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In the east and northwest of China, temperatures as high as 43.9 degrees Celsius (111.02 degrees Fahrenheit) have scorched Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Shanghai, Anhui, Xinjiang in recent days, state ...
The centre forecast maximum temperatures of 37-39 degrees Celsius (99-102 degrees Fahrenheit) in ... issued severe flood warnings due to heavy rains. ... in some areas will reach 40-42 degrees in ...
The average temperature in China last year stood at 10.7 degrees Celsius – the highest since records began in 1961, according to the National Climate Center, state-run news agency Xinhua reported.
In response to the heat wave, Beijing issued an orange alert, which is the second-most severe weather warning. The alert warned that temperatures could reach as high as 39°C from 22 to 24 June. [3] In Hebei province and Tianjin, red alerts were sent out, the most severe level of warning. [1]
The advance and retreat of the monsoons account, in large degree, for the timing of the rainy season throughout the country. Although most of the country lies in the temperate belt, its climatic patterns are complex. Sanbao Township in Xinjiang currently holds the highest recorded temperature in China, at 52.2 °C (126.0 °F) on 16 July 2023.
Severe weather is one type of extreme weather, which includes unexpected, unusual, severe, or unseasonal weather and is by definition rare for that location or time of the year. [5] Due to the effects of climate change , the frequency and intensity of some of the extreme weather events are increasing, for example, heatwaves and droughts .
While China still forecasts new temperature lows this week, weather patterns will improve with the mercury rising to reach over 10 C (50 F) in many places in the central and eastern regions on ...
According to the China Meteorological Administration (CMA), the national average temperature was listed as 21.3 °C in June. It was 0.9 degrees higher than in the same period last year, making that month the hottest since 1961.