What is the lowest temperature in Xinjiang?

The lowest temperature in Xinjiang is -52.3℃. It is also the lowest temperature recorded since the founding of New China.

After the founding of New China, a weather station in northern Xinjiang broke the record for the first time with a low temperature of -50.7℃ on January 20, 1960, and then set another national record with -51.5℃ on January 21st. record. China's northernmost weather station, the Mohe Meteorological Station in Heilongjiang Province, measured -50.9°C in the early morning of December 27, 1968. On February 13, 1969, Mohe finally set the record for the lowest extreme temperature in China's existing meteorological data: -52.3℃.

The most cold-resistant flower in the world is the snow lotus grown in China. Even at -50°C, the flowers are still in full bloom.

There are not many records in China where temperatures have been lower than -50℃. The Yidu River in Daxinganling, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China, observed a temperature of -50.1°C on January 16, 1922, which was the lowest temperature recorded before the founding of New China.

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Climate conditions in Xinjiang:

Xinjiang is far away from the ocean and deep inland. It is surrounded by high mountains, making it difficult for ocean airflow to reach, resulting in obvious temperate continental climate. The temperature difference is large, the sunshine time is sufficient (annual sunshine time reaches 2500-3500 hours), the precipitation is small, and the climate is dry. The average annual precipitation in Xinjiang is about 150 mm, but the precipitation varies greatly from place to place. The temperature in southern Xinjiang is higher than that in northern Xinjiang, and the precipitation in northern Xinjiang is higher than that in southern Xinjiang.

In the coldest month (January), the average temperature in the Junggar Basin is below minus 20°C. The absolute lowest temperature in Fuyun County on the northern edge of the basin once reached minus 50.15°C, making it one of the coldest regions in the country. one. In the hottest month (July), the average temperature in Turpan, known as the "Fire Continent", is over 33°C, and the absolute highest temperature has reached 49.6°C, ranking highest in the country. Due to the huge daily temperature difference between spring and summer and autumn and winter in most areas of Xinjiang, there has always been a saying of "wearing fur coats in the morning and eating watermelon around the stove".

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