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Chinese City Experiences Coldest Temperature in Nation’s Records
A cold spell that spread across China last week broke records on Sunday, the coldest day the country says it has ever documented. The temperature in Mohe, a city in northern China’s Heilongjiang province, dropped to -53C (-63.4F) on Jan. 22, according to a post published on the official social media account of the Heilongjiang Meteorological Bureau. That beat the country’s previous record low of -52.3C (-62.1F), which occurred in 1969. The cold snap is expected to continue this week, with temperatures in some parts of Jilin province continuing to drop by as much as 16C (61F) over the next few days, according to ... (full story)