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Weather Discussion => International => Topic started by: Mark on April 25, 2020, 07:13:03 PM
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https://www.sott.net/article/433207-Heavy-spring-blizzard-hits-northern-China-biggest-in-decades-say-residents
Spring has brought a blizzard to the door of many in northern China, trapping them inside.
The snowstorm over the last couple of days has covered large swathes of Jilin, Heilongjiang, and Inner Mongolia with localities raising red alerts for snowfall.
Some residents of Qiqihar in Heilongjiang province say that they haven't seen so much snow in 20 or 30 years.
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Several people dead in central and southern areas of the country as rivers burst their banks after torrential rain.
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Flooding in south and central China has killed more than a dozen people and forced hundreds of thousands from their homes, the government in Beijing said on Thursday.
About 228,000 people have been forced to seek emergency shelter due to flooding since June 2, the country’s Ministry of Emergency Management said.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/06/flooding-forces-hundreds-thousands-homes-china-200611060707197.html
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Some claim it is the worst on record. See video.
Authorities predict that the flood will peak on Monday afternoon.
It is estimated that the water level of Chengdu’s Jintang County, which is located on the upper reaches of the Tuo River, will exceed the “safe level” by 3.85 meters and maximum peak discharge will climb to 8,200 cubic meters per second. This will set a new record at least since the founding of communist China 71 years ago.
Judging from the historical records of the Jintang Sanhuangmiao Hydrological Station since 1949, the highest flow rate recorded was 8,100 cubic meters per second in 1981. If it reaches 8,200 cubic meters per second this time, it means that the flood peak will set an all-time record, reported news.sina.com.
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3989041
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Residents astonished at the sudden temperature drop.
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30 Dec 2020 – Apart from the resurgence of the coronavirus that has confined many Beijingers at home, local residents now have another reason to stay indoors – the bitter wind and extreme cold as the city saw its coldest recorded December day in 42 years at -26 C (-14.8F).
Residents were astonished at the sudden temperature drop.
“The forecast for Beijing is even colder than the North Pole,” a netizen on China’s Twitter-like Sina Weibo said early on Wednesday, posting screenshots of weather-tracking apps which read -13 C in Beijing and -3 C at the North Pole.
As a cold air mass swept across northern China and Beijing since Tuesday, temperatures plunged from an average daily high of 2 C to maximum highs of -6 C and lows of -13 C, some of the coldest December days in a decade.
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202012/1211414.shtml
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emperatures across China have plunged to their lowest in decades, boosting demand for power and fuel to historic highs in the world’s largest energy consumer.
12 Jan 21 – “The sea ice situation is more severe this year than the same period in previous years,” said Wang Jun, a professor specialising in transport issues at Dalian Maritime University.
Expansion of sea ice makes it tougher for ships to berth and discharge at key energy product import terminals along the coast of northern Bohai Bay.
“It could impede sailing and docking for vessels, no matter how big they are.”
Sea ice stretches 45 to 55 nautical miles at Liaodong Bay and 10 to 20 nautical miles at Bohai Bay, close to levels that could prompt temporary bans on shipping.
Last weekend, the marine safety bureau in northern Hebei sent several tugboats to the aid of vessels, , trapped in sea ice that was one metre (three foot) thick, to help bring them to Caofeidian and Huanghua ports, state television said. The vessels included LNG tanker Clean Planet and coal bulk tanker Agia Eirini Force
Sea Ice Slows Ships In North China Ports
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Asia's energy prices aren't the only commodity to have reached record highs this winter, the chill of solar minimum has also driven China's fresh vegetable prices to unprecedented levels.
A lingering "dip" in the jet stream has seen Arctic air funnel into southern Asian since early-December, 2020. The resulting cold has hampered the efforts of farmers ACROSS the continent, including in China, where on Monday the nation's wholesale price index for agricultural products -developed by China's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs- surged to a new all-time high of 139.
In addition, the sub-index dedicated solely to vegetables climbed even higher, to 145, also a new record. Among the 28 types of vegetables monitored by the index, the average price surged to 6.2 yuan (96 US cents) per kg on Monday, the highest since the data became available 10 years ago. The price of cauliflowers and cabbages almost doubled compared to a year earlier.
"In the beginning of 2021, we had three cold waves. This type of cold and frosty weather has a big impact on the production and growth of vegetables, their maturity periods and yields," said a spokesman for Baishazhou Agricultural and Non-staple Products Marketplace, a major wholesale market in Hubei province.
