Sandpile weather in Xianning

Turpan is the place with the highest temperature in China, and it is known as "Fire Island" in history. According to observation, the highest temperature here reached 49.6 degrees Celsius, and the surface temperature reached 89.2 degrees Celsius. There is a local saying that eggs are steamed in a sand nest and cakes are baked on stones. The daily maximum temperature in Turpan is higher than 35 degrees Celsius, with an average of over 100 days in hot days and 35-40 days in hot days above 40 degrees Celsius. People who don't know the inside story often ask: How can the local people live in such hot weather? It turns out that although the temperature here is high, the relative humidity is very low, high temperature and low humidity, although hot but not stuffy. In addition, the temperature difference between day and night is very large, often reaching 20 degrees. It's sunny at noon, hot as summer, cool and pleasant in the morning and evening, very comfortable. Spring in Turpan is also more than 40 days earlier than other cities in Xinjiang such as Urumqi. When these places are still frozen with snow and ice, the Turpan Basin has been dyed green, and the season suitable for tourism is about four months longer than the average annual time in Xinjiang.

Turpan basin belongs to continental desert climate, which is dry and hot. The annual precipitation is about 16 mm, the evaporation is as high as 3000 mm, the highest temperature in summer has been recorded as 49.6℃, and the average highest temperature in June-August is above 38℃. At noon, the temperature of the sand surface is as high as 82.3℃, so it has been called "Huoshao Island" since ancient times. The sunshine time is long, about 3200 hours a year, and the frost-free period is about 2 10 days. Because of the low gas pressure in the basin, it attracts airflow, and it is also a famous "wind bank" in China. The spring rainstorm from Dabancheng reached 50 meters per second, and the strong wind from Qijiaojing once overturned the vehicle.