What is the rare snowstorm weather in parts of Qinghai?

According to media reports, on April 12, due to the joint influence of cold air in the north, southwest airflow and vortex shear, snowfall occurred in many places in Qinghai Province.

Just as the temperature in many cities across the country approached 30 degrees Celsius to start the summer mode, heavy snow fell in many places in Qinghai, including a rare snowstorm in Menyuan, Haibei Prefecture, with a snowfall of 16.2 mm and a snow depth of 12 cm, which led to the suspension of the shuttle bus from Xining to Menyuan that day.

According to the latest meteorological data of Qinghai Meteorological Bureau, due to the influence of cold air, it began to rain and snow in the northeast of the province from the night of April 14.

According to the staff of Qinghai Meteorological Bureau, as of 8: 00 on April 15, precipitation occurred in 30 towns in the province, with heavy snow at the entrance of precipitation center, heavy snow in Qilian and Tianjun, and heavy snow in Hualong, Zeku and Gangcha. At the same time, in order to catch the weather process and increase precipitation, the artificial precipitation enhancement plane flew for nearly two hours in the eastern agricultural area and the surrounding area of Qinghai Lake from 8: 00 am to 10.