On Nov 4, iPhone users in China saw false -32°C readings for Nov 13. Apple fixed the glitch within hours; officials confirmed no extreme cold was expected.
Tags:"I've been reborn, and everyone thinks this is just an ordinary cold snap. Only I know that the extreme freeze is coming in a week!" one user joked on Douyin (China’s TikTok).
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On November 4, thousands of iPhone users in China got quite a shock when they checked the weather on their iPhone, only to find out that the city is about to hit -32°C. Cities including Beijing, Shanghai, Changsha were all showing freezing temperatures for November 13. Some locations were forecast to drop to -28°C, -31°C or even -32°C. In some places, the predicted difference between daytime and nighttime temperatures was close to 50°C!
Temperatures shown for some Chinese cities on Apple Weather
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"Wait, is this actually real?" became the question on everyone's mind. Thankfully, the mix-up didn't last long.Just a few hours later, the faulty temperature readings were fixed, and the app's forecasts returned to normal.
So, what actually happened?
The Public Meteorological Service Center under the China Meteorological Administration clarified that these regions were not going to experience anything close to such extreme temperature drops. It also stressed that no official forecast predicting these conditions had been issued.
According to the National Meteorological Center's November 4 weather bulletin, a cold air system was expected to bring temperatures down by 4°C to 8°C across parts of Inner Mongolia, Northeast China, North China and the Huanghuai region between November 4 and 6. Some areas could see drops of more than 12°C. But nowhere was expected to suddenly plunge to around -30°C.
Apple's customer service team also weighed in, saying an initial investigation pointed to a system-side issue rather than a problem with users' iPhones. The company said it would pass the feedback on to its engineering team and apologized for the inconvenience.
And this isn't the first time Apple's Weather app has made headlines for getting the forecast spectacularly wrong.Back in June, the app showed temperatures approaching 50°C in Lin'an, Hangzhou. Local meteorological authorities later confirmed that the reading was caused by an error in the app's data system. No such extreme heat warning had actually been issued.
So, before you start digging out your winter coat or stocking up on emergency supplies, here's a little reminder: weather apps aren't always right.
If a forecast looks wildly different from what you'd normally expect in your area, check with official meteorological sources first. In China, you can get reliable updates from the China Meteorological Administration and China Weather Network. You can also try refreshing or restarting the app if the readings look suspicious.
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