Shanghai has been riding a temperature roller-coaster. The high for Monday and
Tuesday remained around 30 degrees Celsius. But come Wednesday, it was
all change. The temperature dropped 10 degrees, according to Shanghai
Meteorological Bureau. By 5pm on Wednesday the mercury was down to 19.8
degrees — the first time Xujiahui observatory station had recorded a
temperature below 20 degrees Celsius since July. Since Tuesday night,
intermittent rain has swept across the city. Precipitation, recorded
from 8pm Tuesday to 5pm Wednesday, reached more than 30 milliliters in
Baoshan, Jiading and Qingpu districts. Thursday is forecast to see more
drizzle, with the temperature fluctuating between 20 and 25 degrees.
From Friday, the mercury will start to climb, with the high reaching 26
degrees. It will get a little warmer over the weekend, but there is
still the chance of more rain, forecasters said. August 7 marked liqiu,
or the beginning of autumn in the Chinese solar calendar.
Meteorologically, it requires five consecutive days with average
temperatures below 22 degrees. On averagely, this occurs on October 2 in
Shanghai. However, in 2015 and 2016, it was October 8.
