It snows in dog days! When did it start to snow in Gansu in previous years?

Gansu Province, located in the northwest of China, is a long strip area on the map. What is it famous for? Hexi corridor? Right here.

Because Gansu is located in the plateau, there are many mountainous areas in the province, and the climate in many areas is dry, the plateau climate, and most areas have little precipitation and low humidity all the year round, which makes drought a very serious natural disaster in Gansu Province.

However, some netizens uploaded the news that it snowed in the dog days in Gansu, which caused widespread concern. It is understood that due to the influence of cold air, the southeastern part of Gansu Province ushered in a large-scale snowfall on August 16, 2020, which was 1 month earlier than the local snowfall in previous years. Snowfall is mainly distributed in Gannan Prefecture, Qilian Mountain Nature Reserve and other places. The vegetation in Qilian Mountain is still very dense, and the lush green and white snow together constitute a beautiful scenery.

According to the weather this year, the rainfall in Gansu Province is richer than that in the previous period, and it often rains, which can greatly alleviate the impact of water shortage in arid areas of Gansu Province. In fact, it is rare to see snow in the dog days in Gansu Province. In the hot summer, other parts of the country are still enduring the hot weather, and they have to turn on the air conditioner to get by, but there are snowflakes floating in Gansu, which makes people envy the cool weather there.

In the summer of 2020, the rainfall in many places seems to be more than in previous years, and the heavy rainfall in the south caused a very serious flood disaster. On August 1 1 day, 2020, rainstorm warning notices were issued in many places in North China. In the following days, photos of various flooded streets came from many places. If the rainstorm is not prevented, it will have a great impact on people's lives.

The weather is changeable in 2020. Before going out, everyone must pay attention to the weather changes in time and prepare rain gear and other supplies according to the weather forecast, so as to avoid improper preparation affecting normal life.