China's June Cold Keeps Biting; High Arctic's Record-Cold Start To Melt Season; Hurricane Forecasts Cut; + Antarctica Refuses The Script
This is not what schoolchildren have been told to expect.
China’s June Cold Keeps Biting
China’s high country is still flirting with freezing.
On June 19, CMA’s live observation ranking listed Gande at 0.5C (32.9F), Haiyan at 0.8C (33.4F), Shuanghu at 0.9C (33.6F), and Zeku at 0.9C (33.6F). Zhongba managed just 1.1C (34F). Henan saw 1.2C (34.2F). Dari reached 1.8C (35.2F). Maqen 1.9C (35.4F). Seda 2.2C (36F). And Jiuzhi 2.4C (36.3F). All are deeply anomalous late-June readings.
This has not come out of nowhere.
June has already delivered a series of sharp cold shots across China.
On June 7, a total of 12 national meteorological stations set or tied their lowest temperature records for June. The on June 8, China set another 16 June cold records, split between seven low-minimum records and nine low-maximum records.
Northern China is not enjoying a simmering summer. The theme is repeated cold intrusions and a plateau barely above freezing.
High Arctic’s Record-Cold Start To Melt Season
DMI’s daily mean temperature series for the High Arctic shows 2026 is still running at the lowest levels for the time of year in data back to 1958.
