China’s year of the rabbit is only a few days old, but already records are being set in our very own Jiangsu Province as to the chill index being experienced by many.
中国的兔年才过去几天，但我们江苏省的许多人所经历的寒冷指数已经创下了记录。
According to statistics released by Jiangsu Meteorology, between 20:00 on 24 January and 15:00 yesterday, the average temperature in northern Jiangsu was minus 9.3 degrees Celsius.
据江苏省气象台统计，1月24日20:00至昨天15:00，苏北平均气温为-9.3摄氏度。
Data from automatic observation stations revealed the coldest places in the Province were the cities of Xuzhou, Suqian and Lianyungang yesterday morning.
昨天上午，自动观测站数据显示，全省最冷地区为徐州、宿迁、连云港。
Many stations reported temperatures dipping below minus 14 degrees, while the lowest recorded in all of Jiangsu was minus 15.6 degrees, which came out of Gaozhuang Village of Jiawang District, and Yanzibu Town of Pizhou City, both in Xuzhou City.
许多气象站报告气温降至-14度以下，而江苏全省最低气温为-15.6度，出现在徐州市贾王区高庄村和邳州市燕子堡镇。
While up north is predictably colder, temperatures south of the Yangtze River have also been on the plunge.
虽然北方预计会更冷，但长江以南的气温也在大幅下降。
In central Jiangnan, Wuxi City saw a low yesterday of minus 9.2 degrees, representing a chill of below minus 9 not felt since 1977, as Jiangsu Meteorology revealed.
据江苏省气象局透露，江南中部地区无锡市昨日最低气温为-9.2度，为1977年以来未见的零下9度寒冷。
In Nanjing, the districts of Luhe and Lishui were the coldest yesterday, with temperatures of minus 11.7 and minus 10.7 degrees, respectively.
南京地区，昨天最冷的是六合区和溧水区，气温分别为负11.7度和负10.7度。
And while our days have provided for clear blue skies, the warmth felt from the sun has been absolutely minimal.
虽然我们的日子里有晴朗的蓝天，但太阳带来的温暖却微乎其微。
The highest temperature at nearly half of the meteorological stations across Jiangsu yesterday did not exceed zero degrees. Province wide, the warmest place was in fact in Nanjing, where temperatures soared to 2.7 degrees in Gaochun District.
昨天江苏全省近一半气象站最高气温没有超过零度。全省最热的地方其实是南京，高淳区气温飙升至2.7度。
Going forward, the next 24 hours will bring some relief. Between 20:00 this evening and the same time tomorrow, maximum temperatures are set to reach 4-5 degrees in southern Jiangsu and 3 degrees in north. As to the lows, expect minus 2 in the southeast and minus 3-4 elsewhere in Jiangan, while up north it looks like being 3 degrees colder still.
展望未来，接下来的 24 小时将会带来一些缓解。今天晚上20:00至明天同一时间，苏南地区最高气温将达到4-5度，北部地区将达到3度。至于最低气温，预计东南部气温为负2度，江岸其他地区气温为负3-4度，而北部地区预计气温还会低3度。
