Forecast: from Aug . 6, 2004 08:00 to Aug . 7, 2004 08:00ISSUE TIME: Aug . 6
Beijing
24°C /32°C
shower-->cloudy
Dalian
23°C /27°C
cloudy-->cloudy
Qingdao
24°C /28°C
cloudy-->cloudy
Mudanjiang
17°C /29°C
shower-->cloudy
Huangshan
16°C /22°C
cloudy-->cloudy
Lushan
20°C /28°C
cloudy-->cloudy
Yichun
16°C /25°C
light rain-->shower
Huludao
20°C /28°C
cloudy-->fine
Datong
17°C /29°C
shower-->cloudy
Jiuhuashan
20°C /26°C
cloudy-->cloudy
Daqing
18°C /29°C
light rain-->shower
Yantai
24°C /27°C
shower-->cloudy
Rizhao
25°C /30°C
cloudy-->thundershower
Hegang
17°C /24°C
light rain-->overcast
Yanji
18°C /31°C
cloudy-->cloudy
Zibo
24°C /29°C
cloudy-->cloudy
Puyang
24°C /31°C
fine-->fine
Cape Town
6°C /14°C
moderate rain-->moderate rain
Abstract
In 2001(from December 2000 to November 2001), the annual precipitation was less and the annual temperature was higher than normal in most areas of China. The annual precipitation in China was 23mm less than normal. There was precipitation less than normal in several areas through the year. From Northeast China to region between the Yangtze River and Huaihe River, and Jianghan region suffered droughts in varying degrees during Spring, Summer and Autumn. Meanwhile, most areas of China experienced continuous unusual warm conditions. The annual temperature in China was 1℃ above normal. It was the third warm year following 1998 and 1999 in the past 40 years.
During 2001, the meteorological disasters occurred frequently and led to the loss of national economy and people's life and property in various degrees. Especially the drought seriously influenced the agricultural production. In addition, typhoons, sandstorms and summer hot also caused evident influences. Meanwhile, the floods, hails, snow and freeze disaster were relatively slighter. On the whole, the climate in 2001 belongs to the serious disaster condition as for the national agricultural production.