Sonid Left Banner

Sonid Left Banner (Mongolian: ᠰᠥᠨᠡᠳ ᠵᠡᠭᠦᠨ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ Söned Jegün qosiɣu; simplified Chinese: 苏尼特左旗; traditional Chinese: 蘇尼特左旗; pinyin: Sūnítè Zuǒqí)) is a banner of north-central Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China, bordering the Republic of Mongolia's provinces of Dornogovi to the west and Sükhbaatar to the north. It is under the administration of Xilin Gol League. Sunud Mongols live here.

Map including modern-day Sonid Left Banner area (AMS, 1963)
Sonid Left Banner

苏尼特左旗ᠰᠥᠨᠡᠳᠵᠡᠭᠦᠨᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ
Sonid Left Banner in Xilin Gol
Xilin Gol in Inner Mongolia
Sonid Left Banner
Location of the seat in Inner Mongolia
Coordinates: 43°51′36″N 113°40′01″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
RegionInner Mongolia
LeagueXilin Gol
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Climate

Sonid Left Banner features a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk), marked by long, cold and very dry winters, hot, somewhat humid summers, and strong winds, especially in spring. The monthly 24-hour mean temperature in January, the coldest month, is −18.7 °C (−1.7 °F), and in July, the warmest month, 22.0 °C (71.6 °F), with the annual mean at 3.07 °C (37.5 °F). The annual precipitation is 185 millimetres (7.28 in), with more than half of it falling in July and August alone.

Climate data for Sonid Left Banner (1971−2000)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 6.9
(44.4)
10.8
(51.4)
18.4
(65.1)
31.5
(88.7)
33.8
(92.8)
38.5
(101.3)
41.5
(106.7)
38.2
(100.8)
35.6
(96.1)
27.2
(81.0)
18.9
(66.0)
6.8
(44.2)
41.5
(106.7)
Average high °C (°F) −12.8
(9.0)
−7.7
(18.1)
1.6
(34.9)
12.9
(55.2)
20.7
(69.3)
25.8
(78.4)
28.1
(82.6)
26.1
(79.0)
19.7
(67.5)
11.0
(51.8)
−0.7
(30.7)
−10.1
(13.8)
9.6
(49.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) −18.7
(−1.7)
−14.4
(6.1)
−5.1
(22.8)
5.4
(41.7)
13.5
(56.3)
19.3
(66.7)
22.0
(71.6)
20.0
(68.0)
13.2
(55.8)
4.1
(39.4)
−6.9
(19.6)
−15.6
(3.9)
3.1
(37.6)
Average low °C (°F) −23.4
(−10.1)
−19.7
(−3.5)
−11
(12)
−1.2
(29.8)
6.5
(43.7)
12.7
(54.9)
16.2
(61.2)
14.5
(58.1)
7.4
(45.3)
−1.2
(29.8)
−11.6
(11.1)
−20.3
(−4.5)
−2.6
(27.3)
Record low °C (°F) −35.5
(−31.9)
−33.5
(−28.3)
−26.3
(−15.3)
−19.0
(−2.2)
−9.4
(15.1)
1.0
(33.8)
7.3
(45.1)
1.0
(33.8)
−5.3
(22.5)
−18.2
(−0.8)
−29.3
(−20.7)
−34.3
(−29.7)
−35.5
(−31.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 1.7
(0.07)
1.8
(0.07)
3.7
(0.15)
4.9
(0.19)
15.2
(0.60)
24.8
(0.98)
50.8
(2.00)
45.6
(1.80)
19.7
(0.78)
11.6
(0.46)
3.6
(0.14)
2.0
(0.08)
185.4
(7.32)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 3.6 3.0 3.4 2.8 5.1 8.6 11.2 9.7 5.9 4.0 3.8 4.0 65.1
Source: Weather China

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