The Natural Environment of Loufeng Town in Suzhou Park

Loufeng Town has a subtropical monsoon maritime climate with four distinct seasons.

Annual average temperature: 15.8℃ (the highest is 35℃ and the lowest is -3℃), and the frost-free period is about 230 days.

Annual average relative humidity: 76%

Average precipitation:1076.2mm.

Annual average pressure: 10 16hpa.

Annual average wind speed: 2.5m/s.

Wind direction: the most common wind direction all year round is southeast wind (summer); Secondly, the northwest wind (winter) water is the soul of Suzhou's beautiful and elegant environment and the source of Suzhou's comfortable and pleasant life. 80% of the water bodies in Suzhou reach Grade II or above.

There are many lakes and dense water networks in Loufeng Town. Jinji Lake, Dushu Lake and other water bodies have created a unique hydrophilic environment for Loufeng.

Hydrological situation: Based on the observation data of Suzhou Station of Grand Canal.

Average water level in recent 50 years: 2.76m (Wusong elevation).

Average surface water level: 3.6m-3.0m.

The land elevation is generally 4.6-5.20m. Loufeng Town belongs to alluvial lake plain geological area and bedrock hilly engineering geological area. Except that the surface soil layer is accumulated by human activities, the rest are Quaternary sediments, with gentle slope and generally horizontal stratification, alternating layers or interlayers, which is relatively regular.

Geological characteristics are: flat terrain, hard geology and strong ground endurance. The land carrying capacity in this area is more than 20 tons per square meter, and the soil quality is mainly clay.

Loufeng Town is an earthquake-free area, and there has never been any record of major natural disasters such as earthquakes and typhoons in history.