Cold weather brings
snow to nationMon, Jan 25, 2016, Staff
Writer, with CNARECORD LOWS:With
thermometers registering just 4ºC
in Taipei, it was the lowest temperature recorded in the capital in 44 years
and the second-lowest ever.
A rare sight of
snow wowed people nationwide yesterday, from Taipei to Pingtung County.
Under the influence
of a strong cold air mass, many places in Taiwan — even those located at an altitude of only 400m to 500m — received a covering of snow or soft hail overnight,
exciting locals, who likely have never seen snow in real life since they were
born.
Despite low
temperatures, people were seen swarming to elevated areas, including Keelung’s 726m-high Jiangziliaoshan (姜子寮山), Taipei’s Yangmingshan (陽明山) and New Taipei
City’s Linkou (林口) and Pinglin (坪林) districts, to appreciate the natural beauty of the snow.
As of yesterday
morning, the accumulated snow had reached 20cm in Taoyuan’s Lalashan (拉拉山) Forest Recreation Area.
The Motian (摩天嶺-) mountain area along the Southern Cross-Island Highway also reported
showers of snow started at 4am yesterday, as well as on Yunlin County’s Jiananyun Peak (嘉南雲峰), where snow began falling at about 11am yesterday at an altitude of
about 1,500m.
Under the influence
of a cold air mass, the outlying island group of Penghu experienced soft hail
yesterday morning.
Pingtung County’s Dawushan (大武山) also reported soft hail from halfway up the mountain to the summit at
midnight on Saturday.
The Central Weather
Bureau said 27 weather stations in different parts of Taiwan registered their
lowest temperatures yesterday.
The temperature in
Taipei fell to 4ºC,
the lowest level detected in the capital in 44 years and the second-lowest
since 3.2 degrees was recorded in 1972.
It was minus-3.1ºC in the Yangmingshan area, 5.8ºC
in Yilan County’s Suao (蘇澳), and 4.2ºC in Taoyuan’s Sinwu District (新屋) — all new lows for these places. In New Taipei City’s Banciao District (板橋), it was 3.8ºC
yesterday morning — the second-lowest level in history.
The temperature in
Taipei is forecast to dip to 3ºC
early today, while central and southern regions are expected to experience
temperatures of 4ºC and 6ºC
respectively, the bureau said.
Chances of
precipitation are expected to be low across the nation today, apart from in
mountainous regions higher than 600m.
The bureau urged
people to be aware of icy road conditions.
The bureau has
issued special warnings for low temperatures and heavy rain across Taiwan,
urging the public to take precautions and keep warm before the cold wave leaves
Taiwan tomorrow, when temperatures across the nation are expected to rebound
noticeably.
Structure of the
Lead：
WHO- not given
WHEN- 2016/01/25
WHAT- The low
temperature brings snow to Taiwan.
WHY- not given
WHERE- Taiwan
HOW- not given
Keywords：
1. thermometer：溫度計
2. altitude：海拔
3. swarm：一群；人群
4. accumulate：累積
5. summit：頂峰
6. register：登記
7. bureau：處；署
8. precaution：預防
9. rebound ：彈回
10. noticeably：明顯地
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