# Lishu County

Lishu County (simplified Chinese: 梨树县; traditional Chinese: 梨樹縣; pinyin: Líshù Xiàn) is a county of western Jilin province, China, bordering Liaoning to the southwest. It is under the administration of Siping City, with a population of 800,000 residing in an area of 3,900 km$^2$ (1,500 sq mi).

## Administrative divisions

Lishu County administers 17 towns and six townships.
Towns:
| Lishu (梨树镇) Guojiadian (郭家店镇) Yushutai (榆树台镇) Gujiazi (孤家子镇) Xiaochengzi (小城子镇) Caijia (蔡家镇) Mengjialing (孟家岭镇) Shijiabao (十家堡镇) Lamadian (喇嘛甸镇) Liujiaguanzi (刘家馆子镇) | Wanfa (万发镇) Donghe (东河镇) Taiping (太平镇) Shenyang (沈洋镇) Sanjiazi (三家子镇) Linhai (林海镇) Xiaokuan (小宽镇) |
Townships:
* Baishan Township (白山乡)
* Shengli Township (胜利乡)
* Quanyanling Township (泉眼岭乡)
* Jinshan Township (金山乡)
* Shuanghe Township (双河乡)
* Sikeshu Township (四棵树乡)

## Climate

Climate data for Lishu, elevation 160 m (520 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 5.2 (41.4) | 16.3 (61.3) | 20.7 (69.3) | 29.5 (85.1) | 34.6 (94.3) | 37.0 (98.6) | 35.6 (96.1) | 35.8 (96.4) | 32.0 (89.6) | 27.4 (81.3) | 20.5 (68.9) | 12.0 (53.6) | 37.0 (98.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −8.1 (17.4) | −2.7 (27.1) | 5.5 (41.9) | 15.5 (59.9) | 22.8 (73.0) | 27.0 (80.6) | 28.5 (83.3) | 27.5 (81.5) | 23.0 (73.4) | 14.5 (58.1) | 3.0 (37.4) | −5.9 (21.4) | 12.5 (54.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −13.6 (7.5) | −8.5 (16.7) | −0.1 (31.8) | 9.5 (49.1) | 17.0 (62.6) | 21.9 (71.4) | 24.1 (75.4) | 22.8 (73.0) | 17.1 (62.8) | 8.6 (47.5) | −1.9 (28.6) | −10.8 (12.6) | 7.2 (44.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −18.6 (−1.5) | −13.9 (7.0) | −5.5 (22.1) | 3.5 (38.3) | 11.2 (52.2) | 16.8 (62.2) | 20.0 (68.0) | 18.4 (65.1) | 11.3 (52.3) | 3.2 (37.8) | −6.5 (20.3) | −15.4 (4.3) | 2.0 (35.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −38.3 (−36.9) | −34.1 (−29.4) | −21.2 (−6.2) | −11.2 (11.8) | −2.3 (27.9) | 4.0 (39.2) | 10.6 (51.1) | 7.1 (44.8) | −2.8 (27.0) | −17.0 (1.4) | −23.3 (−9.9) | −34.2 (−29.6) | −38.3 (−36.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4.0 (0.16) | 4.5 (0.18) | 11.4 (0.45) | 21.3 (0.84) | 58.2 (2.29) | 88.8 (3.50) | 137.1 (5.40) | 141.8 (5.58) | 43.7 (1.72) | 26.3 (1.04) | 15.3 (0.60) | 5.6 (0.22) | 558 (21.98) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.6 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 9.7 | 12.4 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 6.9 | 6.0 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 84.1 |
| Average snowy days | 5.2 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 4.5 | 6.3 | 27.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 63 | 55 | 48 | 44 | 50 | 63 | 77 | 78 | 68 | 59 | 61 | 64 | 61 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 183.1 | 200.9 | 238.5 | 233.3 | 257.1 | 242.6 | 227.0 | 222.4 | 234.9 | 213.7 | 172.1 | 157.9 | 2,583.5 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 63 | 67 | 64 | 58 | 56 | 53 | 49 | 52 | 63 | 63 | 60 | 57 | 59 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||
Climate data for Gujiazi Town, Lishu, elevation 144 m (472 ft), (1991–2020 normals) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −8.2 (17.2) | −2.7 (27.1) | 5.4 (41.7) | 15.5 (59.9) | 22.8 (73.0) | 27.1 (80.8) | 28.5 (83.3) | 27.4 (81.3) | 23.0 (73.4) | 14.3 (57.7) | 2.7 (36.9) | −6.3 (20.7) | 12.5 (54.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −14.3 (6.3) | −9.0 (15.8) | −0.5 (31.1) | 9.3 (48.7) | 16.8 (62.2) | 21.9 (71.4) | 24.0 (75.2) | 22.6 (72.7) | 16.7 (62.1) | 8.3 (46.9) | −2.5 (27.5) | −11.6 (11.1) | 6.8 (44.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −19.4 (−2.9) | −14.7 (5.5) | −6.1 (21.0) | 3.0 (37.4) | 10.8 (51.4) | 16.8 (62.2) | 19.7 (67.5) | 18.0 (64.4) | 10.8 (51.4) | 2.8 (37.0) | −7.1 (19.2) | −16.3 (2.7) | 1.5 (34.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 3.2 (0.13) | 3.5 (0.14) | 10.2 (0.40) | 19.1 (0.75) | 50.9 (2.00) | 79.7 (3.14) | 128.4 (5.06) | 119.8 (4.72) | 47.2 (1.86) | 25.0 (0.98) | 12.2 (0.48) | 5.1 (0.20) | 504.3 (19.86) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.6 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 9.9 | 12.1 | 11.9 | 11.3 | 7.1 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 83.2 |
| Average snowy days | 5.4 | 4.3 | 5.6 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 4.6 | 6.4 | 29.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 62 | 53 | 46 | 43 | 49 | 63 | 78 | 79 | 69 | 59 | 60 | 63 | 60 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 200.1 | 215.7 | 254.4 | 248.0 | 265.6 | 249.7 | 225.9 | 227.1 | 244.2 | 222.4 | 182.5 | 179.4 | 2,715 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 69 | 72 | 68 | 61 | 58 | 54 | 49 | 53 | 66 | 66 | 64 | 65 | 62 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||