A Modified Method to Generate Typical Meteorological Years from the Long-Term Weather Database

Table 1

Geographical locations and data period of the meteorological stations used for this study.

Number	Location	Latitude (N)	Longitude (E)	Elevation (m)	Period	Total years
1	Beijing	39°48′	116°28′	31.3	1994–2010	17
2	Changchun	43°54′	125°13′	236.8	1994–2010	17
3	Changsha	28°13′	112°55′	68	1994–2010	17
4	Chengdu	30°40′	104°01′	506.1	1994–2003	10
5	Dongsheng	39°50′	109°59′	1460.4	1994–2010	17
6	Fuzhou	26°05′	119°17′	84	1994–2010	17
7	Guangzhou	23°10′	113°20′	41	1994–2010	17
8	Guiyang	26°35′	106°44′	1223.8	1994–2010	17
9	Haikou	20°02′	110°21′	13.9	1994–2010	17
10	Hami	42°49′	93°31′	737.2	1994–2010	17
11	Hangzhou	30°14′	120°10′	41.7	1994–2010	17
12	Harbin	45°45′	126°46′	142.3	1994–2010	17
13	Hefei	31°52′	117°14′	27.9	1994–2010	17
14	Jiamusi	46°49′	130°17′	81.2	1994–2010	17
15	Jinan	36°36′	117°03′	170.3	1994–2010	17
16	Kashgar	39°28′	75°59′	1288.7	1994–2010	17
17	Kunming	25°01′	102°41′	1892.4	1994–2010	17
18	Lanzhou	36°03′	103°53′	1517.2	1994–2003	10
19	Lhasa	29°40′	91°08′	3648.7	1994–2010	17
20	Mohe	53°28′	122°31′	433	1997–2010	14
21	Nagqu	31°29′	92°04′	4507	1994–2010	17
22	Nanchang	28°36′	115°55′	46.7	1994–2010	17
23	Nanjing	32°00′	118°48′	7.1	1994–2010	17
24	Nanning	22°38′	108°13′	121.6	1994–2010	17
25	Sanya	18°14′	109°31′	5.9	1994–2010	17
26	Shanghai	31°24′	121°29′	6	1994–2010	17
27	Shenyang	41°44′	123°27′	44.7	1994–2010	17
28	Taiyuan	37°47′	112°33′	778.3	1994–2010	17
29	Tianjin	39°05′	117°04′	2.5	1994–2010	17
30	Urumqi	43°47′	87°39′	935	1994–2010	17
31	Wuhan	30°37′	114°08′	23.1	1994–2010	17
32	Xian	34°18′	108°56′	397.5	1994–2004	11
33	Xining	36°43′	101°45′	2295.2	1994–2010	17
34	Yinchuan	38°29′	106°13′	1111.4	1994–2010	17
35	Zhengzhou	34°43′	113°39′	110.4	1994–2010	17