"Some vegetables have frozen to death," the spokesman continued, "even the vegetables growing in greenhouses may freeze badly, such as red cabbages and lettuces. The quality of a number of water spinach has dropped with declining supply.
https://www.sott.net/article/447865-Chinas-vegetable-prices-hit-record-highs-due-to-historically-cold-winter
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https://www.weatherzone.com.au/news/early-season-heat-records-obliterated-in-china/533537
Prior to this year, Beijing's highest February temperature on record was 19.8ºC. On Saturday, the city broke this with a top temperature of 20.8ºC.
However this new record only lasted one day, with the city soaring to 25.6ºC on Sunday.
The weekend's heat was mind-blowing for this time of year.
Beijing's average maximum temperature during February (a winter month) is only 4ºC, based on the 30-year period from 1961-1990. This makes Sunday's top of 25.6ºC a staggering 21.6ºC above average for this time of year.
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https://www.sott.net/article/449345-Vicious-hail-storm-turns-streets-to-icy-rivers-in-Benoni-South-Africa.
Heavy hail hits Benoni, near Johannesburg, South Africa, causing rivers of ice to flow. February 26th 2021.
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https://www.sott.net/article/452750-1-dead-scores-reportedly-injured-as-tornadoes-blast-two-Chinese-cities-hitting-houses-factories
Two tornadoes have ripped through central and eastern China, killing one person, injuring more than 60 people and causing significant damage in each locality, according to the state news agency Xinhua.
One person died and 21 were injured, two seriously, after a storm system struck the Shengze area of Suzhou city in eastern China's Jiangsu province.
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Twenty-one people were killed after hail, freezing rain and high winds hit runners taking part in a 100-kilometre cross-country mountain race in China, state media said Sunday.
One runner who had been missing was found at 9:30 am, but "had already lost their vital signs", state broadcaster CCTV reported, citing the local rescue command headquarters.
"This suggests that this incident caused 21 deaths in total," CCTV said. City officials had earlier confirmed 20 deaths and one person missing at a briefing earlier on Sunday.
Extreme weather hit a high-altitude section of the race held in the Yellow River Stone Forest near Baiyin city in northwestern Gansu province Saturday afternoon, city officials said.
Baiyin city mayor Zhang Xuchen said that at around midday a section of the ultramarathon course -- between kilometres 20 and 31 -- was "suddenly affected by disastrous weather".
"In a short period of time, hailstones and ice rain suddenly fell in the local area, and there were strong winds. The temperature sharply dropped," Zhang said.
https://www.sott.net/article/453104-21-runners-dead-as-extreme-weather-hits-China-ultramarathon
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At least 25 people have died in China's flood-stricken central province of Henan, a dozen of them in a subway line in its capital that was drenched by what weather officials called the heaviest rains for 1,000 years.
About 100,000 people have been evacuated in Zhengzhou, the capital, where rail and road transport have been disrupted, while dams and reservoirs have swelled to warning levels while thousands of troops launched a rescue effort in the province.
City authorities said more than 500 people were pulled to safety from the flooded subway, as social media images showed train commuters immersed in chest-deep waters in the dark and one station reduced to a large brown pool
https://www.sott.net/article/455763-At-least-25-dead-in-Chinese-provinces-heaviest-rains-in-1000-years
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https://youtu.be/enfLSjrivSg
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The climate phenomenon known as La Niña brought early snow amid plunging temperatures across northern China on the weekend as the country struggles with the worst energy crisis in a decade.
Large parts of the country, including Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, and Inner Mongolia, experienced this winter's first significant snowfall and rain on Saturday, the China Meteorological Administration (CMA) said in a notice on Sunday.
The national weather service said northeastern provinces were likely to experience major snowfalls in the coming days, and the cold waves would continue to move southwards and hit most of China.
A yellow cold warning, the third highest level, has been issued to residents.
The CMA warned on Friday that the cold snap and snowfall could have a "negative impact" on the country's energy supply, agriculture and transport infrastructure.
"We need to pay attention to the negative impact it brings to energy supply, human health, pandemic control, infrastructure and agriculture," the notice said.
"The Inner Mongolia, northern and northeastern regions need to prepare for the negative impact of heavy snow and precipitation on the transport system, outdoor work and the eastern shore."
