China News Service, Xining, April 12 (Sun Rui, Zhao Haimei, Li Moyu) The reporter learned from the Qinghai Provincial Climate Center on the 12th that Xining City, Qinghai Province, the largest central city on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, has not experienced effective precipitation for 62 consecutive days. This is also in 1961. Since the meteorological records began, from February 1 to April 10, the number of consecutive days without precipitation at four stations including Xining took the first place.

　　Yang Yanhua, deputy senior engineer of the Qinghai Provincial Climate Center, introduced that according to the monitoring data of the Qinghai Provincial Climate Center, since March (March 1 to April 10), the average temperature in Qinghai Province has been 2.3 ℃, which is 2.7 ℃ higher than the same period of the year. The highest in the same period in history.

The average temperature in all regions is higher than that of normal years. Most of the eastern agricultural areas, most of the Qilian Mountains, the northern part of the Qinghai Lake Basin, Tongde, and Chaka are more than 3.0 °C higher.

The picture shows the agro-meteorological personnel carrying out spring ploughing and spring sowing to produce meteorological services in Guide Garang Township.

Photo by Zhao Haimei

　　During the period, the precipitation in the whole province was 4.0 mm, which was 66.7% less than the same period of the previous year, ranking third in the historical period.

The precipitation in Golmud and Xiaozaohuo was 27.3% and 16.7% higher, respectively, and the remaining areas were lower, among which, most of the Qaidam Basin, most of the eastern agricultural region, most of the Qinghai Lake Basin, and the western part of the Three Rivers Source were less than 80.0%.

　　"Up to now, some areas in the province have had long consecutive days without precipitation. According to the monitoring data on April 10, Xining has had no effective precipitation for 62 consecutive days, and the number of consecutive days without precipitation in Ping'an, Ledu, Minhe has reached more than 50 days. This is also since the meteorological record began in 1961. From February 1 to April 10, the number of consecutive days without precipitation at four stations including Xining took the first place." Yang Yanhua said.

　　According to the analysis of the Qinghai Provincial Climate Center, since March (March 1-April 7), the average precipitation in Qinghai Province was 3.9 mm, which was 64.2% lower than the same period of the previous year. Ministry and the western part of the Three Rivers source were less than 80.0%, and there was no effective precipitation during the period of Xining, Ledu, Ping'an, Minhe, Qumalai, Wudaoliang and Tuotuohe.

In addition, the average temperature in Qinghai Province was 2.0°C, which was 2.7°C higher than the same period of the previous year (-0.7°C), resulting in varying degrees of meteorological drought in some areas.

　　According to the Meteorological Drought Comprehensive Monitoring Index (MCI) monitoring on April 8, Qumalai reached moderate meteorological drought, and 16 stations including Xining, Haiyan and Yushu experienced mild meteorological drought.

　　Meteorological experts from the Qinghai Provincial Climate Center said that due to the dry weather, people need to replenish water in time to prevent respiratory diseases.

In addition, although the temperature has climbed all the way, the temperature difference between day and night is still large.

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