Abstract:Hour-by-hour precipitation data and ERA5 reanalysis data from May to September 2018-2022 are used to study the characteristics of short-term heavy precipitation in the warm season in Harbin area under the background of cold vortex. Statistics and the following conclusions are drawn from the analysis of individual cases: (1) There is significantly more short-duration heavy precipitation in the northwestern and central parts of the region than in the eastern part. (2) The frequency of weak and medium-intensity heavy precipitation occurs most frequently in July, and increases month by month from May to August, with extreme heavy precipitation occurring most frequently in August. (3) The cold vortex that produces short-term heavy precipitation accounts for 61% in the development period, 14% in the maturity period, and 24% in the weakening period; among them, the number of stations with short-term heavy precipitation is the most in the development period, the maturity period is less than the development period, and the weakening period is the least. (4) The development period is dominated by moderate intensity and stronger short-term heavy precipitation, the maturity period is dominated by weaker and moderate intensity short-term heavy precipitation, and the weakening period is dominated by moderate intensity and extreme short-term heavy precipitation, with heavy rainfall scattered and localized. (5) There is a good correspondence between the upward movement and the area of heavy precipitation in the developmental period, with strong coupling of high and low level rapids; the upward movement in the weakening period is weaker than that in the developmental period, and the weakest in the maturation period. (6) The best water vapor conditions are found in the developmental period, the whole layer specific humidity is larger and stably maintained, and the specific humidity in the weakening period is the second largest and the smallest in the maturation period.