Meteorological experts have also warned that the extreme weather is likely to add pressure to the country as several regions have already been grappling with surging fuel prices and power shortages in recent months.
https://www.sott.net/article/460426-Early-winter-snow-in-northern-China-threatens-to-deepen-energy-crisis-Beijing-snowfall-23-days-earlier-than-average
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An exceptional ‘cold wave’ engulfed the majority of China over the weekend, delivering plunging lows and heavy snows.
On Saturday and Sunday, large parts of China, including Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, and Inner Mongolia, experienced their first snowfalls of the season, the China Meteorological Administration (CMA) said in a statement.
The cold snap, widely reported as being the earliest and most widespread in a decade (since the solar minimum of cycle 23), is affecting approx. 1.2 billion people and 90 percent of the regions across the country, including the southernmost tropical island of Hainan, where temperatures nosedived at least 8 degrees Celsius, reports globaltimes.cn.
https://electroverse.net/cold-wave-engulfs-china-beijing-sees-snow-23-days-early-north-africa-suffers-nov-flurries-polar-cold-sweeps-australia/
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A powerful cold wave is continuing to pound Eastern Asia this week–most notably China where heavy snowfall has effectively shutdown as host of towns and cities.
China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region as well as the northeastern provinces of Jilin, Liaoning and Heilongjiang have issued a combined 27 red alerts for ‘global warming goodness’ –the highest warning level– as a number of locales register their biggest snowfalls ever in books dating back more than a century.
Meteorologists in Tongliao, Inner Mongolia have called this snowstorm “an extremely random and sudden extreme weather event,” reports the globaltimes.cn. Accumulations there have reached 59 cm (23.2 inches), breaking a record held since 1951.
https://electroverse.net/historic-blizzards-blast-china-century-old-records-fall-27-red-alerts-issued/
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The Chinese city of Xiamen, Fujian province (24N) witnessed extremely rare flakes on Sunday morning — it was the first time the city had seen snow in 129 years, since the January of 1893
https://electroverse.net/chinese-city-sees-first-snow-since-1893-dangerously-cold-temperatures-to-hit-u-s/
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As reported by cgtn.com, an unusual freeze and rare, heavy summer snow has swept China’s Northwest provinces.
Inches of unseasonal snow have coated the mountainous regions of Gansu, as well as the neighboring province of Qinghai.
As the CGTN reporter notes in the video below, while snow is by no means unprecedented across these regions, known to fall even as late as May and June, to see “widespread, heavy snowfall during the hottest days of summer is rare”.
https://electroverse.co/rare-summer-snow-nw-china-snowy-south-africa-european-heatwaves-are-in-decline-eu-and-u-s-crop-yields-substantially-reduced/
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Extreme cold conditions are gripping a large portion of China this week, while warmth prevails in the far South.
A harsh ‘cold wave’ has engulfed the Xinjiang region where a low of -48.6C (-55.5F) was observed on Monday.
This is the coldest reading since 1987, and one not far off the lowest November temperature ever recorded in China — the -50.7C (-59.3F) set at Keketuohai, Xinjiang on Nov 26, 1987 (solar minimum of cycle 21).
Jim yang
@yangyubin1998
Today, the north of Xinjiang has experienced the strongest cold wave isince 1987. Qinghe National Weather Station has the lowest temperature of - 42.1C. The lowest temperature of AWS in Tuerhong is - 48.6C, close to the lowest record in November in China！(- 50.7C) https://t.co/v1chOwbxRC
12:49 AM · Nov 29, 2022
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Nearby Kanas Airport recently reported a low 43C (-45.4F) — exceptionally frigid for the time of year.
https://electroverse.co/china-harshest-cold-wave-since.../
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China’s lingering –and already record-breaking– freeze has intensified again this week, with Northern provinces in the grips of yet another fierce Arctic Outbreak.
Temperatures had plunged to -43.4C (-46.1F) on the Greater Hinggan Mountain yesterday evening, with thermometers expected to continue dropping overnight, to perhaps a record-busting -50C (-58F) by morning.
The polar air is now traversing south, into the tropics.
Xinfeng, for example, in Guangdong Province (23.9N), logged -3C (26.6F), the locale’s lowest temperature in 23 years — with more to come.
https://electroverse.co/china-approaches-50c-58f-record-cold-dominican-summer-snow-cold-down-under-sun-is-crackling/
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The likes of China, the Koreas and Japan are about to face another walloping of intense wintry cold starting this weekend.
Already the frigid temperatures are setting in across Northern China.
