It is rare for Xinjiang to have low temperature and snowfall, and the field has broken through the extreme low temperature for 30 years.

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　　　 Affected by the strong cold air from western Siberia heading south and the trough in Central Asia, from 17th to 27th, there was a large-scale cooling and snowfall in Xinjiang, which was not only unbearable in most parts of northern Xinjiang, but also a rare continuous snowfall in southern Xinjiang, and the temperature continued to drop. Changji suffered the coldest 49 in 37 years, while Hotan broke through the extreme low temperature in 30 years.

　　　 Yesterday (January 27th), Dou Xinying, a senior engineer of Urumqi Meteorological Observatory, said that the lowest temperature in Urumqi was below -20℃ for five consecutive days from 19th to 23rd during the "April 9th" period. Although it did not break through the continuous low temperature of -23℃ to -24℃ from January 19th to 23rd, 1962, it was also a rare continuous low temperature weather in recent 40 years.　

　　　 Changji Prefecture suffered the coldest April 9th in 37 years. According to the data of Changji Meteorological Observatory, up to now, except for the April 9th average temperature in two counties, the April 9th average temperature in Changji Prefecture has been the second lowest since 1971, and the average temperature in other places has reached the lowest historical extreme since 1971. The April 9th average temperature at Caijiahu Meteorological Station in Changji Prefecture is -30.4℃, which is the coldest than the previous April 9th.　

　　 Last week, low temperature also appeared in other parts of northern Xinjiang. On the 20th, the temperature in Altay and Tacheng dropped to between -30℃ and -35℃. There is also a low temperature of nearly -30℃ along the Tianshan Mountains in northern Xinjiang.

　　　 The temperature in southern Xinjiang, which has always been warmer in winter, has also dropped all the way in this weather. In many areas, the temperature is lower than -20℃, and in some areas, the temperature is even lower than -30℃. Among them, the low temperature in Hotan area has exceeded the extreme value of low temperature in the past 30 years.

　　　 In addition, there are rare continuous snowfalls in Aksu, Kezhou, Kashgar, Hotan and other places in southern Xinjiang. Among them, the snowfall in Hotan lasted for 8 days, and yesterday, the snowfall in Kashgar lasted for 9 days.

　　　 However, according to the data of the meteorological department, by the 24th, the accumulated precipitation of 19 stations in Aksu, Kashgar, Kezhou, Hotan and other places around the Tarim Basin reached a large amount, and 7 stations reached a violent amount. At present, the thickness of snow in Kashgar and other areas exceeds 10 cm, while that in mountainous areas is close to 30 cm.

　　　 It is predicted that in the coming week, the weather in most parts of northern Xinjiang will be mainly sunny, and the temperature will rise slowly, while the snowfall in southern Xinjiang will continue, but the snowfall will be very weak, and the low temperature weather will continue for three to four days.

Editor: Feng Ye