Will it snow in Kunming, Yunnan?

Affected by strong cold air, the temperature in Yunnan continued to fall, and heavy snow fell in many places.

On June 6, 2003, around noon, 65438+2065438, snow began to appear in the main city of Kunming. At night, the biggest snow came, and the whole city was wrapped in silver.

Kunming is known as the "Spring City", and snow is a rare weather phenomenon.

This sudden snowfall also excited the public. "It snows in Kunming" has become the hottest topic on Weibo and WeChat.

The reporter saw in Kunming City, Longquan Road, Huancheng West Road, Xichang Road and other places that all urban buildings were covered with snowflakes flying all over the sky, and street plants were particularly bright in the snow.

According to the Yunnan Meteorological Observatory, at 8: 00 a.m. on June 16, the snow thickness of Caohai Meteorological Observatory in Kunming was 4.8 cm, and that of Taihuashan Meteorological Observatory in Kunming was 9 cm, with the deepest point reaching 1 1 cm.

The Yunnan Meteorological Observatory issued a yellow warning of road icing at 9: 30 am on June 16: It is estimated that there will be continuous snowfall or sleet weather in Zhaotong, Qujing, Kunming, northern Wenshan, northern Honghe, Chuxiong, Diqing, Lijiang and northern Dali in the next 12 hour, and there may be continuous road icing that has an impact on traffic and wire icing that has an impact on power and communication.

Extended data Kunming climate

Kunming belongs to the subtropical-plateau mountain monsoon climate with low latitude north latitude. Affected by the warm and humid airflow in the southwest of the Indian Ocean, the sunshine is long and the frost period is short. The annual average temperature is 65438 05℃, the annual sunshine is about 2200 hours, and the frost-free period is more than 240 days.

The climate is mild, with no heat in summer, no severe cold in winter, four seasons like spring and pleasant climate. The annual precipitation is 1035mm, which has typical temperate climate characteristics.

The urban temperature is between 0℃ and 29℃, and the annual temperature difference is the smallest in China. This climate feature is rare in the world, with flowers blooming all year round and evergreen vegetation. It is the famous "Spring City" and "Flower City".

The annual temperature difference in Kunming is small, with the annual average temperature in the urban area around 15℃, the monthly average temperature in the hottest time around 19℃, and the monthly average temperature in the coldest time around 8℃.

The highest extreme temperature in recent years is 3 1.2℃, and the lowest is -7.8℃.

Because of the suitable temperature and humidity, long sunshine and short frost period, flowers do not wither all year round and vegetation is evergreen all year round, so Kunming has the reputation of "Spring City".

Kunming has a large daily temperature difference and high ultraviolet intensity. There are four seasons in a day, and when it rains, it becomes winter. In winter and spring, the daily temperature difference can reach 12 ~ 20℃ in winter and 4~ 10℃ in summer.