China Freezes, The Snow Builds In Japan; U.S. Has Set 80 All-Time Low Temperature Records This Month; Crackling Sunspot; + Mann's Manipulation Of The Peer Review Process

Single-day snow totals have surpassed a meter (3.3 ft) in many areas of Japan.

China Freezes, The Snow Builds In Japan

China's big freeze has extended through Wednesday. The cold has continued its advance south, and all, with large areas of Fujian and Guangdong dipping below 0C.

Monthly low temperature records are falling across the country. Adding to those toppled yesterday, an additional 5 (at least) hit the likes of Chaoyang and Huidong.

The cold has been all-encompassing:

In the earthquake-stricken Wushi County, Xinjiang, thermometers tanked to -19C (-2.2F), and affected people sought food and warmth in makeshift shelters:

China's snow has been equally impressive, more so perhaps.

The provinces of Hunan, Jiangxi and Zhejiang have all experienced their largest snowfalls of past 20+ years, with many stations (15+) breaking January records for snow depth.

Exceptional lows and heavy snows have been persisting up north, too, and across the border into Russia (-57C/-70.6F in Delyankir this morning).

Below was the situation in Sakhalin:

While to the east, when it comes to sheer snow depth, Japan is your man.

The country is being walloped by a "mega snow storm," reports RT India on X, with falls of "10cm (4 inches) per hour".

Single-day totals have already surpassed a meter (3.3 ft) for many in the north and along the Sea of Japan coast.

Clearing efforts have commenced, but the forecast calls for more snow to the weekend.

The accumulations have stalled traffic across many prefectures.

The below video comes courtesy of news outlet NHK:

A look ahead:

GFS Total Snowfall (cm) Jan 24 - Feb 9 [tropicaltidbits.com].