Climatic characteristics of Gujiaoxiu

Gujiao has a continental climate in the north temperate zone, with abundant sunshine and large temperature difference between day and night. The annual sunshine hours are 2808 hours, the annual maximum temperature is 40℃, the minimum temperature is -20℃, the annual average temperature is 9.5℃, the annual average precipitation is 460mm, and the annual average evaporation is 1025mm. Evaporation is greater than precipitation, and rainfall is concentrated in July, August and September every year. It is windy in winter and spring, the maximum wind speed is 7.2m/s, and the wind direction is mostly northwest wind. The ice age started at 1 1 and thawed in March of the following year, with an ice age of about 5 months. The depth of frozen soil is 0.5-0.8m.. The average frost-free period is 202 days. More than 240,000 mu of arable land, 500,000 mu of woodland and 50 mu of grassland, and 900,000 mu of barren hills and wasteland are available for development and utilization.