Precipitation conditions for hosting the Winter Olympics in Beijing

The advantage of hosting the Winter Olympics in Beijing is that most of the precipitation in the whole year is concentrated in summer, and the cold and dry winter provides suitable climatic conditions for hosting the Winter Olympics. Beijing has a typical temperate monsoon climate, with dry and windy spring, high temperature and rainy summer, sunny and pleasant autumn and cold and dry winter. The annual average temperature in Beijing ranges from 10 to 12 degrees, and the seasonal distribution of precipitation is uneven. Most of the precipitation in the whole year is concentrated in summer, and there are often heavy rains in July and August.

Climatic conditions for hosting the Winter Olympics in Beijing

There has never been a precedent of continental monsoon climate zone in the history of the Winter Olympics, and the Beijing Winter Olympics is the first time. The continental monsoon climate zone is characterized by the obvious mainland, less precipitation and large temperature difference between day and night.

Secondly, the monsoon is prominent, and there are two monsoon transitions every year, that is, the summer monsoon goes north in the first half of the year and the winter monsoon goes south in the second half. From February to March, Beijing is mainly controlled by the winter wind, but spring has sprouted and belongs to the stage of seasonal transformation. The climate is changeable and faces unprecedented climate challenges.

The first climate challenge is the possibility of extreme weather. In the transitional season between winter and spring, although the winter wind is still dominant and the summer monsoon cannot pass temporarily, the strong continental characteristics will raise the surface temperature, which will lead to the strong confrontation between cold and warm air. Strong winds, sandstorms, low temperatures and other weather are not uncommon, and even extreme situations may occur.