The recent drastic cooling and snowfall have made everyone feel the power of strong cold air. Now that we are in late December, will it be so cold later this winter?
The reporter learned from the National Climate Center yesterday,Expected post-winter (January-February 2024),The intensity of the East Asian winter monsoon is generally weak, except for the northeast of Inner Mongolia, the north of Heilongjiang, most of the country, and the southern part of Qinghai where the temperature is lower than that of the same period of the year, the temperature in most parts of China is close to the normal year, but the cold and warm fluctuations are obviousOr experience a temperature "roller coaster" again.
The weather in December this year can be described as a sharp contrast, and the country has experienced a "roller coaster" of temperature fluctuations in the early stage of continuous warmness and sharp cooling in the later period.
The National Climate Center said that overall, from January to February next year, there will be more precipitation in the central and eastern parts of China, and the precipitation in the rest of the country will be close to the same period of the year to less. The cold air activity is relatively active, and there may be a phased strong cooling and heavy snowfall process in the northern region again, and a phased low temperature rain and snow freezing may occur in the southern part of the Yangtze River and the eastern part of the southwest region.
According to the National Climate Center, when talking about a certain year or month being warmer, it is not determined by a single weather event, but by comparing whether the average temperature over the entire period of time is significantly higher or lower than that of the same period in history. From the statistical analysis of historical data, the winter temperature in China is generally warm under the background of El Niño, but the periodic cold air activities are more frequent, that is to say, the fluctuations of cold and warm are more obvious. In addition, China is a climate change sensitive area and a significant impact area, although the warming rate is higher than the global average, the intensity of extreme cold waves has not weakened, and the impact range of strong cold air or cold waves has increased.
*:Beijing** Reporter Luo Qianwen.
Editor: Gao Shanshan.
Process Editor: Guo Dan.