The northernmost city of Mohe, for example, saw its official thermometers sink below -45C (-49F) this morning (Jan 19), but looking ahead, temperature south of -50C (-58F) are in the forecast which would prove China’s first such reading since back in 1969.
Shifting attention a little south, to Myanmar (aka Burma), all-time records are already being felled there–or at least tied.
The western town of Hakha plunged to -6C (21.2F) on Wednesday, Jan 17, which matches Myanmar’s all-time national record low previously set in 1990, 2008 and 2021 — Myanmar appears to be cooling.
https://electroverse.co/central-america-cold-china-forecast-50c-afghanistans-big-freeze-snow-plains-midwest-antarctic-record/
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As forecast, Siberia’s record-breaking April cold sank south over the weekend, engulfing much of Northern/Eastern China.
However, the Arctic plunge proved fiercer than forecast, delivering frozen rains, heavy snows, and hundreds of record lows.
The late wintry cold spell sent the mercury crashing to unprecedented levels for the time of year. On Saturday April 22 alone, 241 stations in Northern China suffered their lowest-daily-highs ever recorded during the latter half of April.
China’s chill is forecast to intensify Monday, but then will mercifully wane as the week progresses.
Looking further ahead though, latest GFS runs foresee another polar outbreak hitting during the first week of May.
https://youtu.be/K4SMmLYcxG4
More to come…
https://electroverse.info/china-breaks-241-records-record-cold-baikal-winter-returns-to-america-minor-cme-sparks-severe-storm/
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The rare strong cold front has put the brakes on spring for much China, too, where records are being slain.
The mercury widely dropped by 22C across swathes of Gansu, Shaanxi and Shanxi provinces. Here, a staggering 241 low temperature records were broken on Monday alone; these same regions have also been hit by unseasonable snow.
Heavy snow is rarely seen in April in these parts, explains China’s National Meteorological Center.
According to the Center, many areas have registered their latest accumulating snow since records began. Recently, Shanxi received 24cm (9.4 inches), according to the province’s meteorological service, with record totals falling in southern parts.
The cold and snow “arrived suddenly,” so say the locals.
A farmer in Taiyuan, Shanxi, said that snowfall caught him completely off guard: “Now the fruit trees are covered with snow, the temperature is too low. If the flowers are frozen over time, they won’t bear fruit later,” he was quoted as saying.
Shaanxi’s meteorological service echoed the farmer’s concerns, saying the polar chill will reduce fruit yields due to poor pollination. The service suggest farmers spray nutrient solution on frozen orchards, and add sucrose to reduce the impact of frost damage.
East Asia’s anomalous cold will extend through the week, and then, as shown above, could make a record return early May.
The forecast snow also looks exceptional:
https://electroverse.info/cold-japan-u-s-suffers-late-season-freeze-chinas-return-to-winter/
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Intense rains lashed a scenic area in China's southern Hunan province on Friday, unleashing flooding that swept away cars, engulfed farmland and prompted evacuations and rescues of stranded people.
China has recently been beset by a combination of heavy rainfall and sizzling hot temperatures that have taken a toll on its agriculture and power consumption.
Rains have pounded the Xiangxi area in Hunan since Thursday, with 314.5 mm of precipitation soaking Baojing County by 2 p.m., shattering a local record, state-backed media reported.
https://www.sott.net/article/481879-Cars-washed-away-as-floods-wreak-havoc-after-a-foot-of-rain-in-Hunan-China-on-June-30
https://www.sott.net/image/s34/681993/full/maxresdefault.jpg
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In total, there are 1,039 new coal fired power plants currently in the works, that’s either ‘under construction’, ‘permitted’ or ‘announced’. The vast majority are located in Asia, namely China, with almost all in the developing world.
According to data courtesy of globalenergymonitor.org, this is the global picture:
https://electroverse.info/1000-new-coal-power-plants-are-being-built/
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Exceptional chills have gripped much of China of late, most notably in Qinghai Province of the Tibetan Plateau.
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Hala Lake took the ‘cold cherry’ over the weekend. The brackish lake, located in China’s Qilian mountains, bottomed-out at a record-breaking (for mid-Oct) -28.4C (-19.1F) on Sunday, October 15.
It wasn’t the only locale to post anomalous cold (see list below).
And note, many of these readings have gone down as new record lows for this early into a season.
Despite the media’s skewed focus on summertime heat, the majority of Asia has held exceptionally cold in 2023.
