But satellite radar is available, and a large number of meteorological stations in western Beijing are experiencing signal interruptions? Meteorological Bureau: True Beijing | Fault | Meteorological Bureau
On July 31, the microblog account "China Meteorological Enthusiast" released news that a large number of meteorological stations in western Beijing lost power communication and equipment due to extremely heavy rainstorm. At present, the rain situation in western Beijing cannot be known. This is a serious situation that did not occur during the "July 21" in 2012 and the "July 20" rainstorm in 2016.
The microblog account "China Meteorological Fans" released a message saying that a large number of weather stations in western Beijing lost contact with power communication and equipment due to heavy rain. The message map "Precipitation and Rainfall Intensity in Beijing" shows that data from 2 national stations in Xiayunling and Zhaitang, 23 in Fangshan, 54 in Mentougou, 6 in Changping and 1 in Haidian were interrupted due to power and communication base station failures. Request support and guidance from the China Meteorological Administration.
That night, Pengpai News verified from relevant personnel of the China Meteorological Administration that the above situation was true. Due to factors such as floods, electricity, and communication signals, some automatic station signals were interrupted, and two regional meteorological stations were also affected.
How to collect meteorological data such as precipitation after signal interruption at meteorological stations? The other party stated that precipitation can be retrieved through satellite data and radar detection for fusion processing.
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According to the news from Mentougou District, Beijing, including Wangping Town and Miaofengshan Town, communication in the deep mountainous areas upstream of the Yongding River has been completely interrupted and is still in a state of disconnection. Due to current power outages in mountainous areas, as well as floods and power outages, communication repair work is facing difficulties.
According to Beijing Unicom, currently, except for Fangshan and Mentougou, Beijing Unicom's fixed voice services, public internet services, and mobile network services are operating normally, and its major customer services are operating normally. Except for the optical cable obstacles in Fangshan, Mentougou, and Changping districts that do not have the conditions for emergency repair, the overall operation of pipeline equipment is stable.
In order to restore damaged communication facilities as soon as possible, Beijing Unicom has organized joint efforts between Fangshan and Mentougou territorial grids and iron towers to seize station sites; While ensuring personal safety, organize emergency repairs in key disaster areas such as Fangshan and Mentougou. Transfer 5 emergency vehicles and 5 satellite telephones to Fangshan, 4 emergency vehicles and 4 satellite telephones to Mentougou, and 2 emergency vehicles to Changping.
On July 31st from 0:00 to 12:00, Beijing Unicom has dispatched a total of 3723 support personnel, 402 emergency repair vehicles, 14 sets of emergency equipment, 236 oil/water pumps, and 3397 sets of other emergency supplies. A total of 10 emergency vehicles and 9 satellite telephones have been dispatched.
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On the night of July 29, heavy rainstorm began to appear in Beijing, and extremely heavy rainstorm occurred in the southwest. As of 18:00 on the 31st, the rainfall process has lasted for 46 hours, with accumulated heavy rainfall and strong short-term rainfall. From 20:00 on the 29th to 18:00 on the 31st, the average rainfall in Beijing was 207.6 millimeters, and the average rainfall in the urban area was 209.6 millimeters. The maximum rainfall occurred at 580.9 millimeters in the Gaoshan Rose Garden in Mentougou; The maximum rainfall occurred at Qianling Mountain in Fengtai, with a rainfall of 111.8 millimeters per hour from 10:00 to 11:00 on the 31st.
It is expected that the rain will continue from the evening of July 31 to the night of August 1, of which the rain will be obvious from the night of July 31 to the morning of August 1, with heavy rain in the whole city and rainstorm in some areas in the west and north; From the daytime of August 1st to the morning of August 2nd, the rainfall weakened with light to moderate rain.