Beijing records longest cold wave in modern history

Beijing experiences coldest December on record

Beijing has experienced its coldest December since records started in 1951. China has recorded temperatures consistently below -10 degrees Celsius in its capital city, Beijing. It has been a year of extremes in the capital, with Beijing recording temperatures of over 40 degrees just six months ago. Beijing's weather observatory has recorded more than 300 hours of below-freezing temperatures in under two weeks. The cold weather has affected sm…

Beijing sees coldest December on record in more than 70 years

Beijing recorded more than 300 hours of sub-freezing temperatures in the last two weeks, setting a record for the coldest two-week period in China’s capital city since officials began tracking. The official newspaper, the Beijing Daily, said the two-week period starting on Dec. 11 had the most hours of sub-freezing temperatures since 1951, The Associated…

Beijing records longest period of sub-freezing temperatures in 72 years

A cold wave envelops northern and central swathes of China, bringing snow storms and record-breaking temperatures.

China freezes in coldest December since records began as Beijing carpeted in snow

Beijing, the capital of China, has been hit by the coldest December since records began as conditions have dipped as low as -15C in the north and central area of the country

Beijing sees most hours of sub-freezing temperatures in December in more than 70 years

A weather observatory in the Chinese capital as of Sunday had recorded more than 300 hours of sub-freezing temperatures since Dec. 11 - the most since records began, in 1951, according to the official newspaper Beijing Daily.

China's capital, Beijing, has broken the record for the most hours of December temperatures below freezing since 1951. This is because a cold wave hit large parts of the country and caused blizzards, causing temperatures to fall to historically low levels. Some areas in the northeast reached temperatures of minus 40 degrees Celsius due to the cold air from the Arctic.