Extremely Cold in Northeast: Extraordinarily cold weather occurred in northeast and the eastern part of Inner Mongolia. Except mid December 2000 and late February 2001, the temperature in the rest seven months of the nine winter months is on the low side.

• [东北异常寒冷]东北和内蒙古东部地区冬季出现了异常严寒天气，冬季9个旬中除2000年12月中旬和2001年2月下旬外，其余7个旬气温明显偏低。