One late-April cold spell sent the mercury crashing to unprecedented levels in Northern China, when, on April 22, some 241 stations suffered their lowest-daily-maxes ever recorded (during the latter half of April).
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Very rare April snow accompanied the cold, with many Chinese towns and cities posting their latest accumulating snow since records began. Shanxi, for example, received 24cm (9.4 inches) in late April — a new record for both monthly-depth and lateness.
The cold and the snowfall “arrived suddenly,” so said the locals.
A farmer in Taiyuan, Shanxi said that snowfall caught him completely off guard: “Now the fruit trees are covered with snow, the temperature is too low. If the flowers are frozen over time, they won’t bear fruit later,” he was quoted as saying.
The following month, May, was another colder-than-average one for all of China.
https://electroverse.info/record-cold-china-snow-in-siberia-cold-myanmar-europes-polar-plunge/
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Temperatures in cities across northern China hit record lows on Wednesday, as authorities issued an alert for extreme cold across swathes of the country.
The national weather office said subzero temperatures smashed records at five stations in the provinces and regions of Shanxi, Hebei and Inner Mongolia in the early hours of Wednesday.
That included a drop to minus 33.2 degrees Celsius (minus 27.8 degrees Fahrenheit) in Shanxi's historic city of Datong and -27C in the nearby county of Yangqu.
In those areas, "notably, the records for all-time low temperatures had already been broken on December 17", the weather office said in a social media post.
The mercury also sank to a record -29.7C in Qingshuihe, Inner Mongolia; -23.3C in Baoding, Hebei; and -22C in Shunping, Hebei.
In Gansu province, where an earthquake late Monday caused the deaths of more than 130 people, groups of survivors spent a freezing Tuesday night huddled around outdoor fires.
Many of them had seen their homes destroyed or rendered unsafe by the magnitude-5.9 tremor, which struck remote villages near the provincial capital Lanzhou.
https://www.barrons.com/news/record-breaking-cold-hits-northern-china-ae643a4b
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The cold weather in the capital Beijing began days ago and has caused issues with the city's metro system.
Beijing has recorded its longest cold wave since records began in 1951, CNN reported.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/beijing-records-its-longest-cold-wave-since-1951-101703459442861.html
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Beijing records longest cold wave in modern history as heating systems in part of China struggles
Beijing recorded its longest cold wave since records began in 1951 as the biting temperatures and snowfall experienced in the Chinese capital and elsewhere began to ease.
The temperature recorded at Beijing's Nanjiao weather station rose to above zero degrees Celsius (32 degrees Fahrenheit)Sunday afternoon for the first time in days, state media Beijing Daily reported.
"Since temperature first dropped to below zero degrees on December 11, the temperature had remained below that line for more than 300 hours," Beijing Daily wrote.
A strong cold wave swept through most of China this month, pushing the heating capacity of some cities in northern China to its limit.
China's central province of Henan has seen multiple system failures.
In the city of Jiaozuo, heating was partially halted after a dysfunction at the Wanfang power plant on Friday. The problem was solved on Saturday and heating is expected to resume Sunday night, according to the official newspaper of the city, Jiaozuo Daily.
Two other cities in the province, Puyang and Pingdingshan, have cut heating to most government buildings and state-owned enterprises since Friday to "prioritize limited heating resources for hospitals, schools and residential buildings," according to statements from the two cities' governments.
https://www.sott.net/article/487237-Beijing-records-longest-cold-wave-in-modern-history
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Around 1,000 people, mostly tourists, have been stranded in a holiday village in China's northwestern Xinjiang for going a week after avalanches towering 23 feet buried the area, state TV reported.
Road access to Hemu, a popular resort located near the borders of Kazakhstan, Russia and Mongolia, has been completely cut off by 10 consecutive days of heavy snow — a story repeated at locales across Xinjiang's Altay Prefecture.
The heavy snow, 10 feet in some parts, triggered dozens of avalanches along large sections of highways in the Altay mountains.
Work to clear the 31-mile stretch of buried road started a week ago, but has been hindered by relentless snow. Debris such as rocks and tree branches, caught up in the avalanches and mixed in with the snow, have rendered rotary snowplows useless, and so rescuers have had to resort to shovels and excavators.
