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Extreme temperature of the mid-eighteenth century as compared to todays in Beijing

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  • Yuyu Ren

    (China University of Geosciences (CUG)
    National Climate Center (NCC), China Meteorological Administration (CMA))

  • Guoyu Ren

    (China University of Geosciences (CUG)
    National Climate Center (NCC), China Meteorological Administration (CMA))

  • Rob Allan

    (Met Office Hadley Centre)

  • Siqi Zhang

    (China University of Geosciences (CUG)
    National Climate Center (NCC), China Meteorological Administration (CMA))

Abstract

The extreme temperature events of the mid-eighteenth century can help understand the background climate conditions of the pre-industrial revolution period. However, studies are lacking mainly due to the scarceness of instrumental observations. Based on the observations made by the French Missionary Amiot in Beijing, a daily maximum and minimum temperature dataset during 1757–1762 was established using relationships developed with reference to modern observations of nearby stations. The first result of a comparison between the extreme temperature change of the mid-eighteenth century and the present situation (2014–2019) in central Beijing city shows: (1) There were mean annual summer days (the number of days with daily maximum temperature > 25 °C) exceeding 130 d, and tropical nights (the number of days with daily minimum temperature > 20 °C) of more than 52 d, as compared to more than 150 d and 80 d respectively at present; (2) The mean annual frost days (daily minimum temperature 90th percentile) and warm nights (days when minimum temperature > 90th percentile) were 63 d and 30 d, respectively, compared to the present values of more than 65 d and 55 d, respectively; (4) The annual mean cool days (days when maximum temperature

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  • Yuyu Ren & Guoyu Ren & Rob Allan & Siqi Zhang, 2021. "Extreme temperature of the mid-eighteenth century as compared to todays in Beijing," Climatic Change, Springer, vol. 165(3), pages 1-19, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:climat:v:165:y:2021:i:3:d:10.1007_s10584-021-03063-7
    DOI: 10.1007/s10584-021-03063-7
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