Causes of low temperature in Cocoto Sea

Keketuohai Town is located in the Altai Mountains, 48km northeast of Fuyun County, northern Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The Irtysh River just flows through the town, which is the origin of the town name. Cocoto Sea means "green jungle" in Kazakh. Mongolian, meaning "blue river bend". It was once world-famous for its rich mineral resources, and it was the second cold pole in China. The water and electricity department measured the data of MINUS 6℃ here, but it was not recognized. During this period, the Mohe weather station in Heilongjiang also measured the low temperature of minus 6℃, so Mohe was designated as the first cold area in China, while Fuyun was only ranked second.

(1) Spring (April-May): dry and windy, with great temperature changes. There is little precipitation.

(2) Summer: (June-August): Summer is short and less hot. Strong light, long days and short nights. It is cool in summer in mountainous areas, and the average monthly temperature is less than 2℃.

(3) Autumn (September-October): Autumn is crisp and sunny, with an average of 21-29 sunny days per month; The precipitation is significantly lower than that in summer, and the first frost appears at the end of July in Altai Mountain area. The first snow day is from the end of September to the beginning of October, and from late September to November, frozen soil is formed from the Altai Mountain area to the valley plain.

(4) Winter (November to March of the following year): The winter is very cold and long, with thick snow. In the areas of Qinghe and Keketuo Sea in the east of Altai Mountain, the average temperature in winter is below MINUS 2 degrees, among which Keketuo Sea is the coldest.