What year is Jinan 718?

Jinan 718 was in 2007. 718 Jinan Heavy Rainstorm refers to the extremely heavy rainstorm that hit Jinan City, Shandong Province at around 17:00 on July 18, 2007. This precipitation process lasted for a short time and was of high intensity.

On July 18, 2007, urban Jinan suffered a heavy rainstorm, with a maximum rainfall of 180 mm in 3 hours. The sudden heavy rain caused serious water accumulation in low-lying areas of Jinan City, causing damage to some areas and paralyzing traffic on most road sections, causing serious losses of people and property. The heavy rain brings pain, but also warmth and positive energy.

The heavy rainstorm in Jinan

At 5:20 pm on July 18, 2007, the weather suddenly turned dark in Jinan, and it started raining at 5:30. Within hours, the water on Minsheng Street had flowed across the road and onto the sidewalk. At 6:05, the water had gone up two steps. A bicycle on the opposite side of the road fell to the ground and was washed away by the flood. Cars were swept away. It wasn't until 7 o'clock in the evening that the heavy rain gradually subsided.

From 14:00 on July 18, 2007 to 06:00 on July 19, the city's average rainfall was 74 mm. Information provided by the Jinan City Prevention Index shows that the maximum 1-hour rainfall in the urban area reached 151 mm, which is nearly 1.5 times the maximum 1-hour rainfall in the 826 heavy rainstorm in 1987. The maximum rainfall in two hours reached 167.5 mm, and the maximum rainfall in three hours reached 167.5 mm. The maximum precipitation reached 180 mm, both of which were the highest in the history of Jinan City’s meteorological records.