Helicopters were sent to evacuate those stranded in Hemu, but as with the clearing work, inclement weather has complicated this, and all. A military helicopter scheduled to send supplies to the village was delayed Tuesday due to blizzards.
https://electroverse.substack.com/p/10-feet-of-snow-strands-1000-people
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China is being hit again—for the third time in as many weeks—as a rare February cold wave impacts great swaths of the country.
On Thursday, northwest China''s Xinjiang issued its highest cold wave alert, warning that biting lows and powerful blizzards were about to rip through the region.
The city of Altay duly delivered, dropping from -1C to -40C in a single day, with -50C (-58F) hitting nearby mountainous areas.
https://electroverse.substack.com/p/chinas-latest-arctic-blast-has-arrived
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China Broke 117 Low Temperature Records On Thursday
China has broken cold, heat and precipitation (rain & snow) records over the past two days.
While anomalous warmth has prevailed in the far south, the majority of the 9.597 million km² country is holding colder than average with the record books reflecting that.
Quick on the heels of the historic -52.3C (-62.1F) posted in Turhong (China's lowest February temperature ever recorded), an additional 117 weather stations endured their coldest February days on Thursday (Feb 22).
As with the Arctic Outbreaks in late-Jan and early-Feb, this latest round of polar cold is proving just as disruptive.
In addition to the low temperature records, Thursday also felled 17 monthly snow depth records.
https://electroverse.substack.com/p/china-broke-117-low-temperature-records
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The extreme weather has not been limited to Henan. Beijing temporarily suspended several suburban train lines after issuing early warnings for thunderstorms and flash floods.
A small town in China's Henan province experienced an unprecedented deluge as it received nearly a year's worth of rain in just 24 hours.
The extreme weather event, part of a shifting pattern of storms moving from southern China to central and northern provinces, has put local authorities on high alert.
Dafengying, a town within the city limits of Nanyang, recorded a staggering 606.7mm (24 inches) of rainfall in a single day, as reported by national weather forecasters. This amount nearly matches the area's average annual rainfall of 800mm, highlighting the extraordinary nature of the event.
https://www.sott.net/article/493191-Chinas-Henan-province-drowns-in-flood-A-years-worth-of-rain-falls-in-a-day-2-FEET-of-rainfall-in-24-hours
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Torrential rain and floods have killed seven people and spurred the evacuation of thousands from homes in China's southern Hunan Province, lashed by record rainfall from the remnants of Typhoon Gaemi, state media said yesterday.
All the deaths have been in Hunan province. Heavy rains have been falling on eastern Hunan for days as Tropical Storm Gaemi moved inland after making landfall at typhoon strength in China's neighboring Fujian Province.
Four deaths and three missing people were reported in four villages in Zixing County, Xinhua News Agency said.
The bodies of three other missing people were found in a village in a nearby city, state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) said in an online report.
They were victims of a sudden mudslide caused by the rain, the report said.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8E6quR9e06Q?feature=share
https://www.sott.net/article/493609-Typhoon-remnants-kill-7-amid-flooding-in-China-25-inches-of-rain-in-24-hours
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A severe hailstorm battered Zhangpu, Fujian Province, on March 2 - 3, 2025, unleashing hailstones reportedly as large as 14 cm (5.5 inches) in diameter.
If confirmed by the China Meteorological Administration, this could rank among the largest hailstones ever recorded in China.
https://www.sott.net/article/498241-Intense-hailstorm-with-giant-hail-hits-Fujian-China
https://youtu.be/TmCF80rXfRY
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Authorities in China have issued high heat warnings for 754 provinces, cities, and counties, as the strongest heat wave of 2025 grips East Asia, local media reported Friday.
According to Oriental Daily, citing state media, the warning was first issued at 4.30 pm local time (1330 GMT) and extended into Saturday, with some areas upgraded to a yellow high temperature alert — one of the country’s top-tier heat warnings.
In many parts of the region, temperatures have already exceeded 40°C (104°F), while much of eastern China, the country’s most populous area, is experiencing widespread heat above 35°C (95°F).
Widespread heat exceeding 35°C (95°F) is expected across large parts of the country including the most populous region east China.
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/china-issues-high-heat-warnings-across-754-regions-amid-record-heat-wave/3622891
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The Print
Fri, 25 Jul 2025 13:04 UTC
The intensifying rainfall forms part of the broader pattern of extreme weather across China due to the East Asian monsoon, which has caused disruptions in the world’s second-largest economy.
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The intensifying rainfall forms part of the broader pattern of extreme weather across China due to the East Asian monsoon, which has caused disruptions in the world’s second-largest economy.
