Hainan Qiongshan experienced snowfall in Wanli period of Ming Dynasty, Kangxi period of Qing Dynasty and Guangxu period of Qing Dynasty.

The southernmost snow line in China in Ming and Qing Dynasties was obviously more southerly than that in modern times. Hainan Qiongshan experienced snowfall during the Wanli period of Ming Dynasty, Kangxi period of Qing Dynasty and Guangxu period.

The last snowfall in Guangdong, Guangxi coastal areas and Hainan was recorded in Guangxu period of Qing Dynasty. Around 1893, snowfall occurred in Guangdong, Guangxi coastal areas and Hainan Qiongshan, with a history of more than 120 years.

Extended data of Hainan climate

Hainan Island is located in the northern edge of the tropics and belongs to the tropical monsoon climate. It has always been known as a "natural greenhouse". It has a long summer and no winter. The annual average temperature is 22~27℃, and the accumulated temperature of 10℃ is 8200℃. The coldest January temperature is still 17 ~ 24℃, and the annual illuminance is 1750.

Hainan Island is an ideal breeding base in South China because of its early spring, rapid temperature rise, large daily temperature difference, frost-free all year round and warm winter.

Hainan province has abundant rainfall, with annual precipitation1000 mm-2,600 mm and average annual precipitation 1639mm, with obvious rainy season and less rainy season.

May ~ 10 is the rainy season every year, and the total precipitation is about 1500mm, accounting for 70 ~ 90% of the total annual precipitation. The main rain sources are frontal rain, thermal thunderstorm and typhoon rain. The rainy season is 1 1 until April of the following year, accounting for only 10 of the annual precipitation.

People's Daily Online-It snowed three times in Hainan during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and the last time was 120 years ago.