 12.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 62 | 60 | 56 | 57 | 61 | 68 | 77 | 79 | 71 | 66 | 65 | 63 | 65 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 162.9 | 164.3 | 212.5 | 225.1 | 247.1 | 209.5 | 173.9 | 180.9 | 198.1 | 194.0 | 161.7 | 161.9 | 2,291.9 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 53 | 53 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 48 | 39 | 44 | 54 | 56 | 53 | 54 | 52 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration all-time extreme temperature | |||||||||||||
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