# Chenxi County

Chenxi County (simplified Chinese: 辰溪县; traditional Chinese: 辰谿縣; pinyin: Chénxī Xiàn) is a county in Hunan Province, China, it is under the administration of Huaihua prefecture-level City.
Located on the north of the province, it is adjacent to the north of the city proper of Huaihua. The county is bordered to the north by Yuanling County, to the east by Xupu County, to the south by Zhongfang County and Hecheng District, to the west by Mayang and Luxi Counties. Chenxi County covers 1,990.3 km$^2$ (768.5 sq mi), as of 2015, It had a registered population of 530,000 and a resident population of 461,400. The county has nine towns and 14 townships under its jurisdiction, the county seat is Chenyang (辰阳镇).

## History

During the Second Sino-Japanese War, as part of the Third Front strategy, Chengxi developed into an industrial center. Many government offices and public services moved from Japanese occupied areas to Chengxi and the population increased from 5,000 to over 100,000. Japanese air raids caused hundreds of deaths and burned much of the old city.
On 15 July 1996 the county was hit hard by floods.

## Climate

Climate data for Chenxi, elevation 153 m (502 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 26.2 (79.2) | 29.5 (85.1) | 33.7 (92.7) | 35.0 (95.0) | 36.9 (98.4) | 37.6 (99.7) | 40.0 (104.0) | 39.5 (103.1) | 38.9 (102.0) | 35.0 (95.0) | 31.2 (88.2) | 24.0 (75.2) | 40.0 (104.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.9 (48.0) | 11.8 (53.2) | 16.4 (61.5) | 22.6 (72.7) | 26.9 (80.4) | 29.9 (85.8) | 33.2 (91.8) | 33.2 (91.8) | 29.3 (84.7) | 23.1 (73.6) | 17.5 (63.5) | 11.6 (52.9) | 22.0 (71.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.6 (42.1) | 8.0 (46.4) | 12.0 (53.6) | 17.7 (63.9) | 22.1 (71.8) | 25.6 (78.1) | 28.5 (83.3) | 28.1 (82.6) | 24.3 (75.7) | 18.6 (65.5) | 13.1 (55.6) | 7.8 (46.0) | 17.6 (63.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.3 (37.9) | 5.4 (41.7) | 9.0 (48.2) | 14.3 (57.7) | 18.6 (65.5) | 22.4 (72.3) | 24.9 (76.8) | 24.5 (76.1) | 20.7 (69.3) | 15.5 (59.9) | 10.1 (50.2) | 5.2 (41.4) | 14.5 (58.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −4.2 (24.4) | −4.0 (24.8) | −0.5 (31.1) | 3.4 (38.1) | 8.7 (47.7) | 13.3 (55.9) | 18.3 (64.9) | 16.9 (62.4) | 12.5 (54.5) | 4.6 (40.3) | −0.4 (31.3) | −3.5 (25.7) | −4.2 (24.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 54.1 (2.13) | 60.4 (2.38) | 104.2 (4.10) | 150.4 (5.92) | 223.1 (8.78) | 251.6 (9.91) | 224.8 (8.85) | 122.3 (4.81) | 83.9 (3.30) | 89.5 (3.52) | 67.9 (2.67) | 39.1 (1.54) | 1,471.3 (57.91) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 13.0 | 13.0 | 16.5 | 16.0 | 16.3 | 14.6 | 12.1 | 10.3 | 8.1 | 11.3 | 10.0 | 10.2 | 151.4 |
| Average snowy days | 4.2 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 77 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 81 | 76 | 74 | 74 | 77 | 77 | 75 | 77 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 53.2 | 57.9 | 80.4 | 110.7 | 135.2 | 139.1 | 221.4 | 225.5 | 164.1 | 115.6 | 95.4 | 75.4 | 1,473.9 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 16 | 18 | 22 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 52 | 56 | 45 | 33 | 30 | 23 | 32 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||