1. Climate Events and Impacts over China in 2016
Yizhou Yin
Beijing Climate Center, CMA

2. Contents
1. Climate Summary
2. Significant Climate Events and Impacts

3. Annual average temperature for China during 1961-2016
Annual average temperature for 2016 was the 3rd warmest year since 1961
10.4℃，0.8℃
Higher than
normal
Annual average temperature for China during

4. Average temperature of different regions over China in 2016

5. Annual average precipitation totals for China during 1961-2016
Precipitation in 2016 break the historical record since 1961
730 mm
16% above normal
Annual average precipitation totals for China during

6. Average accumulative precipitation of different regions over China in 2016

7. Significant climate events
Meteorological disasters impacted regional areas seriously
1. More rainstorms and flood occurred both in south and north of China
2. More landfall typhoons with stronger intensity
3. More convective weather with heavy economic loss
4. Lighter impact by low temperature freezing harm and heavy snow

8. More rainstorms and flood occurred both in south and north of China
In 2016, there’re 46 regional rainstorm processes, which was the 4th most frequency since 1961.
The rainstorm station-days was 8 303, 39% more than normal and break the historical record since 1961.
Urban waterlogging occurred in 26 provinces.
In 2016, the flash floods and geological disasters caused 968 deaths, 214 missing and 313 billion Yuan of direct economic loss. The losses were much more serious than the average

9. Influenced areas for every heavy rainfall process in summer of 2016
Serious rainstorm process during Meiyu period
680,000 km2 area with accumulative precipitation more than 100 mm
586 mm one times more than normal
Annual average precipitation totals during Meiyu period over the middle and lower reaches of Changjiang River from 1961 to 2016
Influenced areas for every heavy rainfall process in summer of 2016
Seven processes of regional rainfalls during 19th June – 20th July
The process of 30th June – 6th July was the most serious one, resulted in 197 deaths or missing and 98 billion Yuan direct economic loss

10. Precipitation over north China during 18th to 20th July
Serious rainstorm process over north China “7•20”
The duration of rainfall in Beijing was 55 hours
55 meteorological stations break the record of daily precipitation in July and 26 stations break the record of the history
Resulted in 325 deaths or missing and 72 billion Yuan direct economic loss
250,000 km2 area with accumulative precipitation more than 100 mm
Precipitation over north China during 18th to 20th July

11. More landfall typhoons with stronger intensity
Tracks of landed typhoons in 2016
Annual ratio of landed typhoons with severe intesity
Genesis：26, close to the normal 25.5
Made landfall：8, more than the normal 7.2
Landfall intensity：37.1m/s，stronger than the normal 30.7m/s
Ratio of landed severe typhoons ：75%，both ranked first, with that in 2005

12. Accumulated precipitation 14th – 17th
Serious Economic loss by “Meranti”
“Meranti” made landfall on Xiamen Fujian Province on 15th September with severe typhoon level (48 m/s).
Strongest landfall intensity over south of Fujian since 1949.
Resulted in 44 deaths or missing and 31.7 Billion Yuan economic loss
Destroyed by Meranti
Accumulated precipitation 14th – 17th

13. More deaths by “Nepartak”
Made landfall over Taiwan China on 8th July firstly and then over Fujian on 9th July
The first landed typhoon in 2016 with the strongest landed intensity since 1949 (55 m/s)
Resulted in 105 deaths or missing and 12.5 Billion Yuan economic loss

14. More convective weather with heavy economic loss
More than 2000 counties suffered hailstone and tornado
257 deaths or missing and 46.4 Billion Yuan economic loss
On 23rd June, tornado and hailstone hit Yanchen Jiangsu Province with maximum wind speed 34.6 m/s in Funing county, 99 deaths or missing

15. Lighter impact by low temperature freezing harm and heavy snow
The mean snowfall days was 15.2, less than the normal (26.4), the third lowest record since 1961
From 20th to 25th January , most areas in China suffered from cold wave, the minimum temperature in 69 counties break the historical record and the snowfall line moved southward to Guangzhou and Pearl River Delta. The first snowfall occurred in urban area of Guangzhou since 1949.

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