Time-lapse photography of the Beijing sky on May 30 shows the process of the thunderstorm approaching

The tropical depression in the South China Sea brought astonishing rainstorms to the Xisha Islands. Shanhu National Station recorded 620.8mm of rainfall in 12 hours and 122.5mm of rainfall in 1 hour! This is the most astonishing rainstorm China has experienced this year!

Beijing was hit by a violent gale today. Workers outside the building successfully landed on the ground without any casualties.

More videos of thunderstorms in Beijing

When the strong wind hit, the staff on the CCTV building were cleaning the glass curtain wall of the building and evacuated urgently in the strong wind.

Beijing was hit by thunderstorms, strong winds and hail this afternoon, with the maximum gusts reaching 37.2m/s. This is the strongest gale Beijing has experienced in the past five years!

Highest temperatures recorded today in #India 🇮🇳, up to 49°C once again.

52.9°C in Mungeshpur ( #NewDelhi suburbs) is a FAULTY data. It was 47-48°C in the area. #heatwave

Mungeshpur #Delhi 's 52.9°c maximum temperature is considered in IMD's evening press release.
Key things to note before this spreads out:
- This is an automatic weather station, could have over reported by 2-3°c after crossing the 50°c mark, ideally the max should have been

It is amazing that the Mungeshpur weather station in Delhi measured 52.3C this afternoon, breaking the highest temperature record in Delhi's history!

On May 27th local time, the Tianshan Mountains in Xinjiang were hit by a snowstorm. The Daxigou National Station recorded 26cm of snow and 41mm of snowfall, breaking the record for the deepest snow in late May in China.

On May 28, two tornadoes struck Heilongjiang Province, the first tornadoes to hit the province this year.

RECORD HEAT INDIA & PAKISTAN up to 51.5C at Jacobabad and 36.0C MINIMUM at Sibi
INDIA 🇮🇳ALL TIME RECORDS
50.5 Churu
49.3 Jhansi
48.5 Narnaul and Pilani
48.2 Rewa
48.1 Rohtak
47.2 Varanasi tied from 1884! 47.6 AP monthly
PAKISTAN 🇵🇰 monthly records
50.1 Khanpur
min 21.5 Quetta AP

Heavy rain in Nanning, Guangxi on the night of May 27th caused water to flood into the elevator

On the evening of May 26, Shaoyang, Hunan Province was hit by the strongest rainstorm this year. 210 mm of rain fell in 12 hours, and floods rushed into the streets.

Photographing clouds from downtown Lijiang

The magical clouds in Lijiang, Yunnan this afternoon!

On the afternoon of May 26, Changzhou, Jiangsu Province was hit by a thunderstorm, with the maximum gust exceeding 30m/s.

At 11:07 on May 27, Muli County, Sichuan Province suffered a M5.0 earthquake, causing landslides in some mountains.

Cold air blew violent winds in Xinjiang, with maximum wind gusts reaching 40m/s and blowing sandstorms, causing the Tour of Tarim Rally to be suspended.

Hefei, Anhui Province was hit by heavy rain this morning, with 190mm of rain falling in 3 hours; a subway station was flooded with rainwater.