Editing Turpan Depression (section)

==Climate==
The Turpan Basin has a harsh, continental [[desert climate]] (Koppen ''BWk'') in which the precipitation is far less than the potential evaporation. At Turpan City, July is the hottest month with a 24-hour average temperature of {{convert|32.2|C|1}} and January the coldest with a 24-hour average temperature of {{convert|−7.6|C|1}}. Monthly rainfall is highest in June, at {{convert|2.9|mm}} and lowest in February and April, at {{convert|0.5|mm|abbr=on}}. The annual average precipitation is only {{convert|15.7|mm|abbr=on}}, falling on only 13 days per year. In contrast to this, the potential annual evaporation rate reaches {{convert|3000|mm|abbr=on}}.{{citation needed|date=February 2013}} Because of its climate, the area is sometimes counted as one of the ''Furnaces of China'', although the locations included under this heading vary.

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