snowstorms swept through Shandong province, eastern China, southern Beijing, with heavy snowfall in some areas, the Global Times reported.
Photos in Te Nam, the capital of Son Dong province, show people wearing thick coats when traveling outdoors while workerscast snow on the road.
The Son Dong Provincial Meteorological Observatory informed that as of 2:00 p.m. on March 2, snow had fallen in 10 cities and 49 districts across the province, with an average snowfall of 2.5mm.
The urban area of Te Nam recorded the highest amount of snowfall of 17.9mm, while Duong Tan district in Tan Chau city recorded the highest accumulated snowfall of up to 13cm.
On the afternoon of March 2, the Southern City issued two red warnings - the highest level - about the situation of frozen roads and snowstorms.
Liu Chang, weather forecasting director at the Shandong Meteorological Administration, said the two red warnings are extremely rare. He noted that the snowstorm in Te Nam has reached its severity, a historic extreme event at this stage.
Some districts in Te Nam have canceled classes on March 3 due to cold weather. Movement was also interrupted due to harsh weather. Many high-speed trains across Son Dong province have been delayed or canceled.
On the same day, about 930km away, in the financial center of Shanghai, people had a record-breaking hot weekend. The city of nearly 25 million people recorded the hottest weather in early March in more than 150 years.
Temperatures hit a new record early in March on March 1, then continued to rise, to 28.5 degrees Celsius on March 2.
At 2:00 p.m. on March 2, the highest temperature at the Tu Gia Hoi observation post in Shanghai reached 28.5 degrees Celsius. Some suburban areas of Shanghai, such as Bao Son and Thanh Pho, recorded temperatures exceeding 29 degrees Celsius.
In the context of unusually hot weather, Shanghai residents move outdoors in T-shirts and socks. Photos taken in Shanghai show people eating ice cream in the sun and children playing in public fountains.
The Shanghai Meteorological Agency noted that there is a possibility of rain and thunderstorms in the city on March 3, with temperatures dropping by 15 degrees Celsius.
CNN pointed out that contrasting weather conditions across China reflect an increasingly unpredictable climate in recent years.
2024 is the hottest year in China since it began recording national data more than 60 years ago and in Shanghai, 2024 is the hottest year since the Qing Dynasty.
