[HIGHLIGHTS] The national average temperature in February was -1.8℃, 0.5℃ lower than the same period in normal years.

In February, the national average temperature was -1.8°C, 0.5°C lower than the same period in normal years. The middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River and most areas north of it, most of the northwest, southern Xinjiang and other places have more precipitation.

Temperatures are relatively high and precipitation is relatively low in most areas of the southwest. Meteorological drought continues in some areas of Guizhou, Yunnan, Sichuan.