When did the heaviest snow fall in Chengdu?

The snow scene of Tiantai Mountain, the snow on the Golden Summit of Mount Emei, and the unique snow scene of Jiuzhaigou Valley

It’s snowing in Chengdu! At about 7 o'clock last night, Chengdu urban area received its first snowfall this year. Excited citizens passed the news to each other through the Internet, text messages, phone calls, etc., sharing the joy of the first snow. The meteorological department said that due to the combined influence of cold air on the ground and fluctuations on the plateau, the cold weather in the basin will continue to persist in the next two days, and winter will officially enter Chengdu today. This snow is the meeting gift given to everyone in the winter of 2009.

The snow is very naughty and sparse

The first person to call the newspaper’s hotline to provide information about the first snowfall was Mr. Liu, a reader. At 6:50 last night, he saw the sky in Sanguantang There are fine particles of snow floating in the air. When our photographer arrived at the scene for the first time, he saw no sign of snow. Snow is like a naughty child, hiding from everyone. The nearby mutton soup pot restaurant was filled with hot steam, and the customers didn't seem to notice the fine snow particles.

But just 10 minutes later, Mr. Ge Zhenlin, a citizen, walked to the Wanda Plaza at Chengren intersection, but found traces of snow, "sparse and granular." Mr. He, thinking it was starting to rain, hurriedly hid in In the car, the moment he turned on the lights, he saw fine snow particles floating in front of the car!

Couples hugging each other while watching the snow scene all over the city

Snow also started to fall on Chunxi Road. The salesperson in the mall looked through the glass window and watched the snow dancing in the interlaced neon lights. Citizens enjoying the snow quickly gathered in Zhongshan Square. They raised their heads and stretched out their hands to catch the snow particles. Ms. Cheng said that the snow is like ice particles and needs to be squeezed in your hands to melt. A young couple who were having an quarrel next to them immediately forgot their unhappiness and hugged each other excitedly. Mr. Wang from the Qingshui River Bridge heard the sound of snow particles hitting the trees and greeted the city with a gentle "rustling". Ms. Wang from the West Third Ring Road said that snow particles as big as half a meter fell on her fluffy down jacket, making a "bang bang" sound, and the fatigue of a day's work suddenly disappeared.

It’s snowing in Chengdu, becoming the most popular QQ signature

“I’m in Jinli, it’s snowing here, and what’s falling is like small ice particles.” “Under Dashi West Road It’s snowing, I’m covered in white.” “It’s snowing here at the North Railway Station.” “It’s snowing here in Shiling. It’s snowing hard.” “It’s snowing in Longquan!” Ms. Cao, who was working overtime in the office, watched her friends' signatures on QQ change instantly, all related to snow. Finally, she and her friends in the group changed their QQ signatures to "It's snowing in Chengdu!" Ms. Su quickly finished her work and took a taxi to Jiuyan Bridge. She had already contacted about 10 friends through QQ and went to a bar to celebrate Chengdu together. of first snow.

This winter saw the first snow in the past nine years

"To be precise, what appeared last night was sleet, not pure snow." The meteorological department said that at 7 o'clock last night At 8 o'clock, the temperature in Chengdu is relatively low, around 5℃. At the same time, under the combined influence of strong cold air and rapid high-altitude shear, and when certain water vapor conditions are met, sleet and snow appear, and smaller ice particles appear in some places.

The meteorological department said that this is the first rain and snow in Chengdu this winter. Although snowfall has occurred in some higher-altitude mountainous areas before, this is the first snowfall in the urban area. . Meteorological monitoring showed that there was light rain and snow in Chengdu, Pengzhou, Xindu, Wenjiang, Jintang, Dujiangyan and other places last night. Rain and snow appeared in various places at different times, but they did not last long. Meteorological data shows that this is the earliest snowfall in Chengdu since 2000. The average temperature in Chengdu has been below 10℃ for 4 consecutive days. If the average temperature in Chengdu is still below 10℃ today, Chengdu will officially enter winter.

Reporter Shu Zhanghui