Ulan Hot

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Ulanhot
乌兰浩特市ᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨᠬᠣᠲᠠ
County-level city
Ulanhot is located in Inner Mongolia
Ulanhot
Ulanhot
Location in Inner Mongolia
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Country People's Republic of China
Region Inner Mongolia
League Hinggan League
Population (2004)
 • Total 290,000
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code 137400
Area code(s) 0482
Website wlht.gov.cn

Ulanhot (Mongolian: ᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨᠬᠣᠲᠠ; Cyrillic: Улаан хот; Latin transliteration: Ulaγan qota; Chinese: 乌兰浩特; pinyin: Wūlánhàotè; literally: "red town"), formerly known as Wangin Süm, alternatively Wang-un Süme, Ulayanqota (Red City) in Classical Mongolian, and Wangyehmiao or Wangyemiao (Chinese: 王爺廟) in Chinese prior to 1947, is a county-level city and the administrative center of Hinggan League in the East of Inner Mongolia autonomous region. Between the years 1947 and 1950, Ulanhot was the capital of Inner Mongolia Region. In 1950, the capital moved to Zhangjiakou and then again in 1952 it moved to Hohhot, which remains the capital to this day.

The city is connected to Baicheng, Jilin by the Baicheng–Arxan railway (Chinese: 白阿铁路), which runs through the pass south of Ulanhot[citation needed]. China's National Highway 302 runs from Tumen, Jilin to Ulanhot. In the 7918 Network of Highways it will be on the route from Hunchun to Ulanhot[clarification needed]. The city is also served by Ulanhot Airport (ICAO code ZBUL, IATA code HLH). Routes flown by Air China and Hainan Airlines connect Ulanhot with Beijing Capital International Airport and Honhot.

Just outside the city is a tomb from the Yuan dynasty and a temple dedicated to Genghis Khan. The temple was constructed in 1940. In the year 2002 it received funds for significant expansion.[1]

Climate

Ulan Hot has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen Dwa). Winters are long, cold and dry, while summers are very warm. The monthly 24-hour mean temperature ranges from −15.0 °C (5.0 °F) in January to 22.9 °C (73.2 °F) in July, and the annual mean is 5.03 °C (41.1 °F). Over two-thirds of the annual rainfall occurs from May to August.

Climate data for Ulan Hot
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 6.0
(42.8)
11.7
(53.1)
23.5
(74.3)
31.7
(89.1)
38.3
(100.9)
40.3
(104.5)
39.7
(103.5)
37.1
(98.8)
32.5
(90.5)
29.9
(85.8)
18.9
(66)
7.7
(45.9)
40.3
(104.5)
Average high °C (°F) −8.6
(16.5)
−4
(25)
3.8
(38.8)
14.3
(57.7)
22.2
(72)
26.5
(79.7)
28.1
(82.6)
26.9
(80.4)
21.3
(70.3)
12.6
(54.7)
1.2
(34.2)
−6.5
(20.3)
11.5
(52.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) −15.0
(5)
−11.1
(12)
−3.0
(26.6)
7.2
(45)
15.2
(59.4)
20.4
(68.7)
22.9
(73.2)
21.0
(69.8)
14.4
(57.9)
5.6
(42.1)
−4.9
(23.2)
−12.4
(9.7)
5.0
(41)
Average low °C (°F) −20.3
(−4.5)
−17.1
(1.2)
−9.6
(14.7)
0.0
(32)
7.7
(45.9)
14.3
(57.7)
17.8
(64)
15.4
(59.7)
8.0
(46.4)
−0.4
(31.3)
−9.9
(14.2)
−17.2
(1)
−0.9
(30.4)
Record low °C (°F) −33.7
(−28.7)
−31.2
(−24.2)
−25.4
(−13.7)
−13.6
(7.5)
−4.5
(23.9)
2.9
(37.2)
10.4
(50.7)
6.0
(42.8)
−3.5
(25.7)
−17.4
(0.7)
−26.4
(−15.5)
−32.9
(−27.2)
−33.7
(−28.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 1.3
(0.051)
2.3
(0.091)
4.8
(0.189)
14.8
(0.583)
28.8
(1.134)
93.4
(3.677)
148.6
(5.85)
89.4
(3.52)
37.3
(1.469)
16.8
(0.661)
3.2
(0.126)
1.9
(0.075)
442.6
(17.426)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 1.6 2.5 3.2 3.9 6.8 12.3 13.8 10.9 7.9 3.9 2.7 2.6 72.1
Source: Weather China

References

  1. http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200209/04/eng20020904_102605.shtml