Vietnam -13°C and snow! A new all-time national record? Shanghai, China and Srinagar, India, -7,8°C, the lowest temperature since 2005 / 2012
Marek Kučera 
+ Snow and frosts in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, Philippines, India and Oman + Floods in Sri Lanka, India, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, Papua or Singapore
Wave of extremely cold, freezing, snowy and floody situation hi southern half of Asia after monstrous Major SSW (Major Sudden Stratospheric Warming) in late December 2020 and fist half of January 2021.
The most interesting appears situation in Vietnam, where have been reported frosts around -9°C, maybe up to -13°C /if will be confirmed/, while all-time national record for the country is only -6,1°C from 1974. Station Sa Pa, 1581 MASL in northern Vietnam reported snow and -2,2°C, in higher elevated mountains it should be really dramatic.
Snow has appeared on mountains in Thailand, Laos and Philippines, too. Southern territories of Southeastern Asia have reported during last period widespread floods – mainly Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, but too Philippines or Papua – New Guinea.
Extreme times arrived into southern parts of China, Taiwan or Hong Kong. In Shanghai was measured the lowest temperature since 2005, only -7,8°C, in Hong Kong since 2016, -2,5°C and in Taiwan appeared rarely snow.
Srinagar, Kashmir, NW India, reported -7,8°C, the lowest temperature since 2012. In Delhi region, temperatures dropped below 0°C occasionally, but southern parts of India and Sri Lanka reported next round of floods.
Floods and ground frosts hit Saudi Arabia, too, in United Arab Emirates were measured regular frosts (and all-tie national record) /https://mkweather.com/2021/01/10/united-arab-emirates-with-all-time-temperature-record-abu-dhabi-20celsius// and frosts have arrived into mountains of Oman, too, together with heavy snowfall. In Iran, before 2 weeks, 12 dead near avalanche near Tehran.
Southern parts of Asia will be sink into the cold weather next weeks, too, because negative phases of Arctic and North Atlantic Ocsillation(s) are expected. Winter should return in the first half of February 2021, too /https://mkweather.com/2021/01/12/siberian-winter-until-the-half-of-february-early-spring-conditions-are-shifting//, then powerful arrival of Spring is possible.
Snow in #TAIWAN?? A strong Cold Wave in Taiwan ~~
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it's lower temperature in Shanghai. it's different cold
— mark20082 (@mark200823) January 9, 2021pic.twitter.com/kuHmqD0kxq
Friday is predicted to be #Shanghai’s coldest day in early January in 20 years with a high of -1℃ and a low of -7℃. The city's lowest temperature recorded during this period was in 2005, reaching -5℃. pic.twitter.com/poLvVmQzEG
— ShanghaiEyeofficial (@ShanghaiEye) January 8, 2021
The weather in Thailand has suddenly got colder in past two days. I wish when I look through the window in the morning, I would see snow falling…
— AbhiRamYaNanDa (@abhiramyananda) January 12, 2021
หลายปีแล้วนะ..ที่ไม่ได้เจอหิมะpic.twitter.com/ouFpXptQEJ
ثـلوج أنـقــــرة 13/01/2021
— شِتآءُ عُمٰآن | winter (@oman_winter) January 13, 2021
طقس_تركـيــــاpic.twitter.com/6OKTv22aoV
ثـلوج أوليسـوند #النرويـج
— شِتآءُ عُمٰآن | winter (@oman_winter) January 13, 2021
How cold is cold? Atok, Benguet (about two hours from Baguio City proper) has recorded its lowest temperature at 6°C.
— 89.5 Star FM Baguio – Philippines (@StarFMBaguio) January 13, 2021
Photos by PJ Haight pic.twitter.com/k9bAgZBSik
SMNI Exclusive
— SMNI News (@smninews) January 11, 2021
IN PHOTOS: It's snowing in Vietnam! Binh Lieu town is covered with frost while Sapa Fansipan in the northern part of Vietnam is currently experiencing snow.
Colder temperature was also recorded earlier today in some parts of the Philippines.Salome Villaflor pic.twitter.com/dyFaD21Aqo
— no context succession (@nocontextroyco) January 11, 2021
THREAD
My home region Negros Occidental in the Philippineshas recently been hit by flash floods. Any donation or a RT would be appreciated! Thank you #NegrosNeedsHelp pic.twitter.com/lIot8nunEa
Wait for it…
— Scott Duncan (@ScottDuncanWX) January 7, 2021
Impressive flash flood racing ahead of torrential rain south of Al-Makhwah, Al-Baha in Saudi Arabiatoday 7 January 2021.
Via @Arab_Storms pic.twitter.com/5OaY11adq1
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