Abstract: Based on four meteorological station＇s daily data in Jinzhou from 1971 to 2010, climate characteristics, type and path of cold wave were analyzed, and in particular, the cold wave from 2006 to 2010 was analyzed. The results showed as followed： cold wave happened in Western part more than Southern and Northeastern, and the cold wave mostly happened in October and November;cold wave happened in Northern earlier than Southern and Northeastern,but ended later; cold wave happened 2.6 times every year, and the number of cold wave happened downward trend year by year, which was consistent with global warming trend ;the cold wave affecting the city was divided into Northeast, Northwest and West path, and judging from the impact strength, Northeast and Northwest path were more intense than the West path, and cooling rate was slightly larger than the West path ; cold wave happened in Jinzhou region was divided into transverse groove, cold vortex type, a trough a ridge and a small groove development, among them the transverse groove maximum;through comparative analysis, it was found that 1-2 days before the cold wave outbreak, the temoerature of Jinzhou region generally rose 6-8 ℃.