Category: Cold spells affecting China

24 cold spells identified in China since 2020

Cold spell occuring from May 31 2026 to June 10 2026 at 53.0°N 124.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

  • China
  • Mongolia
  • Russian Federation

Duration: 11 days

Time span: May 31 2026 to June 10 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -6.0 °C
  • Mean temperature: 8.7 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -11.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -1.7 °C

Event center: 53.0°N 124.0°E

Area affected: 1961625 km$^2$


Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.



Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.



Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Cold_spell_2026-May-31_to_2026-Jun-10_124.0_53.0

Cold spell occuring from May 10 2026 to May 21 2026 at 51.0°N 90.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

  • China
  • Mongolia
  • Russian Federation

Duration: 12 days

Time span: May 10 2026 to May 21 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -8.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: 0.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -12.2 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -10.3 °C

Event center: 51.0°N 90.0°E

Area affected: 1140373 km$^2$


Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.



Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.



Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Cold_spell_2026-May-10_to_2026-May-21_90.0_51.0

Cold spell occuring from June 29 2026 to July 04 2026 at 26.0°N 102.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

  • China

Duration: 6 days

Time span: June 29 2026 to July 04 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -2.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 19.4 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 15.8 °C

Event center: 26.0°N 102.0°E

Area affected: 64331 km$^2$


Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.



Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.



Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Cold_spell_2026-Jun-29_to_2026-Jul-04_102.0_26.0

Cold spell occuring from June 28 2026 to July 02 2026 at 29.5°N 97.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

  • China

Duration: 5 days

Time span: June 28 2026 to July 02 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -3.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: 6.4 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.8 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -1.2 °C

Event center: 29.5°N 97.0°E

Area affected: 93358 km$^2$


Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.



Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.



Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Cold_spell_2026-Jun-28_to_2026-Jul-02_97.0_29.5