Abstract:Using hourly precipitation data, ERA5 (0.25°×0.25°) reanalysis data, atmospheric sounding data and storm structure products, the temporal and spatial distribution, circulation situation, sounding parameters and storm structure of short-term heavy precipitation in Kashgar from 2019 to 2023 were statistically analyzed. The storms were divided into external moving storm, internal moving storm and internal less moving storm according to their initial position and moving path.The results show that the short-term heavy precipitation in Kashgar is concentrated from April to September, with more precipitation in the shallow mountainous areas than in the plains.The Central Asian trough (vortex) circulation pattern has the highest amount of short-term heavy precipitation, which accounting for 68.6%, followed by westerly shortwave pattern. Taking the 25% percentile as the minimum threshold of sounding parameters, the minimum thresholds of convective available potential energy, precipitable water, showalter index, K index, uplift index and storm intensity index are 90.7 J·kg-1, 16.1 mm, -1.8°C, 27.0°C, -2.5°C and 223.4, which are weaker than those in central and eastern China. The internal moving storms are the most, accounting for 37.9%, followed by internal less moving storms. There are obvious differences in storm top, vertical integral liquid, maximum reflectance factor and centroid height among the three types of storms.