China News Service, Harbin, December 10th (Jiao Lingling, reporter Jiang Hui) Starting on the evening of the 9th, the ice city of Harbin ushered in rainy weather. As of 12:00 on the 10th, the rainfall in the main urban area reached 3.2 mm.
Rainfall in Heilongjiang Province in December is very rare in history. Statistics from the Heilongjiang Meteorological Observatory show that since 1961, Harbin has only experienced 7 rains in December, this time being the eighth.
On the morning of the 10th, the sky in Harbin was covered with a layer of mist, pattered raindrops continued to drip from the sky, and pedestrians wrapped in cotton clothes hurried along under umbrellas.
Some time ago, the remaining snow on both sides of the street from the blizzard has melted. On some slopes, you can see clear water flowing down the street.
Pedestrians hurried with their umbrellas.
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According to information released by the Heilongjiang Meteorological Observatory, from 8 am on the 9th to 8 am on the 10th, 17 stations in Heihe, Yichun, Qiqihar, Suihua, Daqing, and Harbin in Heilongjiang Province had precipitation exceeding 2.5 millimeters, in southern Daqing, eastern Suihua, Rain occurred in the west of Harbin.
Rain occurred after 23:00 on the 9th in Harbin. As of 12:00 on the 10th, the rainfall in the main urban area reached 3.2 mm.
Statistics from the Heilongjiang Meteorological Observatory show that since 1961, there have been only 7 rainy weather events in Harbin in December, which is a small probability event, and 5 of them were drizzle. The last rainy weather occurred on December 2, 2018. The rain is relatively rare this time.
The courier boy walks through the rain.
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According to Ma Guozhong, the chief forecaster of the Heilongjiang Meteorological Observatory, the main reason for the rainy weather in Harbin this time was that the early temperature was relatively high. The highest temperature was above 0℃ from the 7th to the 9th, and the daytime highest temperature reached 5.2℃ on the 9th.
From the afternoon of the 9th, the sky over Harbin was covered by clouds, which is equivalent to having an insulation layer. The air near the ground is warm and humid, causing the ground temperature to drop slowly after nightfall. When precipitation occurs, the temperature near the ground layer is higher than 0℃, and the snow in the upper air is falling. In the process, it melts when passing through the ground layer to the warm layer (or the melting layer greater than 0°C) on the ground, and it becomes rain when it falls on the ground.
Sanitation personnel sweep the streets in the rain.
Photo by Sun Hanlun
From the 10th to the 12th, the temperature in most parts of Heilongjiang Province will drop significantly. The temperature will drop by 8℃ to 10℃, and the local temperature will drop by 14℃ to 16℃. The Heilongjiang Meteorological Observatory has issued cold wave forecasts and road icing forecasts.
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