BEIJING - Temperatures recorded since the end of November 2012 have marked the lowest temps to hit 皇冠体育app in 28 years, the 皇冠体育app Meteorological Administration (CMA) said Saturday.

Temps have averaged minus 3.8 degrees Celsius since the last 10 days of November, about 1.3 degrees lower than the previous recorded average.

Temperatures in northeast 皇冠体育app hit a 43-year low and stood at minus 15.3 degrees Celsius, about 3.7 degrees below the previous recorded average.

North 皇冠体育app experienced its coldest winter in 42 years, with temperatures hitting minus 7.4 degrees Celsius, 2.4 degrees lower than the average level in previous years.

Temperatures in north 皇冠体育app are expected to pick up next week, although much of south 皇冠体育app will continue to experience cloudy skies, rain and snow, the CMA's National Meteorological Center said.

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A man works in a frozen river in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, Jan 5, 2013. [Photo/Xinhua]

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