Huasheng Online November 16 (All Media Reporter Xiao Xiufen, Correspondent Tang Jie) The “Dragon King” who has been “stingy” for a summer and a half autumn has finally let go! After yesterday’s torrential rain in southern Hunan, the rains in the province are expected to continue on the 16th to 18th. Moderate rains and local heavy rains in parts of central and southern Hunan are conducive to artificial rainfall enhancement operations and further emergency relief Drought.
On the 15th, a total of 1 aviation precipitation enhancement operation was carried out, and 68 ground precipitation enhancement operations were carried out. It is estimated that the increase in precipitation will be about 44 million cubic meters. From 8:00 on the 15th to 8:00 on the 16th, the average rainfall in the province was 6.7 mm. Moderate rainfall occurred in most of southern Hunan and parts of central Hunan. Among them, heavy rain occurred in southern Yongzhou and Chenzhou, and heavy rain occurred at 22 weather stations. The maximum rainfall was in Zhoumensi Town, Zixing City, up to 70.9 mm.
Affected by the rains, the meteorological drought in southern Shonen has eased significantly. Meteorological monitoring of the 15th drought showed that there were 106 counties (cities, districts) above the level of severe drought in the province, a decrease of 15 from the previous day, and 64 counties of extreme drought (cities, districts ), a decrease of 20 from the previous day. The total area of the province is 60.78%, down 20.75% from the previous day.
“‘Dragon King’ doesn’t go to work, and it will be dry if it doesn’t rain.” Since yesterday, the Central Meteorological Observatory has issued a drought warning for 90 consecutive days. Why is there a rare summer and autumn drought in the south this year? Zhang Juan, a meteorological analyst at China Weather Network, said that this summer, the central and eastern part of my country experienced the most complete high-temperature process since comprehensive weather observation records were available in 1961, and there There were relatively few typhoons that spawned and landed in my country this summer, causing the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, and large-scale, long-lasting and intense drought occurred in the Sichuan-Chongqing region. Under the strong control of the high subtropics, autumn tigers have been raging in the south since September, and drought in the south continued to develop in November, encountering relatively rare continuous drought in summer and autumn.
