On June 19, CMA's live observation ranking listed Gande at 0.5C (32.9F), Haiyan at 0.8C (33.4F), Shuanghu at 0.9C (33.6F), and Zeku at 0.9C (33.6F). Zhongba managed just 1.1C (34F). Henan saw 1.2C (34.2F). Dari reached 1.8C (35.2F). Maqen 1.9C (35.4F). Seda 2.2C (36F). And Jiuzhi 2.4C (36.3F). All are deeply anomalous late-June readings.
This has not come out of nowhere.
June has already delivered a series of sharp cold shots across China.
On June 7, a total of 12 national meteorological stations set or tied their lowest temperature records for June. The on June 8, China set another 16 June cold records, split between seven low-minimum records and nine low-maximum records.
Northern China is not enjoying a simmering summer. The theme is repeated cold intrusions and a plateau barely above freezing.
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