Why is Zhushan so hot?

The chief forecaster of Hubei Meteorological Bureau explained that the temperature in Zhushan is the highest in China, which is the result of the joint action of subtropical high and topography. Subtropical high is a warm high. In this round of high temperature weather, Chongqing to northwest Hubei is in the high temperature core area controlled by subtropical high, and Zhushan is in a special terrain surrounded by water on three sides and mountains on one side.

Daytime is not conducive to heat diffusion, and it is easier to accumulate more heat, leading to an increase in temperature. In previous years, the temperature in Zhushan was higher than that in the surrounding weather stations, which was mainly determined by geographical location. Zhushan is surrounded by water on three sides, facing the mountain on one side, and the terrain is special. Not only Zhushan, Shiyan has also rushed to 40℃ recently.

zhushan county

Zhushan County belongs to Shiyan City, Hubei Province. Located in the hinterland of Qinba Mountain area in northwest Hubei. Located in the mountainous area of northwest Hubei, it belongs to Wudang Mountain in the north and Daba Mountain in the south. It is adjacent to Fangxian County in the east, Yunyang District in the north, Baihe County in Shaanxi Province in the northwest, Zhuxi County and Xunyang County in Shaanxi Province in the west, Shennongjia Forest Area and Wuxi County in Chongqing in the south. The northeast of the county is 158km away from Shiyan, and the southeast is 638km away from Wuhan.

The county covers an area of 3,586 square kilometers, with mountains accounting for more than 80% of the total area. It governs 9 towns, 8 townships and 279 villages, and has 8 ethnic groups including Han, Hui, Zhuang, Mongolian and Manchu. In 202 1 year, Zhushan county had a total registered population of 446,600 and a permanent population of 346 1 10,000. Zhushan County was called "Shang Yong" in ancient times. Qin Yuan, the deposed emperor of the Western Wei Dynasty, was renamed "Zhushan" because of its lush trees and beautiful scenery.