Hail Hits Guangzhou Despite Scorching Summer Heat

Residents in Guangzhou’s Baiyun and Yuexiu Districts bore witness to an unexpected weather occurrence this weekend when icy pellets began falling from the sky.

The hail fell in spite of temperatures as high as 38 degrees Celsius in parts of the city on Saturday, something the Guangzhou Municipal Bureau of Meteorology has stated is “relatively rare.” 

Although common sense would dictate ice in such scorching summer temperatures is unlikely, it turns out hail in the summer is actually not all that strange. According to The Weather Network, hail is common during the summer, as hot surface temperatures create conditions for large thunderstorms and upper atmosphere temperatures cold enough to support ice.

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