Since June, the national average reading was one degree higher. In August, the average temperature reached 22.2 degrees Celsius, 1.2 degrees higher than in normal years. Some 93 weather stations have reported extreme high temperatures mostly in Jilin, Liaoning, Inner Mongolia, Sichuan, Hubei, and Shandong, according to a Xinhua report.
China’s average summer temperatures have soared to 22 degrees Celsius, the highest since 1961, with 55 weather monitoring stations posting record high daily temperatures, according to a meteorological official.
Since June, the national average reading was one degree higher. In August, the average temperature reached 22.2 degrees Celsius, 1.2 degrees higher than in normal years. Some 93 weather stations have reported extreme high temperatures mostly in Jilin, Liaoning, Inner Mongolia, Sichuan, Hubei, and Shandong, according to a Xinhua report.
High summer temperatures have also lasted longer, covered more areas and saw the incidence of more extreme weather this year, Zhang Zuqiang, director of the emergency relief and public service department of China Meteorological Administration, said at a press conference.
In September, most regions of the country are expected to record an average temperature close to or higher than that of the normal years, with normal or slightly heavier precipitation, which is conducive to the growth of autumn crops.