The Yangtze River Delta region has experienced cooling and precipitation. Autumn has arrived in Hangzhou for the first time in six years. The temperature at Xujiahui Station in Shanghai fell below 20℃ for the first time.

China News Service, Hangzhou, October 2 (Reporter Wang Yifei) October 1 is the first day of the National Day holiday. Affected by the cold air, cooling and precipitation are common in the Yangtze River Delta region. Among them, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province welcomed the earliest autumn in six years; the lowest temperature at Xujiahui Station in Shanghai fell below the prefix "2" for the first time in the second half of the year.

The streets of Hangzhou on October 1. Photo by Wu Junyi

In Zhejiang, cold air has affected northern Zhejiang on October 1. The maximum temperature in most of northern Zhejiang is 22℃-25℃. Starting in the afternoon, short-term heavy rainfall occurred frequently in southern Zhejiang and the southeastern coast of Zhejiang.

The cold air also directly promotes the autumn process in various parts of Zhejiang. On the same day, the Hangzhou Meteorological Observatory announced that the city’s daily average temperature is expected to be below 22°C from October 1 to October 5, reaching the meteorological standard for autumn. Hangzhou will enter autumn on October 1. This time is also the earliest since 2021. In addition, Huzhou and Jiaxing in this province also officially announced that autumn will begin on October 2.

According to the Shanghai Meteorological Service Center, the lowest temperature at Xujiahui Station in the city's urban area dropped to 19.6°C on the morning of October 1, the first time it fell below the prefix "2" since the second half of this year. Shanghai was affected by rain during the day, with the highest temperatures mostly around 23°C and 24°C.

In Nanjing, Jiangsu, it was cloudy in most areas of the city on October 1, with scattered showers in areas north of the river. According to the Nanjing Meteorological Service Center, the maximum temperature at the Nanjing National Reference Climate Station that day was 21.2°C, a decrease of 0.7°C from September 30.

The Yangtze River Delta region is a popular destination for people to travel during the National Day holiday. According to the meteorological department's forecast, precipitation and cooling will continue to have an impact during this holiday season.

For example, the Zhejiang Provincial Meteorological Observatory predicts that it will be rainy in Zhejiang until October 5th; due to the continued influence of cold air, the lowest temperature in the province will drop to 10℃-12℃ on the morning of October 7th; the Shanghai Meteorological Department said that precipitation will be more obvious in Shanghai from October 3rd to October 4th, and the temperature difference between day and night will widen from October 5th to October 7th, and the minimum temperature will drop to around 16℃-18℃. (over)