Unusually Low Tempetatures Recorded Here Real Arctic weather burst unexpectedly upon Shanghai yesterday, as the sun retired temporarily behind an overcast sky, giving the cold wind and thin air every chance to freeze long-suffering Shanghailanders to the marrow, The temperature was phenomenally low for this time of the year—the thermometer only ranged four degrees between 40.8 and 44.1 Fahrenheit.
The sudden onslaught of wintry weather was attributed by Father Gherzi, of the Siccawei Observatory, to the arrival of the winter monsoon, north-westerly winds from cold Siberia, and the absence of any sun to send the temperature Such, weather, Father—Gherzi pointed out in an interview with a "North-China Daily News" reporter, is to be expected in Shanghai in January, but is unusual for November, It will probably last for four or five-days, he said, after which the re-appearance of the sun will send the temperature up once again The atmospheric conditions are normal for this time of the year—it is only the sun that is at fault.
Although Shanghai was clouded over yesterday, it was fine at Tsingtao and over the Eastern Sea, although Nanking also experienced cloudy weather. It is comforting, therefore, to know that the fine weather is not so very far off. Chilly weather may, of course, be expected in Shanghai from now onwards, but at this time of the year the heat of the sun is usually sufficient to prevent the thermometer from falling to yesterday's level. A few flakes of snow fell during the afternoon, as if ashamed to make their presence felt so early in the winter.
Li
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