The drought quickly develops Changde's manual rainfall and waits for the opportunity to move

Meteorological forecast shows that in the past 30 days, the temperature of Changde City is the second highest in history since 1961, and precipitation is the third youngest in history.

Since late June, there have been three rounds of regional high -temperature weather process in the city, especially the high -temperature weather process that is currently developing. It has lasted for 15 days, and drought feelings have appeared in all parts of the city. In the past week, the area of ​​Dongting Lake in the city has decreased by 3.92%, and the water level has fallen by 0.47 meters. At present, the city's large reservoirs are below the flood limit.

In the next few days, the highest temperature in northern Hunan can reach more than 40 ° C. With the influence of warmth and rain, the city's meteorological drought develops rapidly. It is expected that Shimen County, Western Dianxian, Lintong County, and Taoyuan County will reach severe meteorological drought on August 20.

It is expected that around August 18th, high temperature weather is slightly alleviated, and there may be a short -term manual rainfall operation opportunity, and then high -temperature drought will develop again. From late August to early September, the average temperature in the city will be 10 to 2 ° C higher than the same period of the year and 30 % to 50 % of the precipitation. The main precipitation process will appear from August 29th to 30th.

In accordance with the requirements of the "Management of Weather Operations of the 2022 of Changde City", the city's meteorological department has completed all artificial rainfall and drought -resistant operations, including annual inspection, personnel training, and ammunition preparation. At present, all ground operation teams in the city are on standby, and more than 540 rockets and more than 760 high guns have been prepared, which will seize all favorable conditions to carry out operations. The rainfall aircraft has also arrived in Hunan, and it is planned to increase frequent operations when weather conditions are available.

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