China News Service, Shanghai, January 8 (Reporter Li Shuzheng) The first cold wave in 2021 will be violent. On the morning of the 8th, the lowest temperature in Shanghai was only -7.1°C, setting the lowest temperature record for the same period since this century.

　　With the strong cold air "quick freezing" in China, starting from the night of the 6th, Shanghai has also started the "gradual freezing" mode from north to south.

It can be seen from the real-time temperature distribution map of Shanghai that since the early morning of the 7th, the temperature in many districts of Shanghai has dropped below freezing, gradually "frozen to purple".

　　The highest temperature on the 7th was only -3.3°C, appearing around 8 o'clock.

Under the control of the cold air mass, the sun became a "furnishing" and unable to "heat up", and the temperature in Shanghai showed an upside-down trend and continued to drop.

At around 7 o'clock on the 8th, the temperature in downtown Shanghai was -7.1℃, and the suburban temperature reached -8.4℃, with severe freezing.

　　Although this round of "gradual freezing" cold wave in Shencheng is slightly inferior to the new year's "quick freezing" cold wave at the end of 2020 in terms of cooling range, maximum gusts and precipitation, its power should not be underestimated.

　　The cold air originates in the Arctic region and travels south through Siberia.

Netizens in Shanghai said, “I opened the door and thought I opened the door of the refrigerator. The only difference is that there is no wind in the refrigerator.” “I’m blowing the wind with the polar bear now. The only difference is that the polar bear is not cold, and I am stiff. Lost".

　　In the early morning of the 8th, layers of thin ice formed on the windowsills of many houses in Shanghai; some residents said that their hibernating turtles had been "frozen into frozen turtles" with water in their tanks; and on the banks of the Dishui Lake in Shanghai Lingang, the lake water When he shot the shore, he was frozen into ice prisms.

　　To withstand such a low temperature, the Shanghainese naturally cannot rely on "all righteousness."

"Air conditioners, electric oil heaters, heaters...I turned on all the home appliances that can generate heat," said Xu Wenting, who lives in Huangpu, Shanghai.

　　The State Grid Shanghai Electric Power Company stated that as of 21:00 on the 7th, the highest electricity load of the Shanghai Grid reached 33.39 million kilowatts, breaking the record of 33.11 million kilowatts set at the peak of summer power consumption in 2020 and becoming a record high in Shanghai's electricity load. .

　　According to the Shanghai Meteorological Bureau, the cold wave weather lasted for a long time, and the freezing time below zero was as long as 60 hours.

Around the 11th, there was still another cold air replenishment southward.

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