Darhan Muminggan United Banner (
Mongolian: Дарқан Муумиңған Қолбоғату қосиғу ''Darqan Muumiŋghan Qolboghatu qosighu''; ) is a
banner
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of west-central
Inner Mongolia
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, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of
Baotou City, to the south-southwest.
Climate
Darhan Banner has a
monsoon
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-influenced,
continental
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semi-arid climate
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(
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''BSk''), barely avoiding
arid
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designation, with very cold and dry winters, hot, somewhat humid summers, and strong winds, especially in spring. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from in January to in July, with the annual mean at . The annual precipitation is , with more than half of it falling in July and August alone. There are 3,164 hours of bright sunshine annually, with each of the winter months having over 70% of the possible total, and this percentage falling to 58 in July.
References
www.xzqh.org
External links
Banners of Inner Mongolia
Baotou
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