Storms in northern China have poured nearly a year's rainfall on Baoding, an industrial city on the doorstep of the capital Beijing, forcing over 19,000 people out of their homes as streets began to go under water and roads were being cut off.
As much as 447.4 mm (17.6 inches) of rain fell in Yi, in the western part of Baoding, in the 24 hours to early Friday morning, and records were reset at a number of weather stations in Hebei province, which Baoding is part of.
Official records show annual rainfall in Baoding averages above 500 mm.
A total of 19,453 people from 6,171 households were evacuated, the China Meteorological Administration (CMA) said in a social media post.
The forecaster did not mention where the residents were moved to, but shared a short clip showing two policemen in neon rain jackets boot-deep on a waterlogged street as rains poured down at night.
The forecaster compared the amount of precipitation to the exceptional rainfall brought by a powerful typhoon in 2023, which inundated the capital Beijing with rains unseen since records began 140 years ago.
Baoding's Zhuozhou, which suffered devastating floods in those rains two years ago, saw access to several bridges and roads cut off after the storms unleashed more than 190 mm of rain by Friday morning.
Northern China has witnessed record-breaking rainfall in recent years, exposing densely populated cities including Beijing to flood risks.
Reuters
https://www.sott.net/article/500846-Storms-bring-nearly-years-worth-of-rain-in-northern-China-19000-evacuated-17-6-inches-of-rainfall-in-24-hours
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A powerful cold front has slammed into northern China, sending temperatures crashing to mid-winter levels.
On the morning of October 13, the town of Tahe in Heilongjiang province plunged to -17.6C (0.3F), with an automated weather station in the region posting an even colder -22.6C (-8.7F).
Such cold is extraordinary for the first half of October.
https://electroverse.substack.com/p/china-to-226c-87f-as-early-arctic
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Northern India is enduring one of its heaviest early-November snowfalls in years, with areas already in full winter condition.
The broader Kashmir highlands have been buried, including Sonamarg, Baltal, Zojila Pass, Razdan Top, Gurez Valley, Sinthan Top and Peer Ki Gali. While it was Gulmarg that saw the deepest totals, looking more like January than November (video below).
Razdan Top picked up fresh inches, along with surrounding ranges.
Temperatures have dropped below freezing, with more snowy systems forecast through November.
The early timing and depth are significant: Kashmir rarely sees sustained snow this early. The Himalayas have joined the broader Asian pattern of rapid, record-challenging November accumulation.
https://electroverse.substack.com/p/record-snow-fornorthern-india-record
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At least 22 stations in China set new December precipitation records over the weekend as a widespread cold wave pushed south and east. In the far north, Mohe’s automated station plunged to -38C (-36F), the coldest reading of the season so far.
Snowfall was disruptive across central provinces. In Luoyang, Henan, heavy snows and biting lows left roads and trees coated in ice, snarling transport and weighing down infrastructure not accustomed to such sustained winter conditions.
https://electroverse.substack.com/p/blizzards-hit-china-heavy-snow-pounds
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Central China is currently copping its heaviest snowfall of the winter, with cold instantly tightening its energy markets.
Snow depths in Henan are approaching 30 cm (a foot) Tuesday morning (video below) — a high-impact dumping across one of China’s most densely populated provinces, locking in surface cold and sharply raising heating demand.
Domestic LNG prices have turned sharply higher as a result.
Authorities have issued freeze warnings as the cold pushes deeper and looks set to persist into February.
https://electroverse.substack.com/p/snow-hits-central-china-global-cooling
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A powerful late-winter cold surge is about to rip across eastern China, delivering a sharp and rapid temperature collapse over the next five days.
Forecasts show temperatures tanking by 10 to 20C from the Northeast through East China as polar air drives south with little resistance. The drop will be abrupt, increasing the risk of flash freezing, transport disruption, and infrastructure stress.
Rain is expected to flip rapidly to heavy snow as the cold air undercuts moist systems moving in from the south.
Updates to follow.
https://electroverse.substack.com/p/major-cold-surge-to-hit-china-arctic
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Eastern China has been hit by a sharp late-April cold shot.
Shanghai, normally pushing deeper into spring warmth by now, managed a daytime high of just 11.7C (53.1F) on April 29, which made for the city’s coldest April daytime max since 1939.
https://electroverse.substack.com/p/cold-shot-hits-eastern-china-us-faces
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Heavy rains swept across central and eastern China over the weekend, hitting provinces including Jiangxi and Hunan, with more downpours expected.
