China News Service, Xining, May 10 (Sun Rui) Some areas of China have entered the summer high temperature mode. Maduo County, located at the source of the Yellow River, was affected by cold air and plateau vortex on the 10th. Sudden snowfall and precipitation exceeded 1961. Extreme value since May Day.
Maduo, which means "the source of the Yellow River" in Tibetan, is located in the northwest of the Guoluo Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Qinghai Province. It is the first county seat on the upper reaches of the Yellow River. The mother river of the Chinese nation-the birthplace of the Yellow River.
According to the monitoring of the Climate Center of Qinghai Province, from 8 o'clock on May 9th to 8 o'clock on the 10th, due to the influence of cold air and plateau vortex, precipitation weather occurred in most parts of Qinghai Province. Among them, the largest precipitation center in towns appeared in Maduo. It is 21.3 mm, and the snow depth reaches 12 cm, reaching the magnitude of a blizzard, and it has broken through the extreme daily precipitation of the station in May since 1961.
"After the beginning of summer, welcome to enjoy the snow at the source of the Yellow River." "Fortunately, the heating hasn't stopped, otherwise it will freeze to death in the summer." ... On the evening of the 9th, local people in Maduo joked on the Internet platform.
"Maduo County Meteorological Observatory issued a yellow warning signal for blizzard in Maduo area at 21:55 on the 9th, and a yellow warning signal for road icing in Maduo area at 8:35 on the 10th, and issued it to the outside world in time through various methods such as mobile phone text messages. , To remind relevant departments to do a good job of preventing blizzards and road icing in time.” said Li Zhongchao, director of Maduo County Meteorological Bureau.
The reporter learned from the traffic police brigade of Maduo County that currently, affected by snowfall, there is snow on the Xili Expressway, Dema Expressway, National Highway 214, and the roads around the county town in Maduo's jurisdiction. Vehicle stranded on the road section will affect road traffic and cause inconvenience to people's travel.
Meteorological experts from Qinghai Meteorological Bureau said that during the precipitation process, the average daily temperature will drop by 2 to 4 degrees Celsius.
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