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Spring snow befalls on Beijing

(chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2009-02-17 12:15

Snow flakes quietly fell in Beijing's downtown areas while people were still in sleep early Tuesday morning, driving the temperature below zero.

This was the second precipitation since last winter following a drizzle enhanced by artificial rain last Thursday, but the rain was not enough to end the lingering drought.

The Beijing Meteorological Bureau forecast the snow would continue till Tuesday night and the daytime of Wednesday. The highest temperature on Tuesday would be around one degree Celsius.

The snow brought difficulties to the rush-hour traffic. The Beijing Communication Radio said there were more accident reports Tuesday morning than normal.

The snow has been longed for, since the urban area of Beijing had not seen a flake for the whole winter, though sporadic flurries fell in some suburban areas on Dec. 10 and 23, according to the city's meteorological bureau.

The capital was enduring its longest drought in 38 years, according to the bureau's records. The city had not seen rain since Oct. 24.