The National Meteorological Center (NMC) forecasts that over the next three days, heavy rainfall will gradually move eastward and southward.
Since Friday evening, torrential rain in Ganzhou city, Jiangxi, has raised river levels and caused localized flooding. Shangyou county was hardest hit, especially Dongshan township, where rising waters disrupted electricity and water supplies, submerged streets and swept away vehicles.
By 4:30 pm Saturday, the county government had relocated 1,147 residents across a number of townships. No casualties or missing persons were reported, according to local media.
https://youtu.be/-1IWzBPE864?si=bi6YiAVExuYiDtao
https://www.sott.net/article/506367-Severe-flooding-across-central-and-eastern-China-after-record-rainfall-of-5-5-FEET-in-3-days-at-least-25-killed-20-missing-UPDATED
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On June 8, China set another 16 June cold records, split between seven low-minimum and nine low-maximum.
Lingwu in Ningxia fell to 4.3C (39.7F), breaking its previous June low of 4.4C (39.9F), set in 1955. In Sichuan, Xuyong dropped to 14.5C (58.1F), Changning to 14.8C (58.6F), Jiang’an to 14.9C (58.8F), Dongxing District to 15C (59F), and Xuzhou to 15.6C (60.1F), all beating their previous June lows dating as far back as 1955.
The daytime anomalies were broader.
Nine stations broke or tied June low-maximum records, including Taoyuan in Hunan which reached just 17.2C (63F), beating its old June low-max of 18.6C (65.5F) from 1971. Dazu in Chongqing also held to 17.2C (63F), beating 18.4C (65.1F) from 1983.
Anhua in Hunan reached only 18.2C (64.8F), Changde 18.4C (65.1F), Changning 18.6C (65.5F), Jiang’an 18.6C (65.5F), and Yanjin in Yunnan 18.8C (65.8F), all besting old June low-maximum marks (again, in reliable records back to 1955).
This was not one cold mountain station. It was a southward-moving continental cold surge strong enough to break monthly low-temperature records from Ningxia in the north to Yunnan, Hunan and Hubei farther south.
https://electroverse.substack.com/p/record-june-cold-persists-in-northern
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A powerful hailstorm caused significant damage to vehicles in Zhangjiakou, Hebei province, China, on Tuesday (June 16).
Video from the scene shows shattered windows, large dents and broken windshields on multiple vehicles following the storm.
A light-blue BMW is seen with severe damage, including punctures in the windshield and extensive dents across the bodywork.
Large hailstones visible in the footage highlight the intensity of the weather event.
SWNS
https://www.sott.net/article/506944-Massive-hailstorm-shatters-car-windows-and-dents-vehicles-in-northern-China-on-June-16
https://sott.net/en506944
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From the night of 19 June, Hotan in Xinjiang experienced its heaviest 24-hour downpour in recorded history.
The resulting flooding in the city, which borders the Taklamakan desert, caused the temporary closure of the expressway, China Weather Network reports.
In three lunchtime hours on 20 June, the area had surpassed its average yearly precipitation, according to Xinjiang Meteorological Service.
The extreme rainstorm was caused by two banks of moist air converging over southern Xinjiang, explained China Weather Network analyst Xin Xin. The rainfall accumulated in the mountainous areas and, together with snowmelt runoff, caused flash floods, he added.
Though Xin Xin did not mention climate change as an exacerbating factor, other commentators have.
There has been snowmelt-induced flooding in the same Tarim basin area before, for instance in 2021 and the summer of 2022. But the rainfall was much more intense this time than in 2021, Tang Peng, director of the Hotan Meteorological Observatory, told Qilu Evening News.
https://www.sott.net/article/507166-Chinas-largest-desert-floods-after-record-rainfall-2-5-inches-in-24-hours-on-June-19-also-surpassed-average-yearly-precipitation-in-just-3-hours
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Typhoon Dolphin struck eastern China, including Shanghai, with winds up to 150 km/h, prompting more than one million people to evacuate their homes.
The storm disrupted flights and transport while bringing heavy rain, flooding and the risk of landslides across the region.
https://www.sott.net/article/507836-China-evacuates-a-million-as-Typhoon-Dolphin-arrives-record-12-4-inches-of-rain-in-24-hours-for-Shanghai-the-most-in-over-150-years-UPDATE
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=4501369786769035