Northern China breaks mid-October records during an unusual cold spell
Northern China experienced an unusual cold wave in mid-October, with 21 weather stations shattering mid-month temperature records, including Beijing’s rare drop below freezing for the seventh time on record on Sunday, October 20, 2024.
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Northern China experienced a rare cold period in mid-October, with 21 weather stations breaking mid-month temperature records and Beijing dropping below 0 °C (32 °F) for only the seventh time in recorded history.
Najiao station in Beijing recorded a temperature of -4.1 °C (24.6 °F) on Sunday, breaking the previous mid-October low record of -3.9 °C (25.0 °F), which was set on October 20, 2007.
The lowest temperature was recorded at Erenhot station in Inner Mongolia, where the temperature dropped to -12.1 °C (10.2 °F) on Sunday, surpassing the previous mid-October record of -11.5 °C (11.3 °F) set on October 18, 2010.
Following this, Ulanqab station broke its previous record of -8.5 °C (16.7 °F), set on October 19, 1956, by recording a temperature of -11.6 °C (11.1 °F) on Sunday.
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