Beijing recorded its most hours of subfreezing temperatures in December in more than seven decades as a cold snap gripped northern and central parts of China, bringing blizzards and record-breaking temperatures
December 25, 2023, 2:51 a.m. ET
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BEIJING – Beijing recorded its most hours of subfreezing temperatures in December in more than seven decades, as a cold snap gripped northern and central parts of China, bringing blizzards and record-breaking temperatures.
A weather observatory in the Chinese capital had recorded subfreezing temperatures for more than 300 hours since December 11 – the most since records began in 1951, according to the official Beijing Daily newspaper.
The newspaper added that the city had nine consecutive days of temperatures below minus 10 degrees Celsius (14 degrees Fahrenheit).
Parts of northern and central China have shivered in freezing cold snaps this month, and authorities have closed schools and highways several times due to snowstorms.
According to the National Meteorological Center, temperatures at 78 weather stations across the country reached record lows in December, while average temperatures this month in northern and some central parts of China reached record lows set in 1961.